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This list hits 1850 on the nose (only 'cause I threw in 9 CCWs on the smaller CSM squad). Ahriman's guaranteed 1 squad of infiltrators gets used to infiltrate the big squad of CSM in places that people don't want a big squad of CSM. Havocs and the smaller Chaos Marine squad hold the Aegis Line and pour autocannons into transports. Thousand Sons creep up and mow down the contents of said transports. Ahriman tries to get invisibility to make the infiltrating CSM ridiculous to face in any manner. Heldrake was a last minute addition but I feel that it can sweep in and blast devastators and the like off of their cover as well as just be an annoyance with vector striking side armor.

Critiques?

1850:

Ahriman

Thousand Sons
- 8 Marines
- Sorcerer w/ Meltabombs

Thousand Sons
- 8 Marines
- Sorcerer w/ Meltabombs

Chaos Space Marines
- Mark of Khorne
- 19 Marines w/ extra CCW
- 2 Meltaguns + Icon of Vengeance
- Aspiring Champion w/ Combi-melta, Powersword, Meltabombs

Chaos Space Marines
- Veterans of the Long War
- 9 Marines w/ extra CCW
- Plasmagun + Autocannon
- Aspiring Champion

Heldrake
- Baleflamer

Havocs
- Veterans of the Long War
- 4 Havocs w/ 4 Autocannons
- Aspiring Champion

Havocs
- Veterans of the Long War
- 4 Havocs w/ 4 Autocannons
- Aspiring Champion

Aegis Defense Line
- Quad Gun

Solid list.

The only thing I'd change is dropping all the melta bombs and meltas (yep) on the 20man squad to give a unit of Sons a rhino. Sure, it gives up first blood, but if you roll higher than a 1 for Master of Deception you could just Infiltrate them to protect their transport from giving up First Blood.

I love some Invisibility, don't get me wrong. Seriously. Love it.. but sometimes (Deathwing) you want Ahriman to have Smite, Life Leech, Shriek, and Enfeeble or something. If he gets that kind of spell combination for shooting against someone with lots of 2+ saves, it's imperative that he gets a Rhino to ride in. Infiltrating that sucker can really pay off.

Without that one Rhino, the list you posted is a good example of a great CSM list!