Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you: No adverts like this in the forums anymore. Times and dates in your local timezone. Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance. Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely. Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net. If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

Daemon Prince w/ wings, armor, DoT, black mace - 265

3x Hellbrute w/ heavy flamer - 345

10 CSM w/ plasma gun (x2), gift of mutation, VotlW, Rhino - 225

2x 20 Cultists w/ heavy stubbers - 200

2x Helldrake w/ bale flamer - 340

3x Mauler Fiends - 375

Total: 1750 pts.

Thoughts?

A unit of CSM and two large, albeit incredibly squishy units of Cultists isn't really enough troops for 1750pts.

I love the Maulerfiends.

DP is themey, but not as effective as you'd think (T5 with a 3+)

Hellbrutes... have disappointed me everygame. Did you factor in that they're 100 points, not 105 like printed in the codex?

im planning something similar to this... but going nurgle (counts as). Typhus with some plague marines, is a good tank unit that can march up the board for an objective. 2-4 small units of zombies to come off reserve and walk onto objectives. Also you could ally daemons, they do flying mc's better.

i agree on the hellbrutes... sadly they are a subpar unit. and i recommend the multimelta loadout.

I too was sadly disappointed by the mauler fiends. I like the models and some of the rules, BUT....

WS 3 and I3 kills you. 3 attacks, 4 on the charge that usually hit on 4s. You can try the daemonforge rule, but you need to declare that before you roll any to hit dice whatsoever. Actually, if I recall, you need to declare that at the beginning of the shooting / assault phase. So, you declare this before you even roll charge dice.

Monstrous Creatures smash you before you can do anything.
Fiends will rend you apart.
Meltabombs and powerfists still smash your face in.

And this is all assuming your maulerfiend survives crossing the board to get into close combat in the first place.

I do think you could tailor a list to make them work, but I doubt it would ever be more than an average list at best.

I think forgefiends are better than maulerfiends. The ability to shoot is pretty powerful, even if the range is somewhat limited. In CC you are still decent against basic units.

I think this army would benifit from spawn.