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So I'm giving in and trying Plague Marines, but I'm having trouble getting the points to work out right. Here is what I have at the moment.

Fortifications: 1
Aegis Defense Line 100pts
Quad Gun

HQ: 2
Lord 175pts
MoN
Bike
Sigil of Corruption
Black Mace
Votlw

Huron Blackheart 160pts (Warlord)

Troops: 5
7 Plague Marines 220pts
2 Plasma Gun
Votlw
Power Axe on Champ

7 Plague Marines 220pts
2 Plasma Gun
Votlw
Power Axe on Champ

7 Plague Marines 220pts
2 Plasma Gun
Votlw
Power Axe on Champ

7 Plague Marines 220pts
2 Plasma Gun
Votlw
Power Axe on Champ

7 Plague Marines 220pts
2 Plasma Gun
Votlw
Power Axe on Champ
Fast Attack: 3

Heldrake 170pts

Heldrake 170pts

5 Bikes 195pts
2 Melta
MoN
Votlw
Power Fist + Melta Bombs on Champ

Heavy Support: 3
Havoc 130pts
4 Autocannon
MoN

Havoc 130pts
4 Autocannon
MoN

Havoc 170pts
4 Lascannon
MoN

2500pts

It feels like I'm missing something, but I can't put my finger on it. Any help would be great.

Is this an apoc game? If so, get a terminator body guard for typhus and a nurgle sorcerer on bike with 3 psychic levels to buff the crap out of the other bikers

This army will eventually go into apocalypse but for now Im keeping it at 2500pts.

or leave the sorcerer unmarked and get more buffs, while sitting in the squad majority toughness would still be 6.

I run one in my Khorne biker group to roll on biomancy. Endurance is king.


EDIT: Another thought if you're looking for points. Obliterator versatility is nice, but I prefer consistency. have you thought to run Havoc squads with Lascannons? (or autocannons if you're not worried about heavy armor targets) Nurgle Marked 5 man squad for 170 with 4 lascannons.

It's more shots than you'd get by using the obliterators, and 58 pts cheaper. But you lose the versatility in weapon options. Not sure what's worth what to you.

Don't have the book in front of me but aren't PMs initiative 3? If so either skip the power weapons or go to power fists... You are going after anything of quality already.

You have filled your Heavy and Fast slots so the only thing would be some Elite slots.... The one nice thing I could see getting some benefit from would be some small termicide groups or a large terminator retinue for Typhus.

I believe you only get the warlord ability of your primary HQ so you have a choice:
1. Typhus to qualify PMs as troops and turn your cultists into zomies.

2. Generic MoN lord to qualify your PMs as troops. Then lose the cultists.

3. Huron or Ahriman to qualify you for 1-3 troops infiltrating.

I would make up at least two lists and judge which one is better: Typhus w zombies or MoN lord with no Zombies.

This list, with 3 units of Plague Marines just feels so light on troops, despite having 2 units of Cultists.

Seeing as I'm not using Eppy and the tally I don't have to go all out on putting MoN on stuff. I do like the Obliterators because they're easier than converting Havocs.

I should have put Power Axe rather than Sword. The reason I didn't go with Power Fist was to save points. I'll post a revised list in the op.

Any thoughts on my updated list?