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hi dakka, i've been slowly building an army off and on (but still have yet to play a game). i made a list a long time ago, but i think it was before the new codex. so i've been tinkering with a new one. please c&c, i know there's a lot of lists like this out there but any advice to help me not look too lost on the table would help.

Chaos Lord (130)
- plasma pistol, power sword, meltabombs, MoN, VotLW, Gift of Mutation

5x Plague Marines (162)
- 2x plasmaguns, meltabomb, VotLW
7x Plague Marines (240)
- 2x Meltaguns, meltabomb, VotLW
- Rhino w/ Dirge caster
10x CSM (190)
- 2x flamers, MoN, VotLW

5x Havocs (125)
- 4x autocannons, MoN, VotLW
2x Obliterators (152)
- MoN, VotLW

total should be 999

i was thinking havocs and oblits give fire support, csm can protect home objectives, lord + plague marines in rhino go assault things, and the plasma plague marines go to other objectives. again, i haven't played a game yet so i'm not one to talk about strategy. any advice would help and hopefully i can get out there and start playing

Have you considered Thousand Sons marines?

I have like no experience with CSM but these bad boys are pretty much Marines with AP 3 bolters.

Nothings gonna put the hurt on loyalist scum like some sweet AP 3 bolter madness

Looks good.

You're a little bit static. The single rhino as the only piece of armour is not a great idea. It looks like the way you will play this force is to generally advance with everything but the havocs, possibly with the obliterators deep striking. Not a bad tactic, particularly with all the MoN but you may be in trouble if you come across anything assaulty or uber shooty.

The lord has too much kit and the powersword is a poor choice of power weapon when you can get a claw for the same pts cost. You could consider losing some points on the VoTLW you have on the plague marines and try to get another rhino to give you a better rhino dash, with the CSMs running behind.

I've got mixed feeling about obliterators, they cost a lot of pts; two costing more than the havocs; they give a lot of flexibility being able to deep strike but they do suit a very agressive or advancing force. In this instance they'll probably work out well for you. If your force sits back and becomes more shooty then you need to consider trading them in.