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I'm making a CSM army list that has to include up to 48 Infantry models. The catch is that it cannot include ANY vehicles of any kind, or any model larger than a 40mm based mini.

Here's what I came up with. Please criticize at will!

HQ: 155 pts

Chaos Lord w/ Terminator Armor, Burning Brand, Melta Bombs, and Mark of Nurgle: 155 ## Might swap Melta Bombs for Blight Grenades if their bonus confers to the unit?

Troops

7 Plague Marines, 2 Melta Guns, Power Axe and Melta Bombs: 208
7 Plague Marines, 2 Plasma Guns, and Melta Bombs: 203
15 CSM w/ 2 Melta Guns, Power Fist, and MoN: 295

Heavy Support

2 Obliterators w/ MoN: 152
2 Obliterators w/ MoN: 152

5 Havocs w/ 4 Autocannons: 115 #154 pts
+3 Havocs: 39 pts

Fast Attack

5 Spawn w/ MoN: 180

Nobody has any feedback here?

ITs an interesting list.
The Blight grenades do not confer the bonus to anyone beyond the commander if I am not mistaken.

Can you put the commander on a bike so he can keep up with the Spawn.

It seems like your list is very stationary and it will get slaughtered because your foe may have more long range shooting than you do. 4 oblits and a handful of autocannon is simply not enough.

Are these restrictions for some tournament?
also maybe consider zombie spam? Its good and gets you to the 48 model count fast and cheap.

 sennacherib wrote:
ITs an interesting list.
The Blight grenades do not confer the bonus to anyone beyond the commander if I am not mistaken.

Can you put the commander on a bike so he can keep up with the Spawn.

It seems like your list is very stationary and it will get slaughtered because your foe may have more long range shooting than you do. 4 oblits and a handful of autocannon is simply not enough.

Thanks for the feedback.

The restrictions are actually my own - I have a Pelican case with 48 cutouts and I travel a lot for business. I want to be able to bring my 40k army with me! I *may* be able to fit a bike in there but that means cutting down to 47 models (46 including dice )


In terms of aggression, the army is actually meant to be played somewhat aggressively. The PMs are fearless, and the 15-man blob becomes fearless when you put the Lord in there. The Spawn also play aggressively for a T2 charge. It's definitely not the kind of thing you sit back with.

If it's not aggressive enough, I could drop the blob for another unit of Spawn, then throw the lord on a Juggernaut. Then screen the Lord's spawn unit with the other Spawn unit?





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IMADOM wrote:
Are these restrictions for some tournament?
also maybe consider zombie spam? Its good and gets you to the 48 model count fast and cheap.

I wish the problem were having a minimum of 48 models

48 is a maximum unfortunately.

 sennacherib wrote:

The Blight grenades do not confer the bonus to anyone beyond the commander if I am not mistaken.

You are mistaken. A single model with defensive grenades in a unit confers the defensive grenade bonus to the whole unit. It's clear in the defensive grenade entry in the BRB.