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#1
2000pts
Ahriman
Land Raider-dirge caster, extra armor
4 tzeentch termies with P axes and combi-plasmas
9 Tsons- Rhino
9 Tsons- Rhino
16 Cultists
16 Cultists
Heldrake- Baleflamer
Heldrake- Baleflamer
Vindicator- Possession, TL Bolter
Vindicator- Possession, TL Bolter

ahriman goes with the termies in the LR. vindicators and land raider line up and drive down one of the sides of the board, with the land raider being positioned most inward to block the vindicators' squishy side armor. Once far up enough, this force turns inward and squishes the army between them on one side and my Tsons, cultists, and heldrakes on the other.

I have another list that i think is better but im wondering on the merits of this one. The other list:

#2
2000pts
Ahriman (Warlord)
DP of Tzeentch- Wings, 3+, Black Mace
9 Tsons- Rhino
9 Tsons- Rhino
16 Cultists
16 Cultists
Heldrake- Baleflamer
Heldrake- Baleflamer
Vindicator- Possession, TL Bolter
Vindicator- Possession, TL Bolter
5 Havocs- Plasma Gun x4, Combi- Plasma, Rhino w/ Combi-Plasma

this list is centered more around infiltration and fast moving armor. kill kill kill. ahriman goes with the havocs in the rhino.



Basically im trading the DP and havocs from the first list for a land raider and termies in list two.

In each list, how you roll with Ahriman differs. I could see him going triple biomancy in the first list for some cool buffs, and leech life is pretty awesome with another tzeenech witchfire. In the second, he is far more shooting support, prescience and shooting power. I like the second list better for the prince, and a bit more use out of Ahriman than just sitting in a raider, but he loses combat potential.

In both lists, I would drop demonic possession from the vindicators. The loss of BS can matter even with a large blast, and the benefits you get are just not worth the points. Same with extra armor on the raider. Do give the prince a spell familiar if your going more than 1 rank, and I would go at least 2.

also, should make the cultists 18 man, (keep with the 9 theme)

You don't need possession *and* a TL Bolter. One or the other makes the tank shoot longer. The TL Bolter is obviously the cheaper way. Some people think BS3 is an issue. Personally I think the pros of always shooting outweigh the -1 BS.

With the lists as-is, I prefer #1. A single prince just doesn't stand a chance against most lists. You have an auto-infiltrating unit of Terminators in a Raider with Ahriman who can dump serious firepower in turn one, even if they can't charge.