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Going to a local escalation league, starting at 250 points and going up to 2000. Normally I run Daemons as allies, but I really want to build some traitor guard, so I came up with a list that I hope will be fun and stand some chances. Comments and critique is appreciated

Chaos Lord of Nurgle, Power Fist, Lightning Claw, Sigil of Corruption

9xPlague Marines, 2xPlasma

13 Cultists

3 Bikers, 2xMelta

2xHeldrake (baleflamers)

5 Havocs, 4 Autocannons

3 Nurgle Obliterators

3 Nurgle Obliterators

Aegis Defense Line with quad gun

Allies

Company Command Squad: Astropath, Officer of the Fleet

10 Veterans, 2xMeltaguns, Chimera

Leman Russ Executioner

The OotF and Astropath are tempting because I'm cursed when it comes to rolling for my Heldrakes to come on. I figure it can also be handy if I choose to deep strike my obliterators. I do want a rhino for my plague marines and lord, so I am considering to drop the chimera and melta from the veterans, that would give me the points to buy both a Rhino and add some plasma sponsons to the Leman Russ, but I'm not sure which is the best option (never played guard before).

I like this list, I would recommend a bike for the chaos lord and give his the axe of blind fury because it murders.

Also for the theme (and to get the upgrades you want) you can make the vets into a unit of penile legionnaires.

And if you are planning on moving the russ then don't buy PC sponsons because you will have to snap fire which templates can't do (so no shooting).

Also if you buy a quad gun the commander can shoot it using his BS of awesome 4.

Forgot to add that there is a quad gun with the defense line, sorry Already place my havocs back there with the unit champion firing the quad gun.

Can't get the Axe of blind fury, sadly, as it's only for characters with the mark of Khorne, and if I take that I lose PMs as troops.

Give that lord a bike and the black mace, it destroys anything.

I also really don't see what the IG add to this list. I would drop them out completely.

You should also run plague marines in squads of 5, it's the most efficient and you lose no special weapons.
My personal opinion is that spawn (especially nurgle ones) are way better than bikers.

As mentioned previously Nurgle bikers are super powerful (that oh so tasty T6) and a beefed up unit of those guys would provide an excellant tie up/counter thrust unit that would complement your very powerful firebase. That said however I am a fan of the current list, it is always difficult to mesh guard and CSM into something fun but yours looks great, props!