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Hello again Dakkanoughts, just looking for some advice on the CSM list I run in a non-competitive, casual environment. A little overspending is fine with us.

I have two regular opponents, another not so much. The regulars are a Draigowing list (Two paladin squads, HPC/HI Dreadknight, two riflemen Dreadnoughts and a Stormraven, you know the kind), and a Blood Angel list (Tactical spam,Vindicator, Las/HB Predator with some ML/LC Devs). The semi-regular is a Vanilla player who runs a Raven Guard list.

I'm not looking to hard counter these guys, I could build that list myself, we're here to have fun. I'd just like to know what you guys would change or improve upon, for gameplay balance or even fluff if that's your cup of tea. My list is desperately lacking in scoring units, which isn't as much of a problem as it sounds as I typically take home the victories, so without further ado:

Chaos Space Marines, Word Bearers - 2006 points

HQ

Chaos Lord - 175
Murder Sword
PP
SoC
GoM
MoS
MB
VotLW

Daemon Prince - 275
Black Mace
GoM
Wings
Power Armour
Daemon of Tzeentch

Elites

Five Chaos Terminators - 273
Axe, Sword, CF and a PF.
Champion has a LC and a GoM.
Three Combi-plas, two Combi-Melta
Mark of Nurgle

Troops

10 Chaos Space Marines
2x PG
Rhino
MoN
Champion:
Power Sword
Combi Melta
GoM
Rhino

5 Chaos Space Marines
PG
MoS
IoE
Champion:
Power Sword
Combi-Plas
GoM
Rhino

Noise Marines - 125
Blastmaster

Noise Marines - 125
Blastmaster

Fast Attack

Heldrake - 170
Baleflamer

Heavy Support

Forgefiend - 200
2x Hades Autocannons.
Ectoplasma Cannon

Obliterator - 76
MoN

Obliterator - 76
MoN

Typically the CL rolls with the small CSM squad acoompanied by the larger one, they go hunting hard stuff, Forgefiend is on flyer duty, Blastmasters assail cover huggers and fresh MEQ squads, Obliterators and Heldrakes do what they do best, Prince flies up and lays the smackdown with the mace,

I humbly await your responses and thank you in advance for your responses,

Lord goes with a 9 man MoS + IoE + meltagun squad in a rhino. Do this by dropping all GoM from everything. If you have points to spare then buy them ccw. In this case you want this squad assaulting so replace one bolt pistol with one plasma pistol, and the champ can take a plasma pistol instead of a combi plasma aswell.

Lord with upgrades+ 8csm, 1 plasma pistol, champ with plasma pistol, lightning claw, MoS, IoE, rhino, dirge caster, combi melta on rhino.

Drop the ectoplasma cannon upgrade if you still need more points b/c you can not put a template on a flyer and the range dont match the hades ac.

Drop the pf from a termi if you still need points since you have one carrting a cf.