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This army list is a semi-competitive 2,500 points nurgle based list but its main purpose is a list of things for me to buy so i can make a mixture of armies.

Let the list commence...
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HQ
Typhus-230pts

Warpsmith-175pts
Mark of nurgle
Palanquin of nurgle
Aura of dark glory

Troops
20 Zombies-90pts

20 Zombies-90pts

7 Plague marines-193pts
Plasma gun
Gift of mutation

7 Plague marines-193pts
Plasma gun
Gift of mutation

15 Chaos space marines-265pts
Missile launcher
Mark of nurgle

15 Chaos space marines-265pts
Missile launcher
Mark of nurgle

Elites
Hellbrute-145pts
Twin-linked lascannon
Heavy flamer

Hellbrute-145pts
Twin-linked lascannon
Heavy flamer

Heavy support
Forgefiend
Ectoplasma cannon

Forgefiend-200
Ectoplasma cannon

Defiler-225pts
Havoc launcher
Twin-linked lascannon
Warpflame gargoyles

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My tactics for this army are:

Warpsmith can either walk forward with the hellbrutes (hiding behind them) or staying at the back with the defiler and forgefiends.

Typhus would trundle forwards with the plague marines and the zombie units would bubble wrap them so the enemy doesnt kill typhus too quickly.

I am thinking of eventually exchanging the hellbrutes for decimator engines.

Tell me what you think and weather my tactics are bull or not!

Well I dont know much, especially in 2k games. But Forgefiends, Hellbrutes, and Defilers are worse than just taking Obliterators and Predators. Defiler + Warpsmith is a neat trick though. Too dice roll dependent for me though. Warpflame Gargoyles are junk because Soul Blaze is junk though.

Warpsmith cant take the Nurglings. They specifically do not get to choose from the Daemonic steeds. Which is frustrating and terrible. Put it among the reasons Warpsmiths seem pretty bad to me.

Gift of Mutation is bad. Far too random. The points are better spent in a few extra troops by far. Troops are guaranteed wounds and attacks. Always. The "blessing" chart is as likely to give you a worthless result as it is something useful. Dont ever bother imho.

Why not take double Plasma in the PM squads? If you take PM squads always take two Plasma Guns. Between Armor and Feel No Pain the Plasma backlash is really unlikely. Possible as always though.

CSM squads are pretty bad unless you put a fearless character with them. Dont bother with an Icon of Vengeance though, or else youre just putting too many points into a mediocre option. If youre not going to put a fearless HQ with them then I personally wouldnt bother with "vanilla" CSM and would just get another Fearless Cult squad of Plague Marines (or Noise Marines/1k Sons). If youre dead set on CSM I wouldnt take unreliable missile launchers. Plasma Guns and Lascannons are my favorite, but Plasma is risky and restrictive on non Plague Marines. Might consider Heavy Bolters and Autocannons, they have advantages too with spreading lots of bullets around but with unreliable AP ratings.

Also. Needs Heldrakes or Aegis Defense Line (or both) to handle enemy fliers. Dont listen to the people complaining that the Drake is "OP" or broken. Though it is abuseable like anything else. Its the only thing Chaos has up its sleeve right now so unless you despise dragons somehow, take at least one. Even if you hate dragons kitbash something into a Heldrake stand in. It isnt just the fact we need its powerful Baelfire and Vector Strikes but Chaos requires the distraction it creates.

Warpsmith can't take Daemonic Steeds.
Ninja'd