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I'm new to chaos marines but i really want to build a list with heavy chosen and Cypher
I need some tips for how to build the units, equip them, use them and build a list around them. I know it's not the most competitive but i just want to make it as good as I can. Love the fluff. Help!

Cypher and Huron combined allows you to infiltrate a large amount of your army. Chosen and havocs can take 4 plasma/melta/flamers each squad. Infiltrated plasma/melta/flamers are excellent, mass infiltrated plasma/melta/flamers are even better!
I've taken Cypher, Huron, 3 units of chosen (1 with plasma, 1 with melta and 1 with flamers), 2 units of havocs (1 with plasma, 1 with melta, both with rhinos), CSM blob, conscript blob and a unit of oblits. 2k game.
There is a debate wether infiltrating characters can infiltrate a unit. My gaming group allows it.
So when I have run this list I infiltrated 3 units of chosen, cypher with conscripts, CSM with Huron, and if rolling a 3/4 or 5/6 for hurons warlord trait, one or both of the havoc squads. Oblits providing long range fire support.
It worked pretty well.


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Also on a side note... CSM squads are pretty damn cheap on ebay. I extended my army by 65 marines for around £80, within the last year. Including lots of spec and heavy weapons... easily got my army upto a foot horde level with mass infiltrators.

You want effective, you can use an IG CAD and the Cypher formation for a Fallen lead Cult.

Cypher + Huron in a Black Legion army were very, very effective, at least in 6th.

Put together a couple of squads of Chosen with 5 plasma guns each, infiltrate them along with a few squads of Fallen, and watch your opponents fall all over themselves trying to shoot them up before they can wreck face. Watch Cypher get into cc with an opponent's HQ and wipe him out in the first turn.

I didn't play this army, but a friend did. He backed up his infiltrating units with a couple contemptor dreadnoughts with conversion beamers. It was almost impossible to get to them because there was so much in the way.