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Two lists I'm thinking of using for a 500 point point round of an escalation league. We're allowed to use a new list every time. Also the army must be battle forged.

HQ:
Biker lord
Powerfist
Sigil of Corruption
MoN
150

Troops
10 Culitsts
50

10 CSM
Heavy Bolter
150

Fast Attack
5 bikers
MoN
Melta gun
150


Alternatively I'm thinking about

HQ:
Chaos Lord
Terminator Armor
Power fist
Lightning Claw
147

Troops:

Cultists x10
50

CSM x7
Plasma gun
melta bombs
121

Elites:

Terminators x5
5 combiweapons
182

Admittedly I'm running the second because I'd like to use my terminators as something other than a suicide unit.

I like the first list a lot better. Nurgle Bikes are pretty awesome.

In your second list, you'd suffer from lack of mobility. 6 Termies will have to DS, meaning you'll be severely out-gunned for at least one full turn, and possibly more. The Cultists and Marines might very well die horribly by T2, then leaving the Termies to absorb the entire enemy army.

Yeah, I think you're right. The bikes are more difficult to kill and offer better mobility.

I think a unit of 3 termies with comby meltas can be so deadly at 500 p , also pretty cheap and also why not spawns with lord?

I'd take the first one, for mobility.
Otherwise, try taking a Heldrake or a maxed out Nurgle Mace Prince at 500pts.
Drink their tears, never get a game again

Honestly, I just don't like spawn that much plus the bikes get the jink save and a 24 inch maximum move.

Unfortunately fliers are banned below 1000 points otherwise I would stuff the helldrake in there.