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Hey there
Off to Games Workshop for a "Clear The Board" game which is just the army who loses all models or surrenders loses the game, No objectives, No point scoring, against Tau.

My Army: 1500 Points of Nurgle (with Slanneshi Support)

HQ #1: 230 Points
Typhus

HQ #2: 165 Points
Nurgle Biker Lord with Black Mace

Troops #1 120 Points
25 Cultists (Running as Zombies)

Troops #2 100 Points
20 Cultists (Running as Zombies)

Troops #3 228 Points
7 Plague Marines with 2 Melta and Rhino with Dozer Blade

Fast Attack: 229 Points
7 Slanesshi Bikers with Icon of Excess and 2 Melta (FnP)

Heavy Support #1: 220 Points
1 Defiler with Power Scourge

Heavy Support #2: 228 Points
3 Nurgle Obliterators

1500 Points


Tau Army: 1500 Points (dont know the exact upgrades yet)

HQ: Tau Commander
15 Fire Warriors
15 Fire Warriors
10 Path Finders
3 Sniper Drones
3 Broadsides
1 XV88
1 Hammerhead
1 XV104
5 Stealth Suits.


Tactics for my Army.
As Tau are rocking alot of instakill S8-10 Weapons I need to rely on the Invul' Save from Feel No Pain hence why I choose Typhus so I can have 45 Invul Saves when I can shot up, Also Typhus hes a Mo'fo'ing badass

HQ:
I choose Typhus for 2 Reasons:
1. Zombies
2. Daemon Weapon
I have a slim chance getting him close enough to drop a Destroyer Hive effectively and if I do then I have a chance to have 9 Attacks at S6 AP2 and the Force rule may just take out a few of them Broadsides. But in all fairness a 2+ 5++ 4W Daemon Weapon Psyker should be able to hold his own. The Nurgle Lord Biker will be riding with the Slanneshi Bikers and get him up close just to get:
A. The extra Melta Attack
B. The Black Mace Daemon Weapon
And at T6 (I think, maybe 5 if the Bike doesn't add 1 to Toughness) He's just a badass that has a lot of support and a lot of attack

Troop Choice:
Choosing zombies is just cheaper than running a 10 Man Marine Squad and I get 45 Feel No Pain models so theres alot of bodies and the Plague Marines in a Rhino are there to get their Melta and tough, bloated bodies close to Armour of Tau.

Elite im missing out because theres no need for them.

Fast Attack:
Changing the God, Slanneshi Bikers dont get much in terms of Mark Perks (Initiative 5 is neither here nor there) but the Icon of Excess just adds to the already extensive Feel no Pain list and being able to shoot my Melta's first and quickly is always nice.

Heavy Support
Im choosing a Defiler to thin up the Fire Warriors with the Ordinance Blast and the Power Scourge is just to stop and cheeky Tau trying to get close to him, stick him behind cover and send the Battle Cannon flying and pick off any guys that come close with the S8 AP2 Scourge and he is 1 tough Tin of Daemon, hes not going down without a fight with the ability to reroll failed saves on a roll 1 and It Will not Die, then if all else fails, I just Deep Strike my T5 Obliterators in and pick off anything I want and draw attention away from everything else and I have had great luck with the Obliterators against Tau, at the very least the 3 Obliterators will take out the XV104 or the Hammerhead.



Well thats that. What are your thoughts and more importantly, what are my chances?

Nurgle Biker Lord Cannot join Slaanesh Bikers.

Just for the purpose of not changing it, lets say that the Lord is Slanesshi.

j have found havocs with str7 ap4 auto cannons to kill fire warriors and path finders very good or atleast force moral checks and runnjng them off the boards. Also the high str 7 hurts suits but they still get armor and hamheads can get glanced on their sides. U still need those bikers to turbo boost turn 1 and 2 up in their face to distract them from shooting the havocs. U still need anti tank for that front av13 hammer head.

The defiler is worthless. Get an IK paladin if you want a battle cannon. it also does melee better.

you can't take 15 FW in a squad... He probably has a squad of 6 and 2 of 12 or something.

Also, make the points work for the nurgle bikers. Take them as nurgle. You will not be disappointed. T6 bikers are really tough.

Alternatively take the nurgle lord with MoS, and give him the deadly Pfist+Lclaw combo for 4 attacks and the option of an Init6 infantry shredder, or 4 pfist atks. Your choice as to how you end your enemies' lives.