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OK, so I have access to every tau mini currently out, multiples of most. I have alot of CSM nurgle themed. Did some play testing against my buddies Tau with my CSM and did ok with a PM list, but was due to lucky obj draws. I don't think the tourny will me maelstrom, but some kind of eternal war hybrid. That being said, please help me with this CSM list, and then I am goign to post another Tau one, and Ill play the strongest one.

Chaos Lord MoN
CCW/Pistol

2x7 Plague Marine Squad
2 Rhino Havoc Launcher
1 Defiler W Reaper Autocannon

At 750 I figure I can deal with most things except Tank Hunter Cadre, since testing showed I can't duck that many missles.

Any suggestions?

Your list lacks quality. A Chaos Lord with nothing but the Mark of Nurgle isn't a threat to anyone. Plague Marines with just boltors are slightly tougher space marines that don't justify their cost. For the points the Defiler consumes, it's not worth 1/3 of your list as its firepower isn't exactly stellar for small point games because Battlecannons scatter and there won't be much on the board for it to scatter into.

I would definitely upgrade your Chaos Lord a bit. Give him a nice Artifact or a Power weapon, maybe some invuln saves. Then he'll at least be a close combat beast.

Plague Marines can carry two special weapons and should. Not knowing what armies you'll be fighting, a nice cheap and effective option is always Meltaguns so they can handle tanks, termies, and instant death most multi-wound models. You can reduce the number of Plague Marines to pay for the upgrades or get rid of the Defiler.

Havoc Launchers on Rhinos I'm rarely a fan of because it gets shot at a lot. You will be crew shaken or worse every time it gets penetrated and blasts cannot be fired as snap shots. Additionally, moving 12 inches will cause your weapons to snap shot and the same problem occurs. So your havoc launcher will almost never fire. Get rid of it.

The Defiler is unreliable for this point value and won't be moving around much if you want to use that Battlecannon. If you want a walker, I would take the Forgefiend, it's almost as tough to kill but much more reliable at shooting tanks. It has two high fire rate S8 hades autocannons. Eight shots into any vehicle, half of them hit, and a good chance to penetrate. Vehicles will die in one or two rounds of shooting. You can also activate Daemonforge to try harder if it absolutely needs to die right this second. Take the 25pt upgrade and get a plasma cannon for a mouth.

Other anti-armor support options include:

- Two Predators (AV13) with default Autocannon and Lascannon sponsons (115pts each, 230 total)
- Three Nurgle Obliterators (76 pts each, 228 total)
- Land Raider, durable troop delivery system that comes with twin Lascannons (230pts)

Personally, in 750 I'd go with:

Nurgle Chaos Lord w/Terminator armor (120)
Six Plague Marines w/2 Meltaguns and Rhino (199)
Six Plague Marines w/2 Meltaguns and Rhino (199)
Three Nurgle Obliterators (228)

You can even group the Chaos Lord with one or more Obliterators and deep strike them in, depending on who you're facing.

I agree with Arkaine, lots of great suggestions.

I don't think I'd run a termi-lord in that list though, I'd rather do a biker with some bikes or spawn, or keep him in power armour and stick him with some plague marines. But if you do like the termi lord he can certainly work if you put him in a good spot.

good list above or you could feast upon your opponents tears and go all oblits or belakor and a bikerstar

Can't beat a couple of maulerfiends in a low points game