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My LGS is making a campaign and the first mission has the following rules:
-no 2+ saves allowed.
-no vehicles with a combined AV above 32 (32 is fair game)
-HQ cannot have beyond 50 points of gear.
-we will play maelstrom of war.

Currently there are 8 players, 4 of which play AM, 1 DA, 1SM and 1 Daemons (plus me, whom will play CSM). Half, then, will be heavily reliant on cover saves.

This is my list:

HQ: Chaos lord with aura of dark glory, power sword and mark of slaanesh. 110pts

Troops:
1) 10 cultists with pistols (read: objective holders) 50pts
2) 6 noise marines with icon of excess (the lord will be escorted by them) all with sonic blasters and one with blast master 184pts
3)6 noise marines with sonic blasters and one with blastmaster. 154pts


Any thoughts? I think I could drop the cultists for a rhino (I don't have a rhino but I suppose the LGS could lend me one for the match)

i say drop the sonic blasters because you out range your self by taking blast masters, instead drop cultists and then flesh out you noise marines or get more squads with blastmasters

You could easily squeeze one hell blade in for giggles if you are allowed flyers.

Now that's something I don't remember but I have a week to know it, so maybe I could try it.

consider

sorc@65
2x10 cultists@100

3x5 havocs with 4 ac @ 345

total 505 so you need to drop an ac and atleast spend 5pts on maybe a melta bomb.

Does it specifically say all HQ's or just your warlord?

If it is just your warlord you could take a second HQ with the following:
Khorne
Sigil of corruption
Axe of blind fury
Juggernaught of Khorne

Then suround him with cultists

It would be worth checking that ruling just in case

if you are feeling blasts and templates and ignore cover, what about the burning brand?

1 slannesh lord, burning brand, (str4 ap 3 torrent flamer)
rhino
10x cultist flamer
10x cultist flamer
5x noise rines BM
5x noise rines BM

put the flamers in the rhino and roll around burning stuff, keep the noise rines 48" away or on objectives, use the other 10 cultists as you need..
also fich has a pretty mean list. you can pump a lot of dakka with that