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Hi Dakka Forums,

I am having trouble wrapping my brain around how to make a good csm army list. I have had success with noise marines in lower point levels. I like the look of Tzeentch as well. I know Nurgle is considered the best by the majority but I like blastmasters too much.

I was playing on Vassal 40k however, and I am hoping to get some more models for my army irl. I currently have the dark vengeance csm stuff plus 3 rhinos, 1 vinidicator, 30 chaos marines of various loadouts and a daemon prince.

I have looked at many army lists posted by others but didn't see anything that caught my eye.

I was thinking something like the following:

Slaanesh Lord, power sword, melta bombs, sigil of corruption 125

Nurgle Daemon Prince, black mace, ml 3, armour, wings 340 (he is modeled with sword but there is no mace bit as far as I know)

Helbrute as Sonic Dreadnought (from IA 13), blastmaster, warp amp 190

9 csm, rhino, dozer blade, swap boltgun for cc weapon, mark of slaanesh, icon of excess, champ with power axe (Lord goes here) 230

8 noise marines, 7 extra cc weapon, icon of excess, rhino, dozer blades, champ with lightning claw 238

5 noise marines, blastmaster (as per the faq) 125x3=375

1498 points but seems to be low on units. Should I scrap the melee rhino units for more camping units? Should I get a second prince to give burning brand to? CSM seem to be plagued with options and none are uber amazing like riptide/centurions/etc.

I dont think you read the faq correct. U still need 10 Noise Marines to have 2 Blast Masters in the squad.

Or I read you wrong and you ment 2x5 Noise marines with blast master.

Oh crap you're right, for some reason I thought they got 1 available at base and then were errata to 2 at 5 not 2 at ten. I will adjust. I guess I have 60 more points to play with.

Proxy My list

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/672347.page#8319592

HQ: Lord, MoS, Pf+LC, Bike, sigil@165 

Troops 
4x10 Noise Marines, 2 Blast Masters @ 960 

Fast Attack 
5 spawns @150 
(I wish I had more bikers. j would have done a big squad with IoE to give Lord FNP) 

Heavy: 
Oblitz, MoN @76 
Oblitz, MoN @76 
Oblitz, MoN @76 

(I dont have to adhere to theme) 

This list is just like my Plague list pretty much 

total 1503 
Gosh where can I drop 3 points?

How would you kit the bikers if you had the models? Drop a noise marine squad and spawn for a max squad with double melta? Could then give 2 noise marine units rhinos with dozer blades or put more stuff on the lord.

I find MSU works better for NM with Blast Masters.

5 man squads in rhinos are a lot more flexible in games.

The ole dick in a box.

or use a mos lord on stead to give spawns outflanking.