[2,500] Death Guard - Dread-heavy Assault Force

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**Brennonjw**

It's a pretty simple list, nothing to 'amazing' but it should still be something pretty fun to actually play.

Spoiler:

One thing I was considering was dropping both Curtus dreads in favour of 2 bare-bones tactical squads, but I was iffy on that route. Any C&C for going against 'generic' lists?

**Kharne the Befriender**

I really like this list, I would consider dropping the mortars and Thallax to get something with a higher volume of fire.

**Brennonjw**

Kharne the Befriender wrote:
I really like this list, I would consider dropping the mortars and Thallax to get something with a higher volume of fire.

Thanks! The mortars are really there to try and stall infantry/take out vehicles a bit more effectively than the autocannons, but I can see the value in dropping them. As to the Thallax, I think their mobility would be pretty helpful in a list as slow as this one: at least they pop lighter AT squads, at most they hop into a combat with mortarion to help him, if need be.

What would you suggest putting in in their stead?

**Kharne the Befriender**

Brennonjw wrote:
Kharne the Befriender wrote:
I really like this list, I would consider dropping the mortars and Thallax to get something with a higher volume of fire.

Thanks! The mortars are really there to try and stall infantry/take out vehicles a bit more effectively than the autocannons, but I can see the value in dropping them. As to the Thallax, I think their mobility would be pretty helpful in a list as slow as this one: at least they pop lighter AT squads, at most they hop into a combat with mortarion to help him, if need be.

What would you suggest putting in in their stead?

That sounds solid. I was thinking maybe a Heavy Bolter squad or 2.

**KiloFiX**

Don't do Legacy. You give your opponent extra VPs for every Dread killed.

You can still field that list by moving all your Troop Dreads to Elites (you can take 4 Elites).

Mortarion and DS are cool but expensive.

What about a Deredeo and a second Leviathan instead?

**Brennonjw**

KiloFiX wrote:
Don't do Legacy. You give your opponent extra VPs for every Dread killed.

You can still field that list by moving all your Troop Dreads to Elites (you can take 4 Elites).

Mortarion and DS are cool but expensive.

What about a Deredeo and a second Leviathan instead?

DS are remarkably cheap, actually (being only 10-points more than a generic terminator

) And mortarion's mobility makes him decent at popping AT units before they can cause too much damage.

I agree on the fury of the Ancients, but it's more for the theme. Problem with not running it means spending a minimum of 300 points on tactical marines

In larger point games, I'd go whole-hog and field all 3 of my leviathans + my deredo and another contemptor, but with this I want it to remain fun to play and at least passable to play against.