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If I select Typhus as the HQ for a Vectorium detachment, and then include the LatD formation as an auxiliary choice, am I still required to purchase the mark of Nurgle for the cultists? Typhus allows me to nominate any cultist units to be zombies, which means they cannot purchase upgrades. Units from the Vectorium must purchase the mark if they are able to, but, having been nominated as zombies via Typhus' rule, these cultists are not able. Am I interpreting this correctly? I realize they can benefit from the mark and their autoguns if one uses the new DG artifact to make them zombies, but I would prefer the "cheap" cost of unmarked cultists. Typhus already costs a boatload of points.

Discussed here: http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/712645.page

That said, since they must take the Mark if able and Typhus Zombies are not able (since the nomination would have to be made prior to any upgrades being purchased), then your idea works.

Sorry to hijack but didn't want to make a new thread as I had the same question, which has been answered. I also wanted to know do Zombies come back following the Tide of Traitors rule?

The Tide of traitor rule states

A Tide of Traitors: Each time a unit of Cultists from this formation is completely destroyed roll a d6. On a 4+ you can immediately place an identical unit into ongoing reserves. This new unit can Outflank, these count as part of the original formation and may also return on a 4+ if destroyed.

Because they have been made Zombies do they come back?

Basic question is does tphyus change the name of the unit?

Inded sadly you cant.

The best you can do is add a single LatD formation of the alpha legion (for example). It has no tax of any kind and now you have infiltrating zombies that could come again at 4+

Captyn_Bob wrote:
Basic question is does tphyus change the name of the unit?

Ah I see. So because Typhus entry says

Plague Zombies are Chaos Cultists that have the Fearless, Feel No Pain and Slow and Purposeful ...

They are still Cultists.

So I guess then you would be able to make them Zombies when they come back on the board?

If they are still cultists, then rules that affect cultists will apply.

Captyn_Bob wrote:
If they are still cultists, then rules that affect cultists will apply.

Thanks

I was thinking that because they are now Plague Zombies that they either wouldn't be able to come back on the board or that if they died they would come back as Cultists.