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Hi everyone, I am trying to create a pure Slaanesh Daemons list. I would appreciate some help on how to make it as fun to play whilst still being as competitive as possible. I have most models already except a Chaos Knight and Belakor, who is banned for not being hedonistic enough.

Daemonic Incursion

Command
Keeper of Secrets
-Level 3 Psyker (telepathy), Two Greater Rewards
Keeper of Secrets
-Level 3 Psyker (telepathy), Two Greater Rewards

Flayertroupe
Daemonettes x10
Daemonettes x10
Daemonettes x10
Daemonettes x10
Daemonettes x10
Fiends of Slaanesh x6
Herald of Slaanesh
-Level 2 Psyker (telepathy), Steed of Slaanesh, Lesser Reward (etherblade), Exalted locus of beguilement, The Forbidden Gem

Auxiliary
Seekers of Slaanesh x5
Seekers of Slaanesh x5
Seekers of Slaanesh x5
Seekers of Slaanesh x5
Seekers of Slaanesh x5
Seekers of Slaanesh x5
Herald of Slaanesh
-Level 2 Psyker (telepathy), Steed of Slaanesh, Exalted Reward (grimoire), Lesser locus of grace

Both heralds join the fiends. Locus of grace will still help the seekers within 12 inches. Flayertroupe herald will be a challenge machine. Hopefully will still be invisible (90% chance for at least one of my psykers to get it) if grimoire fails on the fiends.

I'm gonna be honest, I have no constructive criticism to add, but I'm really happy you're making this and I really hope it works out.

That is so much rending...I LOVE IT!!!

Dude, if you field it on a board, could you tell me how it fared ?

I'm building a Slaanesh Incursion myself and had some problems finding ideas to fill the remaining points after Flayertroupe and Grand Cavalcade. I copied Frankies list from Frontline Gaming which included Fatey and 2 minimal LoC's.
I love the idea of double KoS and Fiend "Star". But I'm not going to sculpt another one...

I'm also thinking about just adding 2 Renegade Knights, but they'd probably work against the theme of the army as the only vehicles in a MSU-list.

Would love to hear about other builds what to add to the mandatory Slaanesh Core and Aux.

If you want a particularly deadly deathstar take your herald and scrap the forbidden gem, take the grimoire of true name, max the fiends of slannesh, if you roll well you will essentially have 9 invisible fiends with stormshield saves (3+) making them an incredibly powerful deathstar that even kitted out thunderwolves and wulfen wouldnt want to face.

Now the only problem would be to make 9 awesome fiends without then looking like Seekers with claws or 'Nettes with tails...

Here's some models I've been eyeing for Fiends.
A bit different aesthetic, but still wormy, sexy, and alluring.

http://privateerpress.com/hordes/gallery/legion-of-everblight/solos/succubus
http://privateerpress.com/hordes/gallery/legion-of-everblight/warbeasts/naga-nightlurker
http://privateerpress.com/hordes/gallery/minions/solos/dahlia-hallyr-skarath
http://privateerpress.com/hordes/gallery/legion-of-everblight/warbeasts/teraph
http://privateerpress.com/hordes/gallery/legion-of-everblight/warbeasts/angelius

Thanks for your feedback everyone and love the fiend of slaanesh ideas. There is a variation of the list with chariots to fill the cavalcade and a maxed fiend star AND seeker star but I don't have the models yet.

I am going to use Hounds of Xapahan for my Fiends of Slaanesh. They seem to be the correct scale and would allow me to play at official events and stores. The only trouble is I would want my herald to match them and the closest thing I can think of is Kazyk, who is a nurgle model from Forgeworld.

I wouldn't want to spend much effort smoothing out the Kazyk model as I am useless with greenstuff, just hoping it can look like a beat-up fiend who has seen alot of battle with a Herald rider

The photos show my current force in all it glory with the D-Thrister and a possible newer version for a tournament I am going to at the end of march

Love your army! Mine isn't painted yet... What did you do for your herald on steed at the front? Got any more close ups?

Only place I can see the list in the original post falling flat is the complete lack of Anti-air.
And I think it'd struggle against armour 13 walkers as only the KoS's stand any chance of harming them and they are really easy to kill.

(Also in the list in the previous post the points cost of the upgrade characters in units hasn't been added on- lesser rewards on seekers, alluresses in daemonettes)

The herald is the medusa from the cauldron of blood.

Fiends can glance Armour 13. Getting some chariots will do the same with their HoW. I managed to kill a Imperial knight with 3 chariots charging 1 before

 rawne2510 wrote:
The herald is the medusa from the cauldron of blood.

Fiends can glance Armour 13. Getting some chariots will do the same with their HoW. I managed to kill a Imperial knight with 3 chariots charging 1 before

Ah, yes they can. Ignore that part then (At least until an Imperial Knight kills them all with it's battle cannon when Invisibility fails to go off...)

true but they are pretty much garunteed 3++ all game minimum

 rawne2510 wrote:
true but they are pretty much garunteed 3++ all game minimum

The Grimoire is pretty far from a guarantee even with a reroll in my experience. Still though it's got enough threat saturation to be scary to a lot of lists.

As to OP's list, what about dropping the Keepers in favor of Belakor and fleshing out a couple of units? I know it's not quite as fluffy, but Be'Lakor is undivided to it's not too far off theme (plus Be'Lakor would look awesome with a Slaanesh paint scheme imo). Having guaranteed Invis and shrouding on a FMC seems tailor made for this list, plus his Armorbane weapon will make short work of just about any walkers.


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 rawne2510 wrote:
true but they are pretty much garunteed 3++ all game minimum

The Grimoire is pretty far from a guarantee even with a reroll in my experience. Still though it's got enough threat saturation to be scary to a lot of lists.

As to OP's list, what about dropping the Keepers in favor of Belakor and fleshing out a couple of units? I know it's not quite as fluffy, but Be'Lakor is undivided to it's not too far off theme (plus Be'Lakor would look awesome with a Slaanesh paint scheme imo). Having guaranteed Invis and shrouding on a FMC seems tailor made for this list, plus his Armorbane weapon will make short work of just about any walkers.

Gotta say that I really like the look of this style of list! How is it actually working out for you? How do you deal with going second against a shooty army?

I haven't yet had one game with my list, though I can really see myself losing alot of games going second. I wish I knew a good way deal with what you describe without relying on allying in a renegade knight or deviating from the theme.

putting seekers on the back of the board with the fiends and deep striking in the daemonettes could be an idea. the seekers are so fast it is scary.