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I was aiming to create a fairly fluffy Black Legion list and wanted to make sure this list doesn't seem like it will get stomped hard by listed that are strong but not tourney levels strong.

Battalion
HQ
Chaos Lord
-Lightning Claw & Power Fist (Just what it's magnetized to atm, might switch it to something cheap like Power Axe & Bolt Pistol)

Sorcerer
-Force Axe & Bolt Pistol

Troops

Cultists x 25
22- Autoguns
2- Heavy Stubber
1- Leader with Showtgun

Cultists x 25
22 - Brutal CCW
2 - Flamer
1 - Leader with CCW

Chaos Space Marines
7- Bolters
2- Special Weapons (Flamers atm, but extras around)
1- Champion with Chainsword/ Pistol (Probably change but I really like the model)

Elites
8 Khorne Bezerkers
8- Chainsword & Pistols including Champion (Bought them prebuilt)

5 Chosen
5- Plasmaguns & Chainswords including Champion (some of my favorite models I ever made. Kitbashes of the Dark Vengeance Box even if they aren't the absolute best)

1 Helbrute
Helbrute Fist Flamer; Meltagun

Fast Attack

Chaos Space Marine Bikers
3- Combi Bolters & Meltagun (Ran out of Plasma bits)


Dedicated Transports
Rhinos x 3- Havoc Launcher, & 2 Combi Bolters

Auxillery

Renegade Knight
- Avenger Gatling; Thermal Lance; (Not sure on which Carapace Weapons)


Basically I just want to make sure I don't seem severely lacking on any particular front for a TAC list. I don't think it'll win a tourney any time soon, but it feels fairly balanced to me. Although I was thinking of branching the elite into their own Vangaurd Detachment, moving the sorcerer in with them, and adding a Dark Apostle to nestle in with the Cultist. It would get me the point back from the Auxillery for the knight.

Totally depends on who you play against. I would call this list very casual and at that level of play you can literally bring whatever the hell you want. There isnt a single choice in the list that is optimal. I'm not knocking the list at all, but you should know what you are getting yourself into.

I would never (never ever) not run Black Legion without Abby. He is literally the only thing black legion has going for it when compared to other legions. He grants fulls rerolls and immunity to morale to your cultists and is a monster in combat.

Chaos lord - he should be run bare bones.

Sorcerer-Not bad but he would be better with a jump pack

Cultists-Run them all autoguns with mark of slaneesh. No need for special weapons. I personally never go WSYWIG on them and have never run into anyone that cares as long as they are all equiped the same.

CSM Marines-I would lose the flamers

Berserkers-I wouldn't even bother taking these in any BL list but the fact that they don't have axes is a complete dealbreaker.

Chosen-You probably know these guys arent optimal, but at least they are properly supported with rerolls and a rhino

Helbrute-Only 1 and equiped with a multi-melta is not going to do much. I like lascannons

Bikers-I wouldn't run them, but they put out ok-ish shooting and the mobility is nice for tagging tanks in combat.

Rhinos-Lose the havoc launchers. not worth the points.

Knight-Double gatling cannon is best, stormspear rocketpod is really the only carapace worth taking

Not sure what you mean about spending a CP to take the knight. Super-heavy auxilery detachments don't cost any CP.

Units to consider.
I am going to assume you are running abby because tbh its bonkers not to in BL.
-Oblits. With rerolls they are murder machines
-Havocs With lascannons and rerolls they are awesome
-Predators same as above
-Terminators. With beta DS and Warptime nerfs these guys kinda suck, but they are fluffy and pretty fun.
-Levithan dred Butcher cannon with reroll to hit is just gross
-Daemon Prince MoS, talons, intoxicating elixer. mulch machine

I like the knight, I use the same loadout with stormspear. I like the consistency of the missiles because AGC tends to wiff vs larger targets and thermal can have few shots. All together it does work across the board. Nice for TAC.