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So, been meaning to finish up an army, and with the swap to 8th I was going in with Carcharadons, swapped to Blood Angels before the big Alpha strike Nerf, and have settled into World Eaters Chaos Marines.

Point being, looking at list ideas for a take-all-comers type list, and this is what I've come up with:


++ Battalion Detachment +5CP (Chaos - Chaos Space Marines) [68 PL, 1038pts] ++

+ No Force Org Slot +

Legion: World Eaters

+ HQ +

Dark Apostle [5 PL, 91pts]: Brass Collar of Borghaster, Combi-melta, Mark of Khorne, Power maul, Warlord

Exalted Champion [5 PL, 70pts]: 2x Chainsword, Mark of Khorne

Exalted Champion [5 PL, 70pts]: 2x Chainsword, Mark of Khorne

+ Troops +

Khorne Berzerkers [9 PL, 137pts]: Icon of Wrath
. Berzerker Champion: Chainsword, Power fist
. 6x Chainsword and Chainaxe: 6x Chainaxe

Khorne Berzerkers [9 PL, 137pts]: Icon of Wrath
. Berzerker Champion: Chainsword, Power fist
. 6x Chainsword and Chainaxe: 6x Chainaxe

Khorne Berzerkers [9 PL, 137pts]: Icon of Wrath
. Berzerker Champion: Chainsword, Power fist
. 6x Chainsword and Chainaxe: 6x Chainaxe

+ Elites +

Hellforged Sicaran [14 PL, 180pts]: Heavy bolter, Khorne
. Heavy bolters: 2x Heavy bolter

+ Dedicated Transport +

Chaos Rhino [4 PL, 72pts]: Combi-bolter, Mark of Khorne

Chaos Rhino [4 PL, 72pts]: Combi-bolter, Mark of Khorne

Chaos Rhino [4 PL, 72pts]: Combi-bolter, Mark of Khorne

++ Super-Heavy Auxiliary Detachment (Chaos - FW Heretic Astartes) [25 PL, 410pts] ++

+ Lord of War +

Kytan Ravager [25 PL, 410pts]: Kytan gatling cannon, Great cleaver of Khorne

++ Spearhead Detachment +1CP (Chaos - Chaos Space Marines) [35 PL, 552pts] ++

+ No Force Org Slot +

Legion: World Eaters

+ HQ +

Chaos Hellwright [8 PL, 96pts]: Flamer, Mark of Khorne

+ Heavy Support +

Maulerfiend [9 PL, 152pts]: Lasher tendrils, Mark of Khorne

Maulerfiend [9 PL, 152pts]: Lasher tendrils, Mark of Khorne

Maulerfiend [9 PL, 152pts]: Lasher tendrils, Mark of Khorne

++ Total: [128 PL, 2000pts] ++

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Is this list is viable or am I letting Khorne's call for Blood and Skulls addle my brain?

Idea being Zerkers each get an HQ for buffs, and a Rhino for getting not-shot-on-the-way-to-murder (and possibly an objective or two should... ya know, the Apostle manage to talk the Berzerkers into holding a bit of ground long enough to consecrate it). Each Champ has a Powerfist for tin-can opening so my Zerkers can get at the delicious, skull-y innards and an Icon in each squad hopefully ensures they make it to grips with the enemy to do Khorne's glorious work.

Maulerfiends are there mostly to make massive, bullet-magnet-y nuissances of themselves so my Berzerkers don't get shot off the table, and if they can eat a tank or tarpit while they're at it, cool. Sicaran gets Anti-Flyer duty or Anti-Infantry duty (whoever looks like they have one of those "please shoot me in the face" kinds of faces at the time and/or is an opportune target), and the Kytan does the heavy lifting should someone bring me a knight to hopefully get a skull out of. Hellwright is there to babysit the Daemonforged critters and keep them critter-ing for as long as possible (tho he's armed to the teeth so I may as well get some work out of him too if I can as well as those sweet, sweet bonus attacks).

Too specialized in Melee or am I following Kharn's teaching of "If Violence Doesn't Solve Your Problem, You're Not Using Enough of It!" correctly?

I personally like this list, but I don't have enough experience with world eaters to give you meaningful advice... I'm really just posting this to say I wish WE players and CSM players in general would comment on each other's lists more often.

Plenty of lists get posted, and few generate meaningful commentary. If everyone posting a list also commented on others', that could change quickly.

Well I play world eaters, generally with a half Khorne Daemon list but sometimes on their own or with a couple of gallants. With a few tweeks this list can really work. I would make your bezerkers into units of 9, they're lethal but fairly easy to squash even in overwatch if you're not careful. Also with the new CA points changes take Khan the Betrayer over dark apostle. For another 29 points you get 14 str 6 -4AP d3 dmg attacks which will wreck havock with anything he touches. There's no reason not to take him.

A cultist blob of 30+ with close combat weapons works really well in WE as they rock 3 attacks a piece and soak up lots of overwatch for your bezerkers. Even at 5 points a piece they're worth it.

Finally I wonder if a bit more dakka would be useful as the maulerfiends and kjatan are all likeley to be ignored for those rhinos full of death. You might want to consider changing the maulerfiends and rhinos out for land raiders at 297 points they're now worth a shout (I always used one or 2 at the old points cost).

Anyways hope this helps, blood for the blood god!!

I agree with small_gods, you should play your with units of 9 berserkers and replace the dark apostle with The Betrayer.

I don't think 3 maulfiends are good choice as «firemagnets», i would rather go for 1 full lascanons predator wich would be a better threat to your opponents vehicles/monsters (and so, being a better «firemagnet» too).

I m not a huge fan of FW models (they are over expensive and are not allowed by everyones) and don't realy know if they are good or not. If you allready have them, go for it, other way I think one Khorn Daemons detachments would be better.

Good luck !

Yeah, I kinda thought the Maulerfiends might have been overkill, and the Sicaran, mostly for cool factor, but I'd bet a Helldrake would do just as well for what I want and likely have more utility.

Took the Zerkers in sets of 7 so i could babysit an HQ with them and get 8 (yay Khorne! ) , but yeah... mo' bodies is usually mo' better. Kharn is entirely too good to not take, as well, on analysis, soooo yeah, Dark Apostle can munch Rippers for the price difference and damage output upgrade. Just wish I could get a Generic Daemon Prince or somesuch and drop Diabolic Strength on him just to lulz while he rips Land Raiders in half through sheer anger alone.

If you wanted to have a tiny bit of chaos daemons a patrol of a khorne DP with the skullreaver relic and 20 or 30 bloodletters is an absolute monster.
Skullreaver prince will munch a titan, usually in 1 round of combat and a bloodletter bomb from the back, zerker charge from the front is my favourite tactic. If you give them the upgraded banner and sit them near the DP they're pretty guaranteed to make their charge!

For my WE I like autocannon havocs, quad HB rapiers or double butcher cannon contemptor as my dakka. I've had pretty good success in competitive play with those units.