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Khorne Daemons are hard to ignore. Bloodletters are ungodly for only 7 points.

A unit of 30 can:

1) Deepstrike
2) Charge 3d6 inches, re-rolling if a character is nearby and getting +1 if they take an instrument (which they should)
3) hit on 2+ with 61, str 5, -3ap 2dmg on a 6+ wound roll
4) do it all again for 3 cp

Apart from the cp cost (which can be made up for with a cheap battalion of brimstones or nurglings) I can't see anything else comparing.

Plus khorne daemon princes are brutal, if they take claws they're getting 8 str 8 -2ap 2 dmg attacks. If they take skullreaver they'll do around 20 wounds to a knight each turn of combat (again fighting twice of the have the CP).

Pair that up with some chaff clearing from pink horrors, and some psychic support from thousand sons and you're all gravy

 Marmatag wrote:
Yeah that's great. You'll drop in with your bomb and just absolutely overkill a squad of guardsmen. Your giant unit killed 40 points.

I mean if you charge guardsman I suppose so but why would you do that? If your opponent is still well screened then just hold them back till turn 3. Kill the screen and then chatge.

Plus 30 models can charge 6 or more units if there's only screen available. Take one hostage and avoid being shot in your opponent's turn.

 An Actual Englishman wrote:
Well out of the armies that are focused on melee according to 40k stats Chaos Daemons seem to be doing the best with a >50% faction win rate (and greater win rate as part of a soup list). Followed by GSC with 50%, then Orks leading the bottom half of all factions with a 48% win rate.

I think although daemons can do psychic and shooting to some degree. The most played in competitive is plaguebearers and bloodletters with daemon princes. If you don't mind mixing your chaos gods you can make an effective list with little else than these three units.