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Hi all! Played a lot of daemons in 6th/7th, took a hiatus and I’m trying to get back in the swing of things in 8th.
Not looking for cutthroat, top tier competitive play here, just something fun that wo t get absolutely stomped by a relatively refined list in the hands of a competent general. Still looking for real criticism here though so please feel free to tell me how alright or absolutely silly this idea of a list is.





## Muh Deemonz (Warhammer 40,000 8th Edition) [118 PL, 1,990pts] ##

### Battalion Detachment +5CP (Chaos - Daemons) [34 PL, 606pts] ###

#### No Force Org Slot ####
* **Chaos Allegiance**

Nurgle

#### HQ [7 PL, 130pts] ####
* **Poxbringer [4 PL, 70pts]**
* **Sloppity Bilepiper [3 PL, 60pts]**


#### Troops [27 PL, 476pts] ####
* **Nurglings [3 PL, 54pts]**

3x Nurgling Swarms [54pts]
* **Plaguebearers [12 PL, 211pts]**

Daemonic Icon [15pts], 27x Plaguebearer [189pts], Plagueridden [7pts]
* **Plaguebearers [12 PL, 211pts]**

Daemonic Icon [15pts], 27x Plaguebearer [189pts], Plagueridden [7pts]

### Supreme Command Detachment +1CP (Chaos - Thousand Sons) [49 PL, 759pts] ###

#### HQ [27 PL, 526pts] ####
* **Ahriman on Disc of Tzeentch [9 PL, 166pts]**
* **Daemon Prince of Tzeentch [9 PL, 180pts]**

Malefic talon [10pts], Wings [1 PL, 24pts]
* **Daemon Prince of Tzeentch [9 PL, 180pts]**

Malefic talon [10pts], Wings [1 PL, 24pts]

#### Elites [22 PL, 233pts] ####
* **Scarab Occult Terminators [22 PL, 233pts]**
* **Scarab Occult Sorcerer [41pts]**

Force stave [8pts], Inferno Combi-bolter [3pts]
* **4x Terminator [148pts]**

4x Inferno Combi-bolter [12pts], 4x Powersword [16pts]
* **Terminator w/ Heavy Weapon [44pts]**

Power sword [4pts], Soulreaper cannon [10pts]

### Battalion Detachment +5CP (Chaos - Daemons) [35 PL, 625pts] ###

#### No Force Org Slot ####
* **Chaos Allegiance**

Chaos Undivided

#### HQ [8 PL, 141pts] ####
* **Bloodmaster [3 PL, 56pts]**
* **Fluxmaster [5 PL, 85pts]**


#### Troops [27 PL, 484pts] ####
* **Bloodletters [12 PL, 220pts]**

29x Bloodletter [203pts], Bloodreaper [7pts], Instrument of Chaos [10pts]
* **Horrors [12 PL, 210pts]**
* **30x Pink Horror [210pts]**

* **Nurglings [3 PL, 54pts]**

3x Nurgling Swarms [54pts]

Created with [BattleScribe](https://battlescribe.net)

General idea is that PBs, Nurglings and TSons characters start on the board, Horrors, Letters (and the associated heralds) deepstrike T2. Possibly pay CP for DMC to relic to position Scarabs in an opportune position T1. Horrors and Scarabs are on chaff clearing duty, Letters do their best to charge a target(s) of opportunity, and Ahriman and co. clean up as best they can. Is this pretty alright for semi comp play or a fools errand? Let me have it!


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SIDE BAR: I am lost in the sauce regarding warlord traits, relics, and even psychic powers to a certain extent so please feel free to make suggestions on that front in particular.

Flickering fire is a given on the Flux Master.
Miasma of Pestilence most often for the Poxbringer
Death Hex and Doombolt for Ahriman?
Weaver of Fates / Glamour of Tzeentch / ??? For DPs
Relic wise, Helm of Third Eye and DMC probably?

I would say that you have a very good list here and that it’s a competitive list.

The few obvious things I’ve seen is.
1. Take a icon/banner on bloodletters and upgrade with stratagem so you get 3D6 charge and +1 from instrument.

2. Take instrument on pinks and have 5-10p spare so you can DS, shoot and then charge. If any pink is killed in overwatch you place the blue horrors and make the charge distance shorter and have +1 from instrument.

3. If you take Termis or tzangors, take dark matter crystal to teleport them to shoot/and/or charge to clear screens.

As for your psychic, I think you’re good on what you suggested.

I have not tried any terminators but I do have I list I built so I will try at my next game. Hopefully I’ve come with some good suggestions and sadly but good I’ve not had any bad to say about your list.

The advice above is all good, you're also a little light on anti tank. Skullreaver relic on khorne prince is amazing vs titans and great vs any other armour. DP also helps out your bloodletters more than herald.

You're also going to be a short on CP (spending at least 6 pregame) and need banners on the bloodletters. So you need to trim a few points. You could drop horrors to 20 still have plenty of anti tank, change a unit of nurglings into brimstones and lose the soulreaper cannon. That's 104. The next cuts get a little tricky, you'd need find another 25 points. You could drop the helfire missiles or a few bloodletters or their instrument (3d6 charge should still be plenty) or even a plaguebearer or two. Choice is yours.

As for TSon psychic, I never leave home without gaze of fate, deathhex, warptime, doombolt and as many targeted mortal wounds as possible for sniping out characters or attacking high save units like custodes. Like infernal gaze, tzeentchs firestorm, bolt of change etc they are real game changers.

Thanks for responses! Haven’t played in a hot minute but I keep up with the forums a lot so it’s good to know I haven’t completely lost touch with the game lol.

Totally meant to have an icon on the letters for 3D6 charges so that’s been put in now.

Also really like the idea of the Skullreaver Prince for rounding out the lists main weakness which is taking down big baddies. Not to mention it makes a fantastic target for Warptime which the list didn’t really have before. To that end I’ve cut a few models from each of the big daemon infantry blobs and dropped a Scarab to get him. Looks like this now:


++ Battalion Detachment +5CP (Chaos - Daemons) [34 PL, 585pts] ++

+ No Force Org Slot +

Chaos Allegiance: Nurgle

+ HQ +

Poxbringer [4 PL, 70pts]: Miasma of Pestilence

Sloppity Bilepiper [3 PL, 60pts]

+ Troops +

Nurglings [3 PL, 54pts]: 3x Nurgling Swarms

Plaguebearers [12 PL, 204pts]: Daemonic Icon, 26x Plaguebearer, Plagueridden

Plaguebearers [12 PL, 197pts]: Daemonic Icon, 25x Plaguebearer, Plagueridden

++ Supreme Command Detachment +1CP (Chaos - Thousand Sons) [49 PL, 752pts] ++

+ HQ +

Ahriman on Disc of Tzeentch [9 PL, 166pts]: Death Hex, Doombolt

Daemon Prince of Tzeentch [9 PL, 180pts]: Glamour of Tzeentch, Malefic talon, Wings

Daemon Prince of Tzeentch [9 PL, 180pts]: Malefic talon, Weaver of Fates, Wings

+ Elites +

Scarab Occult Terminators [22 PL, 226pts]
. Scarab Occult Sorcerer: Force stave, Inferno Combi-bolter, Temporal Manipulation
. 5x Terminator: 5x Inferno Combi-bolter, 5x Powersword

++ Battalion Detachment +5CP (Chaos - Daemons) [42 PL, 653pts] ++

+ No Force Org Slot +

Chaos Allegiance: Chaos Undivided

+ HQ +

Daemon Prince of Chaos [9 PL, 180pts]: Khorne, Malefic talon, Wings

Fluxmaster [5 PL, 85pts]: Flickering Flames

+ Troops +

Bloodletters [12 PL, 190pts]: 24x Bloodletter, Bloodreaper, Daemonic Icon

Horrors [12 PL, 168pts]
. 24x Pink Horror

Horrors [4 PL, 30pts]: 10x Pair of Brimstone Horrors

++ Total: [125 PL, 1,990pts] ++

Created with BattleScribe

10 pts left over for a couple of blues when the pink horrors take casualties otherwise it’s much the same. Would love an instrument on the pinks to be annoying and make a charge easier but I just can’t find the points. Hopefully dropping a Scarab doesn’t water them down to the point of uselessness. I think they can still be a fairly decent screen clearer/obj capper/general annoyance with minimal buffs. Thanks again!