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hello, I wanted to share some thoughts with people about new death guard, this list is going to be my next project. It's mortarion's anvil because of relics and stratagems, although it does not include the mortarion himself. He is a very powerful model, and i'm still going to buy the model, but the problem is to make most out of him in 4-5 turns.

Death Guard battalion (mortarion's anvil)
-hq- daemon prince (sword, talon) 150 (warlord: Arch contaminator, relic: warp insect hive, power: miasma of pestilence)
-hq- malignant plaguecaster 95 (powers: putrescent vitality, curse of the leper)
-troop- poxwalkers (10) 50
-troop- poxwalkers (10) 50
-troop- plague marines (10, powerfist, plasmagun, meltagun, great cleaver, flail) 260
-troop- plague marines (10, powerfist, 2x plasmagun, blight launcher) 250
-troop- plague marines (10, powerfist, 2x plasmagun, blight launcher) 250
-elite- plague surgeon 75 (relic: fugaris helm)
-elite- tallyman 70 (relic: tollkeeper)
-elite- foul blightspawn 75
-elite- deathshroud terminators (3, manreaper) 150
-heavy- plagueburst crawler (entropy cannons) 175
-heavy- plagueburst crawler (entropy cannons) 175
-heavy- plagueburst crawler (entropy cannons) 175

Total: 2000 / 12cp (-2 for relics)

Tactics: poxwalkers hold the backfield objectives, while everything else blobs together and moves towards center of board. Miasma is cast on terminators, which are going to 'investigate sites', other secondaries are 'while we stand we fight' (plague marines) and 'spread the sickness'. I have not thought about cp allocation on this one, since the new toolkit has alot of good options, and are mostly situational.

The points cost and general information is based upon FAQ and previews of the codex, so the confirmation is coming this saturday. So, what are your thoughts about the list, should I still try to make room for the primarch himself?

Looks alright but I know you can only have one flail per unit now, all melee weapons are limited to one of each in the new rules.

I thought it was one per 5 models, anyway, good catch. I'll wait until the codex comes to confirm that.

Special weapons are 1 per 5, melee weapons are just one of each.

Ooh, okay, thanks. I edited the list. And actually crammed more plasma into squads.

im going to test soon a thing like this

++ Battalion Detachment 0CP (Chaos - Death Guard) [100 PL, 11CP, 1,996pts] ++

+ Configuration +

Battle Size [12CP]: 3. Strike Force (101-200 Total PL / 1001-2000 Points)

Detachment Command Cost

Plague Company: The Poxmongers

+ Stratagems +

Gifts of Decay (1 Relic) [-1CP]

+ HQ +

Daemon Prince of Nurgle [10 PL, 185pts]: 4. Hulking Physique, Hellforged sword, Ironclot Furnace, Warlord, Wings

Malignant Plaguecaster [5 PL, 95pts]

+ Troops +

Plague Marines [10 PL, 209pts]
. Plague Champion: Boltgun, Plague knife
. 6x Plague Marine w/ boltgun: 6x Blight Grenades, 6x Boltgun, 6x Krak Grenades, 6x Plague knife
. Plague Marine w/ melee weapons: Flail of Corruption
. Plague Marine w/ special weapon: Blight launcher

Plague Marines [10 PL, 199pts]
. Plague Champion: Boltgun, Plague knife
. 7x Plague Marine w/ boltgun: 7x Blight Grenades, 7x Boltgun, 7x Krak Grenades, 7x Plague knife
. Plague Marine w/ melee weapons: Flail of Corruption

Plague Marines [10 PL, 199pts]
. Plague Champion: Boltgun, Plague knife
. 7x Plague Marine w/ boltgun: 7x Blight Grenades, 7x Boltgun, 7x Krak Grenades, 7x Plague knife
. Plague Marine w/ melee weapons: Flail of Corruption

Poxwalkers [3 PL, 50pts]
. 10x Poxwalker: 10x Improvised weapon

+ Elites +

Biologus Putrifier [4 PL, 65pts]

Deathshroud Terminators [7 PL, 150pts]
. Deathshroud Champion: Plaguespurt gauntlets
. 2x Deathshroud Terminator: 2x Manreaper, 2x Plaguespurt gauntlets

Plague Surgeon [4 PL, 75pts]: Fugaris' Helm

+ Fast Attack +

Chaos Spawn [3 PL, 69pts]: Chaos Spawn, Chaos Spawn, Chaos Spawn

Foetid Bloat-drone [7 PL, 135pts]: Fleshmower

Foetid Bloat-drone [7 PL, 135pts]: Fleshmower

+ Heavy Support +

Plagueburst Crawler [8 PL, 175pts]: 2x Entropy cannon, Heavy slugger

Plagueburst Crawler [8 PL, 175pts]: 2x Entropy cannon, Heavy slugger

+ Dedicated Transport +

Chaos Rhino [4 PL, 80pts]

++ Total: [100 PL, 11CP, 1,996pts] ++

 LynxSarnage wrote:
Special weapons are 1 per 5, melee weapons are just one of each.

No it is one per five. I’m looking at the data sheet now.

this list is the alternative version with the primarch included, any thoughs on this?

Death Guard supreme command
-low- mortarion 490 (power: miasma of pestilence, trait: gloaming bloat, warlord)

Death Guard battalion (mortarion's anvil)
-hq- Lord of contagion (orb of dessication) 125 (relic: warp insect hive)
-hq- malignant plaguecaster 95 (power: curse of the leper)
-troop- poxwalkers (10) 50
-troop- poxwalkers (10) 50
-troop- plague marines (10, powerfist, 2x plasmagun, blight launcher, flail) 260
-troop- plague marines (10, powerfist, 2x plasmagun, blight launcher, flail) 260
-elite- tallyman 70 (relic: tollkeeper)
-elite- plague surgeon 75 (relic: fugaris helm)
-heavy- plagueburst crawler (2x entropy cannons) 175
-heavy- plagueburst crawler (2x entropy cannons) 175
-heavy- plagueburst crawler (2x entropy cannons) 175

Total 2000 / 12cp (-2 for relics)

Tactics are similar to original list, though i'm not sure about secondaries or psychic powers.