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Recently got back into 40K, have only ever run orks. Was drawn to Tzeentch daemons for the lore, and something stylistically and aesthetically different from what I've already got. Drafted up this roughly 1000 point Tzeentch daemon list, when I saw the Thousand Sons army on Marketplace for a really good deal. Thinking about snatching it up, as if I want to expand this army to 2K points I think it would be difficult with strictly Tzeentch daemons (don't want any other chaos gods in the mix).

Anyways, I know nothing about Thousand Sons, and very little about Tzeentch daemons for that matter. How does this list look to you guys? I'm not looking to win tournaments here, just something that's at least semi-viable in a casual setting. As I have points left over, I'm also open to suggestions in regards to wargear, and additional Tzeentch daemons/Thousand Sons to round it out, or even units to drop if there's a glaring issue. Thanks in advance fellas.

++ Battalion Detachment 0CP (Chaos - Daemons) [51 PL, 5CP, 1,021pts] ++


+ Configuration +


Battle Size [6CP]: 2. Incursion (51-100 Total PL / 501-1000 Points)


Chaos Allegiance: Tzeentch


Detachment Command Cost


+ HQ +


Daemon Prince of Chaos [10 PL, 185pts]: Hellforged sword, The Impossible Robe, Wings

. Tzeentch


Lord of Change [14 PL, -1CP, 275pts]: Baleful sword, Bolt of Change, Boon of Change, Exalted Lord of Change, Incorporeal Form, Treason of Tzeentch, Warlord


The Changeling [6 PL, 105pts]


+ Troops +


Horrors [4 PL, 80pts]

. 10x Pink Horror: 10x Coruscating flames


Horrors [4 PL, 80pts]

. 10x Pink Horror: 10x Coruscating flames


Horrors [4 PL, 80pts]

. 10x Pink Horror: 10x Coruscating flames


+ Elites +


Flamers [6 PL, 138pts]: Pyrocaster

. 5x Flamer: 5x Flickering flames


+ Fast Attack +


Screamers [3 PL, 78pts]

. 3x Screamer: 3x Lamprey bite


++ Patrol Detachment -2CP (Chaos - Thousand Sons) [47 PL, -2CP, 860pts] ++


+ Configuration +


Cults of the Legion: Cult of Mutation


Detachment Command Cost [-2CP]


+ HQ +


Ahriman on Disc of Tzeentch [9 PL, 170pts]


+ Troops +


Rubric Marines [12 PL, 180pts]

. Aspiring Sorcerer: Force stave, Inferno Bolt Pistol

. 9x Rubric Marine w/ Inferno Boltgun: 9x Inferno boltgun


Tzaangors [8 PL, 180pts]

. Twistbray: Tzaangor blades

. 19x Tzaangor w/ Tzaangor blades: 19x Tzaangor blades


+ Elites +


Scarab Occult Terminators [10 PL, 185pts]

. Scarab Occult Sorcerer: Inferno Combi-bolter

. 4x Terminator: 4x Inferno Combi-bolter, 4x Power sword


Tzaangor Shaman [5 PL, 85pts]


+ Fast Attack +


Tzaangor Enlightened [3 PL, 60pts]: Aviarch, Fatecaster greatbows

. 2x Enlightened: 2x Blades on Disc of Tzeentch


++ Total: [98 PL, 3CP, 1,881pts] ++

I'd do whatever possible to make the Daemon Prince a Thousand Sons Prince. The Impossible Robe needs to go on the Lord of Change. At least the prince could dance between units to stay safe and avoid fire. If he's Thousand Sons, he can also get the 3++ from Weaver of Fates which is relatively easy to cast from an Aspiring Sorcerer 24" away.

Also, the Thousand Sons psychic powers are wonderful. You are missing out on a lot of goodies by making him Tzeentch Daemons.

Start with considering making the Tz detachment a Patrol. You can still take the 3x10 Horrors. In fact, since you want the Changeling in there, I would combine two units into a brick of 20 Horrors. Use them to bully anything nasty trying to charge stuff (Deathwing Knights...) and you'll be surprised how tough they can be near the Changeling.

Since Ahriman can't benefit from Cults, you're kinda wasting Ritual of the Damned which is awesome. Your list would serve well with Cult of Time. The Prince, if you swap him into the TS det, can get Hourglass of Manat to automatically stand up at the end of a phase or whatever if he drops. The "Cult" spell is basically bring a model back for Warp Charge 5. Great on Scarab Occult Terminators.

Lots of suggestions, I know. You should probably run what you have listed just to learn the army before pulling your hair out over options. Thousand Sons have a variety of builds.