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Starting some Death Guard and looking for something to build toward, advice appreciated!

Running a Harbingers Patrol Detachment, 2CP spent pregame for 4CP total, 1000pts on the nose.


Typhus (165) - Warlord (Shamblerot), Psychic Powers: Miasma of Pestilence (-1 to hit) and Putrescent Vitality (+1S and +1T)

20 Poxwalkers (100)
20 Poxwalkers (100)

10 Deathguard Possessed (240)
5 Deathshroud Terminators (280) - Chimes of contagion, Champion w/ Unstable Sickness (on a 3+ per model killed deals mortal wound, max 3 per phase)

5 Chaos Spawn (115) - Grandfatherly influence (+1T, Disgustingly Resilient)


Typhus walks up with Poxwalkers, might leave one squad behind on an objective, being Harbingers and with Typhus they're actually no pushover in combat. And of course Typhus himself is a blender.

Spawn and Possessed rush on ahead. Typhus buffs Spawn with both powers so they are -1 to hit and T7, and then Cloud of Flies strat means Possessed can't be targeted in shooting provided the Spawn are in front.

Terminators deep-strike and take out tanks, and then anything else!

I think the list certainly can work, I’m just not a fan of running special characters.

My take minus typhus:
++ Patrol Detachment (Chaos - Death Guard) [51 PL, 996pts, 4CP] ++

+ Configuration +

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

Detachment Command Cost

Plague Company: The Harbingers

+ HQ +

Death Guard Daemon Prince [8 PL, 150pts]: Hellforged sword

Death Guard Sorcerer in Terminator Armour []: Combi-bolter, Force stave, Warlord

+ Troops +

Poxwalkers []
. 20x Poxwalker: 20x Improvised weapon

Poxwalkers []
. 20x Poxwalker: 20x Improvised weapon

+ Elites +

Blightlord Terminators []
. Blightlord Champion: Bubotic Axe, Combi-bolter
. Blightlord Terminator: Bubotic Axe, Reaper autocannon
. Blightlord Terminator: Bubotic Axe, Combi-bolter
. Blightlord Terminator: Bubotic Axe, Combi-bolter
. Blightlord Terminator: Bubotic Axe, Combi-bolter

Death Guard Possessed []
. 9x Possessed: 9x Horrifying Mutations

+ Fast Attack +

Chaos Spawn []: Grandfatherly Influence
. 5x Chaos Spawn: 5x Hideous mutations

++ Total: [51 PL, 4CP, 996pts] ++

Sorcerer comes down with the terminators, daemon Prince runs with the spawn and possessed

Generally I'm not fond of Special Characters either! But in this case he buffs Poxwalkers too well, and being both a beatstick and potent pysker clinches it for me.

But I like your list, its nasty!