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Looking at the wealth of options in the new book, CoB really pushes up the viability of many units by increasing S4 to S5, hitting many more breakpoints into Custodes/Orks/Necrons etc. As such, this list focuses on mobility, melee, and MSU, which ties in nicely with the 9th-ed emphasis of skirmishing on central objectives.

Creations of Bile Battalion:

- Daemon Prince [Nurgle, Wings, Relic: Gholl'ax the Decayed, WLT: Twisted Regeneration, Powers: Death Hex, Putrid Miasma] (-2CP)
mobile C'tan/Ghaz/Abaddon killer with ignoring invuls and phase caps

- Master of Possession [Powers: Pact of Flesh, Warp Marked]
buffbot for Oblits + Warp Talons, you know him, you love him

- Master of Executions [Khorne, Relic: Z'aall the Wrathful] (-1CP)
sits in a Drill with 10 Legionaries, hits high-toughness targets with D3+2 damage

- Master of Executions [Slaanesh, WLT: Hatred Incarnate] (-1CP)
sits in the other drill with 10 Legionaries, WLT for re-rolls fishing for 6s for more mortals

- 4 x 5 Legionaries [Khorne, Icon, Daemon blade on champion, chainswords on the remainder]
efficient obsec pieces with high-volume S6 AP-2 attacks on the charge

- 10 cultists
backfield objective holders/action monkeys

- 2 x 5 Warp Talons
mobile harassment pieces, 13" move and S5 so good targets for advance + charge strat

- Venomcrawler
speedy, source of decent long-range firepower, buffs the MoP

- 3 Obliterators
adding a modicum of shooting to the list, still punch hard with CoB trait

- 2 x Terrax-Pattern Termite Drill [Heavy Flamer]
T8 14W transport that can hold 2x5 legionaries + MoE each, 5 shot melta + 2D6+4 autohitting flamers, and can deep strike! One in deep strike, one on the board

1990 points, 2CP start

Secondaries:
- The Long War
- Specimens for the Spider
- Banners/ RND

C+C appreciated

You would be super easy to score assassination points on and don’t have bodies for any board control. I think you’d be shot off the table by turn 2 pretty easily. At least I know with my usual lists you’d get murdered.

I like the idea of lots of small melee squads, but Legionaries don't seem like the best choice for it even with all the buffs. Each of your MSU squads is 120 points, but you could have 5 Possessed for 140. They have the same strength and AP as Khorne Legionaries, but they have double the damage (D2 vs D1), more attacks, 50% more wounds, 5++, and they're a lot faster. And at that point, they're fast and tough enough that I don't think they really need the transports, so you can take even more of them. The MoE couldn't quite keep up that way, though, and the transports pouring out melee monsters would still be fun on the table.