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I play 750 points a lot and often bring Typhus with plague marines and plague zombies and a defiler. I have never played as daemon before and this list is purely based on what I read in the codex. We usually play purge the alien but we could play objectives.

Chaos Space Marines

HQ

Typhus - 230

TROOPS

5 Plague Marines - Meltagun, Rhino - 165
18 Plague Zombies - 82

Chaos Daemon Allies

HQ

Epedimius - 110

TROOPS

15 Plague Bearers Of Nurgle - Plague Ridden, Greater Reward - 160

Total - 747

Please post any comment, tactics, criticisms and list changes.

Other than being a bit tougher to kill, what does Epedimius add to your list? With only 15 plaguebearers and at such a low point game, it's doubtful that his buff ability will do you much good.

Have you considered exchanging him for a regular herald, maybe with the grimoire of true names? It would free up some points to add another plague marine and/or another meltagun.

Other than being a bit tougher to kill, what does Epedimius add to your list? With only 15 plaguebearers and at such a low point game, it's doubtful that his buff ability will do you much good.

Have you considered exchanging him for a regular herald, maybe with the grimoire of true names? It would free up some points to add another plague marine and/or another meltagun.

I didn't mention but my usual opponent uses IG and usually a lot of guardsmen. I haven't played daemons before so I don't really know what's good could you please post a set up for a herald that will work for this list thanks. Also plague marines can only take two meltaguns if there are ten of them

Chaos FTW wrote:

Other than being a bit tougher to kill, what does Epedimius add to your list? With only 15 plaguebearers and at such a low point game, it's doubtful that his buff ability will do you much good.

Have you considered exchanging him for a regular herald, maybe with the grimoire of true names? It would free up some points to add another plague marine and/or another meltagun.

I didn't mention but my usual opponent uses IG and usually a lot of guardsmen. I haven't played daemons before so I don't really know what's good could you please post a set up for a herald that will work for this list thanks. Also plague marines can only take two meltaguns if there are ten of them

Not correct. Plague Marines may take 2 special weapons in a squad of 5. This is one of the things that makes them really good. Codex page 98, you should re-read it. It clearly says "up to two Plague Marines" in the options description.

-Aeglos.

I don't like epidemius because he rewards a hyper-aggressive playstyle, and there isnt a whole lot in the nurgle ways of killing handfuls of units at a time, except for plague drones. So unless you're running a 2000 point game or so, and have a few plague drones tearing through some troops choices, you're not going to see much tallying.