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I've had a bunch of dreadnoughts laying around that I was planning to make an Iron Hands list with. However, the new Helbrute dataslates have made Chaos the premiere source of spamming hordes of walkers into battle.
Helbrutes running down the board, Helbrutes hiding behind cultists, Helbrutes dropping from the skies. Helbrutes walking down your streets in disorderly groups of five, spitting on senior citizens. Helbrutes lurking in the bushes and driving too fast past your houses. Helbrutes menacing your neighborhood with their loud music and crazed chart fire frenzy results.

Helbrutes.

Primary Detachment:
Warpsmith /w Aura of Dark Glory
Warpsmith

10x Cultists /w Autoguns, Heavy Stubber
10x Cultists /w Autoguns, Heavy Stubber

Maulerfiend /w Melta Claws
Maulerfiend /w Melta Claws
Maulerfiend /w Lasher Tendrils

Helcult Formation:
Helbrute /w 2x Fists, 2x Heavy Flamers
20x Cultists /w 2x Flamer
20x Cultists

Helbrute /w Fist, Scourge, Heavy Flamer
20x Cultists /w 2x Flamer
20x Cultists

Mayhem Pack Formation:
Helbrute /w Plasma Cannon, Fist /w Flamer
Helbrute /w Multimelta, Fist /w Flamer
Helbrute /w Multimelta, Fist /w Flamer

Helfist Helmurder Island Pack Formation:
Helbrute Boss /w Reaper Autocannon, Fist
Helbrute /w Reaper Autocannon, Missile Launcher
Helbrute /w Reaper Autocannon, Missile Launcher
Helbrute /w Reaper Autocannon, Missile Launcher
Helbrute /w Reaper Autocannon, Missile Launcher

2500 pts

Warpsmiths with the fearless cultists repairing murdermachines. Maulerfiends charging across the field, hopefully to arrive in a timely fashion along with the deepstriking brutes who will ultra-termicide the hell out of some backfield armor and run amok. Big pack of robbits in the back shooting everything that moves, shuffling broken guys to the back and fire frenzying anything that hits them. And 100 cultists to sit on objectives, catch bullets, and generally perform useful cultist duties.

Comments/Critiques/Criticisms?

I wouldn't use so many but I'd still use the helcult dataslate for this idea, but I'd go for more maulers.

Chaos Lord
Disc of Tzeetch, Mark of Tzeentch, Melta bombs, Sigil of corruption, Power Armour, Bolt Pistol, The Murder Sword

Sorcerer
2x Additional Mastery Level, Disc of Tzeetch, Mark of Tzeentch, Sigil of corruption, Power Armour, Burning Brand of Skalanthrax, Force Weapon

Troops
10 Cultists, Shotgun
10 Cultists
10 Cultists
10 Cultists

Heavy Support
Maulerfiend
Maulerfiend
Maulerfiend
Maulerfiend
Maulerfiend
Maulerfiend

Helcult Formation
Helbrute, Power Scourge, Heavy Flamer
35 Cultists, 3 Flamer, Shotgun
35 Cultists, 3 Flamer, Shotgun

Helbrute, Power Scourge, Heavy Flamer
35 Cultists, 3 Flamer, Shotgun
35 Cultists, 3 Flamer, Shotgun

Helbrute, Plasma Cannon, Missile Launcher
10 Cultists, Shotgun
10 Cultists, Heavy Stubber

 Opera wrote:
I wouldn't use so many but I'd still use the helcult dataslate for this idea, but I'd go for more maulers.

Chaos Lord
Disc of Tzeetch, Mark of Tzeentch, Melta bombs, Sigil of corruption, Power Armour, Bolt Pistol, The Murder Sword

Sorcerer
2x Additional Mastery Level, Disc of Tzeetch, Mark of Tzeentch, Sigil of corruption, Power Armour, Burning Brand of Skalanthrax, Force Weapon

Troops
10 Cultists, Shotgun
10 Cultists
10 Cultists
10 Cultists

Heavy Support
Maulerfiend
Maulerfiend
Maulerfiend
Maulerfiend
Maulerfiend
Maulerfiend

Helcult Formation
Helbrute, Power Scourge, Heavy Flamer
35 Cultists, 3 Flamer, Shotgun
35 Cultists, 3 Flamer, Shotgun

Helbrute, Power Scourge, Heavy Flamer
35 Cultists, 3 Flamer, Shotgun
35 Cultists, 3 Flamer, Shotgun

Helbrute, Plasma Cannon, Missile Launcher
10 Cultists, Shotgun
10 Cultists, Heavy Stubber

Painting 200 cultists and 6 maulerfiends is just brutal.

I've almost got 100 now, kitbashed cadian and necromunda combinations each one unique ;p

I have about 70 assembled, and only 20 completely painted. I assemble line them. I'll bet your collection is impressive. Pictures?

Not that impressive, I'm a beginner! I will PM you a picture of them when i get a chance.

Im now up to 90 cultists and 2 brutes.. sounds like a good list but very expensive!

How many formations are you allowed to take?

There's no limit given for any of the helbrute formations. It essentially puts them outside the FOC, which is a decent buff to a pretty sub-par unit.

YOu know you can back in 3 x Hellbrute, 3 x Turkey and 3 x Mauler in a 1850 pts list.

I'd probably take out the 5man helbrute squad and put in another 3man and a Heldrake. Looking at the list its awesome but lacking proper anti air. Plus deep striking 6 walkers would terrify anyone

Perhaps take an aegis defence line. For 100pts you get a wall for cultists and a twin linked emplacement

The Aegis is a good idea. I'd probably just give it a comm relay if I took 2 squads of deepstriking dreads though, just to give them and the heldrake a better chance to come in when I wanted them to.