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Looking to improve on my usual "run up and chop things" design.

HQ - 225
Chaos Lord
2x Lighting Claw
Blood Forged Armor
Sigil of Corruption
Juggernaut

Troops - 138
Bloodletters x8
Cultist x8

Fast Attack - 694
Heldrake

Raptors x5
2x melta
Plasma Pistol Champion

Gorepack:
2x Chaos Biker x3 w/ 2 melta
2x Flesh Hound x6

Heavy Support - 440
2x Skull Cannon

Soul Grinder
Phlegm Bombardment
Warp Sword

Total: 1497

The idea is for the Skull Cannons to each support a pack of hounds by softening up enemies in cover before the charge, or just hitting nasty targets. Soul Grinder acts as anti-air/another artillery platform. Raptors deep strike melta, bikers run the melta where it needs to go, Heldrake Heldrakes. Cultists for troops/easy BT point, BL to drop somewhere and apply pressure. Lord joins a hound pack. I've run a list like this before with Berzerkers and a Forgefiend instead of a Soul Grinder, and no cannons, so I'm mostly looking for the viability of the skull cannons before I actually get them.

I really like this list. Seems like it will really benefit from summoning more bloodletters as you go.

I'd lose the warp sword on grinder, you have an iron claw already and 5 attacks on the charge. I'd also lose the Blood forged armour and a LC on your lord and maybe take goredrinker instead. I'd also lose the PP on the raptor champ. Not sure if this adds up but if you drop a dog from each you may be able to squeeze in 3x5 dog packs in your gorepack.

skycapt44 wrote:
I'd lose the warp sword on grinder, you have an iron claw already and 5 attacks on the charge. I'd also lose the Blood forged armour and a LC on your lord and maybe take goredrinker instead. I'd also lose the PP on the raptor champ. Not sure if this adds up but if you drop a dog from each you may be able to squeeze in 3x5 dog packs in your gorepack.

I have tried Goredrinker on the Lord before, when I had a DP as my Warlord with the Blood Forged. It worked pretty well, but I figure there'll be more targeting him with no Prince present. I'll see what happens I guess. Dogs are 16 each, so losing the PP and the Warpsword will definitely give me enough for 3x5 dogs, maybe one or two with 6 depending on what I do as far as the Lord goes. The Warpsword was mainly to keep it from I1, but I guess as long as I keep it in cover that won't be an issue. Thanks.

Soul Grinders are walkers, they aren't affected by unweildly

I am a big fan of dual LC but Gordrinker would probably be better in game. Maybe test out both?