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Hi Dakka Dakka! I just played in a tournament this past weekend with my tetrad list and had a great time. However, I think there is a little bit of tuning that can be done. Here are two versions of the list, and I would like to get feedback on which you think is better and why.

Version 1
Daemonic Incursion:
Core: Tallyband
Nurgle Herald 150
Greater locus of fecundity, Mastery level 2, Doomsday Bell

x6 units of Nuglings 45 each
x3 bases per squad

x1 unit of plaguebearers 90
x10 plaguebearers

Auxiliary: Daemon Flock
x1 Chaos Furies 45
x5 models, mark of nurgle

Command: Infernal Tetrad
Daemon Prince of Khorne 280
Flight, Armour of Scorn, x2 Greater, x1 Lesser

Daemon Prince of Nurgle 315
Flight, Mastery level 3, x2 Greater

Daemon Prince of Tzeentch 360
Flight, Impossible Robes, Mastery level 3, x2 Greater, x1 Lesser, Warlord

Daemon Prince of Slaanesh 350
Flight, Soulstealer, Mastery level 3, Armour, x2 Greater


Version 2
Daemonic Incursion:
Core: Tallyband
Nurgle Herald 135
Mastery level 2, Doomsday Bell, x1 Lesser

x6 units of Nuglings 45 each
x3 bases per squad

x1 unit of plaguebearers 95
x10 plaguebearers, Plague Ridden

Auxiliary: Daemon Flock
x1 Chaos Furies 35
x5 models

Command: Infernal Tetrad
Daemon Prince of Khorne 280
Flight, Armour of Scorn, x2 Greater, x1 Lesser

Daemon Prince of Nurgle 335
Flight, Mastery level 3, Armour, x2 Greater, Warlord

Daemon Prince of Tzeentch 360
Flight, Impossible Robes, Mastery level 3, x2 Greater, x1 Lesser
Daemon Prince of Slaanesh 350
Flight, Soulstealer, Mastery level 3, Armour, x2 Greater

I run almost exactly the same. I use your List 1, except Nurgle has armor, and I don't have Soulstealer on Slaanesh. I also don't mark my Furies, they die from instability tests usually anyways with Ld 2.

I find List 2 intriguing with the minor tweaks. I have considered giving Soulstealer to my Slaanesh Prince, I have run with it a few times in a scaled up version at 2k for some games at my club, and I liked how it worked. Saved his ass a few times.

I'd also considered dropping the FnP locus to get it, which it looks like you did. I find it doesn't help as much as I'd like, and it could be safe to drop. Having that AP2 sword is also nice.

I'd try List 2 out, but drop the Plague Ridden upgrade. According to my math you're 5 points over (and actually 10 points over in List 1).

UncleanOne wrote:
I run almost exactly the same. I use your List 1, except Nurgle has armor, and I don't have Soulstealer on Slaanesh. I also don't mark my Furies, they die from instability tests usually anyways with Ld 2.

I find List 2 intriguing with the minor tweaks. I have considered giving Soulstealer to my Slaanesh Prince, I have run with it a few times in a scaled up version at 2k for some games at my club, and I liked how it worked. Saved his ass a few times.

I'd also considered dropping the FnP locus to get it, which it looks like you did. I find it doesn't help as much as I'd like, and it could be safe to drop. Having that AP2 sword is also nice.

I'd try List 2 out, but drop the Plague Ridden upgrade. According to my math you're 5 points over (and actually 10 points over in List 1).

Good catch, I forgot I had taken off mark of nurgle from the furies to make points. Soulstealer as been amazing on my Slaanesh prince every time she has made it to melee. Unfortunately, she is usually the first to die.


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Just a random thought, make the Herald pretty beffy at the cost of the plaguebearers.

Version 3
Daemonic Incursion:
Core: Tallyband
Nurgle Herald 185
Mastery level 2, Doomsday Bell, x1 greater gift, paliquin

x7 units of Nuglings 45 each
x3 bases per squad

Auxiliary: Daemon Flock
x1 Chaos Furies 45
x5 models, mark of nurgle

Command: Infernal Tetrad
Daemon Prince of Khorne 280
Flight, Armour of Scorn, x2 Greater, x1 Lesser

Daemon Prince of Nurgle 315
Flight, Mastery level 3, x2 Greater

Daemon Prince of Tzeentch 360
Flight, Impossible Robes, Mastery level 3, x2 Greater, x1 Lesser, Warlord

Daemon Prince of Slaanesh 350
Flight, Soulstealer, Mastery level 3, Armour, x2 Greater

I usually lose a different prince first each game, just depends on the luck of the rewards. Thanks to ignores cover Grav Centurions being easy as pie to do now with just the relic, my Nurgle Prince bites it a lot.

I think I may steal your List 2 for my next game.


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I didn't see your new list until I posted. I don't think I would want to make the Herald so beefy only to put him with Nurglings. Scatter Lasers evaporate them pretty fast, and they're crap in combat. I actually like having the unit of Plaguebearers handy, they're really good at clearing out drop pods.

Here is the list I brought to BAO. I got 10th place with a 5-1 win record. Best I have ever down at a GT. This list is really fun to play and can be brutal to play against. It is not super top tier, but really fun.

Daemonic Incursion:
Core: Tallyband
Nurgle Herald 150
Greater locus of fecundity, Mastery level 2, Doomsday Bell

x6 units of Nuglings 45 each
x3 bases per squad

x1 unit of plaguebearers 90
x10 plaguebearers

Auxiliary: Daemon Flock
x1 Chaos Furies 35
x5 models

Command: Infernal Tetrad
Daemon Prince of Khorne 280
Flight, Armour of Scorn, x2 Greater, x1 Lesser

Daemon Prince of Nurgle 315
Flight, Mastery level 3, x2 Greater

Daemon Prince of Tzeentch 360
Flight, Impossible Robes, Mastery level 3, x2 Greater, x1 Lesser, Warlord

Daemon Prince of Slaanesh 350
Flight, Soulstealer, Mastery level 3, Armour, x2 Greater