Best Loadout for Death Guard Blightlord Terminators

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**Valroth**

I'm current torn between what to assemble the kit as ... kit bashing isnt a probelm for the different weapon options.

I was orginally thinking about running them as a unit of 5 total with 4 combi-plasma & 1 reaper autocannon and power axes (whichever the nurgle version is called) ... I think this drop would pack a punch, I believe the terminators still retain the infantry keyword so you would be getting the rapid fire at 18", my main issue is the high point cost worth the risk.

My main army idea is going to look close to this at 2k

nurgle dp with wings, talons
plaguecaster (possible swap to a chaos lord in terminator armor for rerolls 1s with the termie drop)

x1 terminators
x1 plague surgeon

x2 units of plague marines with 3 plasma guns in rhinos
x1 unit of 20 pox walkers

x2 bloat drones

x1 morty

How are other people planning on kitting the unit out and why?

Thanks

**B1okHead**

Running them with combi-plasma or melta is good if expensive. I like to run them as cheap all-rounders with combi-bolters, reaper auto, flail and axes. I figure either they're against ranged which they want to get into melee with, or they're against melee which will engage them.

**broxus**

So I originally thought I would just use them with combi bolters and make them CC capable. However, this weekend I decided just for fun to give them all melta guns. WOW

**Kaiyanwang**

1 Champion, Axe
2 Combi Plasma and Axe
1 Reaper and Axe
1 Flail

if you have the points, Combi plasma on the Champion too.

Plasma switched to melta and blight launcher is an idea too. not tested, I see broxus like them. Interesting.

If you do not plan the army about charge ASAP, ignore the flail.

**Kharne the Befriender**

I personally will run the squad in one of 3 ways.
Sword on Champ with 3 Axes, 3 Combi Plas, Flail, and Autocannon.

The next loadouts replaces the Plasma with Melts and the Autocannon with the Blight Launcher

The last loadout replaces the Melta with Flamers and the Launcher with the Spewer.

So pretty much mid-range, close-range, and BBQ range

**Slayer-Fan123**

I don't own the codex but how many Blight Launchers can they buy at min and max?

**Kharne the Befriender**

Slayer-Fan123 wrote:
I don't own the codex but how many Blight Launchers can they buy at min and max?

1 per 5 and 2 if you have 10models

**Slayer-Fan123**

Kharne the Befriender wrote:
Slayer-Fan123 wrote:
I don't own the codex but how many Blight Launchers can they buy at min and max?

1 per 5 and 2 if you have 10models

That's it? And it'll take the slot of other weapons they have available? Super lame.

**Kharne the Befriender**

Slayer-Fan123 wrote:
Kharne the Befriender wrote:
Slayer-Fan123 wrote:
I don't own the codex but how many Blight Launchers can they buy at min and max?

1 per 5 and 2 if you have 10models

That's it? And it'll take the slot of other weapons they have available? Super lame.

I find it useful, it only replaces the combo weapon so you still get the axe

**koooaei**

How many flails can you get?

**Kharne the Befriender**

koooaei wrote:
How many flails can you get?

1 per every 5

**koooaei**

Kharne the Befriender wrote:
koooaei wrote:
How many flails can you get?

1 per every 5

That's sad. Flail is 4 times more effective than an axe.

**Slayer-Fan123**

Kharne the Befriender wrote:
Slayer-Fan123 wrote:
Kharne the Befriender wrote:
Slayer-Fan123 wrote:
I don't own the codex but how many Blight Launchers can they buy at min and max?

1 per 5 and 2 if you have 10models

That's it? And it'll take the slot of other weapons they have available? Super lame.

I find it useful, it only replaces the combo weapon so you still get the axe

If you're only taking 1 weapon, a Blight Launcher is much worse than the Flamer and Autocannon. Blight Launchers definitely need the redundancy to be effective.