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Trying to build a fun, varied, competitive 1k CSM list.

Chaos Lord on Juggernaut, Power Axe 125

Deepstriking Terminator's x6 195
Champion /w 2x Lightning Claws

Havoc's x5 115
x4 Autocannon

Havoc's x5 115
x4 Autocannon

Heldrake 170
Baleflamer

20 Cultists in two groups, 100

4 Chaos Spawn, Mark of Nurgle 148


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List incorporates a powerful yet fragile long ranged support group, a durable backfield deepstriking unit, a scary mobile warlord/Hellspawn acting as the core assault force and a heldrake which does terrible things. Against horde armies I think I might have trouble but my meta just doesn't have those, few do I think these days.

Any advice? I think the list is tight, term's will take axes because they will already beat out MEQ in combat and axes do well vs TEQ anyways.

The list would certainly struggle vs a LR but it's mobile enough to handle Predator's or Lemans with both the Spawn and Lord being able to score glances and pens often.

More-over I think the list is fun, utilizes a lot of the game's mechanics, if CSM had a divi librarian I would love to take one and just have all of the rules in action.

What do I cut? : (

Critique welcome

Your Lord cannot join the squad of Spawn, as they have different Chaos Marks. I'd recommend either a Nurgle Lord on a Bike instead, or Khornate Spawn.

You might also want to think about some Combi-Weapons for your Terminators, since you won't be assaulting immediately after deep-striking.

Little light on troops and they are all easy kills.
Maybe take 4 terminators with combi weapon and use the extra points for more troops.

I agree that the list is on the minimum side of recomended troops for 1k, but I'm looking to table my opponent's, at least their scoring units. 20 wounds and their respective cover saves will get me where I want to be at 1k /w objectives.
Combi-weapons are certainly something to think about, the Lord on a bike is cool but I don't actually gain anything from the CSM Lord joinning the spawn. They can just barrel down the field side by side.

Khorne spawn crossed my mind, but 2 points a model for counter-attack isn't where I want to be.

Anymore advice?

Anyone have any suggestions for spawn-counts as or cultists counts as mini's?

And, if this is a competitive list, that 8 points you're over by will matter.

I think the HQ really needs some sort of Inv save.

What about dropping a squad of Havocs for an ADL and quad gun to help protect your cultists?