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I am playing in a non - competative 1250 pt game that emphasizes fun play and fluff. I want an army that is not going to get tabled or be the weak link. Its going to be a very large game with 11 players involved playing in two scenarios. I will only be facing Imperials and Eldar and on my side there will be only CHAOS. My hope was to create a army with good staying power on the table. Your help would be appreciated.

1250 Nurgle Chaos list
CSM Nurgle Lord with Terminator Armor, Lightning Claw and Powerfist

7 Plague marines with Meltagun, Plasma Gun, Sargent with Powerfist.
7 Plague Marines with Meltagun, Plasma Gun, Sargent with Powerax and Meltabomb.

Vindicator
AC/HB Predator
3 Nurgle Oblits

Herald Of Nurgle with Icon of Fecundity and Lesser reward
14 Plaguebearer with Plague Ridden bearing a Lesser Reward.


I dont have any FA since i am playing a fluffy nurgle list. I was hoping to put my PM in cover and basically try to hold any objectives that they need to hold while the Predator and vindicator harass the enemy line. Oblits provide variable fire support while the Daemons provide an assault force to attack the enemy objective with.

Help please. Will this provide enough teeth and staying power?

Where is your Lord going to be in the Army? Keep in mind that if he is attached to either one of the Plague Marine squads, they will not be allowed to Sweeping Advance should they win in CC, which some might frown upon, but its up to you.

Also, some people tend to not split the special weapon types taken by squads (make both guns plasma, or melta, or flamer, etc) so you can focus your fire, rather than risking a melta shot missing when you needed it to hit, or not having enough plasma fire.

If it were up to me, I'd probably do something like this:

CSM Nurgle Lord with Bike, Lightning Claw and Powerfist, Sigil, Blight Grenades - 170

7 Plague marines with 2x Plasma Gun, Champion with Powerfist - 223

7 Plague marines with 2x Plasma Gun, Champion with Powerfist - 223

5 Nurgle Bikes with 2x Meltagun, Champion with Power Fist - 185

Vindicator w/ Siege Shield, Daemonic Posession - 145

2 Nurgle Oblits - 152

2 Nurgle Oblits - 152

Thanks for the reply.

I dont currently have any painted Nurgle Bikes and i still have to model a Nurgle lord on bike. The game is in 10 days, and with how slow i move, i would be hard pressed to get that done in time. Let me see what i can come up with that matches this suggestion. Anyone else have suggestions for me to consider.

My understanding is that Nurgle oblits, plague marines and bikers are like the top tier stuff for Chaos

Just remember, he said "non-competitive"

I say take a crapload of Nurglings. They're incredibly fun and if you infiltrate them all over the board you can back up your allies wherever they need it. And of course, use a GUO if you've got one, that thing is staying power incarnate

CSM Nurgle is pretty competitive. Typhus, Zombies, Plague Marines, Nurgle Oblits, and even Nurgle Bikes(If they weren't sharing a slot with the HellDrake) are all top notch choices.

I'd split the Oblits into a 2 man squad and a 1 man squad for efficiency. Costs you another KP, but allows you to avoid overkill in some instances.

I would love to split them, but i already have three HS slots.

Would dropping the 2 of the oblits and adding a GUO be a good choice for my list???

I would atleast switch the plasma in one of your PM squads for a flamer. Flamer and melta in my opinion have more synergy than melta and plasma, since you want to be up close with melta but not so much with the plasma. The risk is also higher of being charged or getting into CC with the melta, and the flamer is really great then for wall of death!

I would probably run the PMs as, 2x Plasma Gun and in the other squad Melta/Flamer.