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Ok, I haven't played Deathguard a lot, and usually lose with them.  But I like them, what can I say?  I want to try out Deathguard Terminators, and also the Gift of Chaos + Warp Focus.

Is a 1200 point list too small for this though?  I wasn't able to squeeze the points for a favoured unit of Termies, unless attaching it as a retinue to the Lord.  Considering my small number of units, I want the Lord and the Chosen to operate separately.

Will 14 Plague Marines (infiltrated into cover of some sort) survive long enough to bring in the Termies, Lord and Plaguebearers?

If I ditch the Terminator armour on my Lord in favour of Speed, he gets a lot more pricey and the 2+/5+ save becomes untenable. Also my homers are less useful.  Dropping the Termies will put me with a standard DG list of multiple infiltrating PMx7, infiltrating Speed/Manreaper Lord, some Plaguebearers...yawn.

If I ditch the Defiler, I lose any chance of 'guiding' my opponent's deployment...

Here's the list:

1200 Pts - Death Guard Roster - Death Guard Termie Strike Force

1 Chaos Sorceror Lord @ 180 Pts
   Sorceror, Mark of Nurgle, Daemonic Strength, Manreaper,  Warp Focus, Gift of Chaos, Terminator Armour, Nurgle's Rot, Meltabombs

 5 Chosen Terminators @ [321] Pts
      Power Weapon (x5); Combi-bolter (x3); Reaper autocannon (x2); Nurgle Icon of Chaos, Mark of Nurgle, Terminator Armour
  1 Chosen Aspiring Terminator Champion
Chainfist (x1); Combi-bolter, Mark of Nurgle, Daemonic Visage, Terminator Armour, Nurgle's Rots

6 Favoured Plague Marines @ 206 Pts
   Close combat weapon (x6); Frag Grenades; Bolter (x4); Plasma Gun (x2); Nurgle Icon of Chaos, Mark of Nurgle, Infiltrate
   1 Aspiring Champion
Powerfist (x1); Frag Grenades; Bolter, Mark of Nurgle, Infiltrate, Teleport Homer,  Nurgle's Rot

6 Favoured Plague Marines @ 206 Pts
   Close combat weapon (x6); Frag Grenades; Bolter (x4); Meltagun (x2); Nurgle Icon of Chaos, Mark of Nurgle, Infiltrate
   1 Aspiring Champion
Powerfist (x1); Frag Grenades; Bolter, Mark of Nurgle, Infiltrate, Teleport Homer,  Nurgle's Rot

7 Favoured Plaguebearers @ 112 Pts

1 Defiler @ 175 Pts
   Battle Cannon; Heavy Flamer; Reaper autocannon, Indirect Fire

Total Roster Cost: 1200

It actually looks okay for such a low point total.  You'll get hosed if you can't infiltrate, but that's the trade-off you have to make when going DG.

Have you tried it out yet?

KW

Sadly, I had to postpone my game due to illness - I came down with a cold. Serves me right for invoking the God of Decay, I suppose.

We have agreed to play Gamma, so infiltrate is 100% sure. I will try to post a batrep when we do actually play.