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So i've recently started a CSM army and from what I have, i've come up with this list. Now I don't want to be uber competitive (which is nigh impossible for them ) but I don't want to get stomped at every turn. I want to know where I can go from here with improvements (I don't want to run any daemons apart from a prince). So this is the list:

HQ
Chaos Lord - Termie armour, MON, VoTLW, Gift of mutation, Blight grenades, Sigil of Corruption, Black Mace and Chainfist [225]

Elites
Chaos Terminators x 5 - MON, VoTLW, Icon of Vengeance, CB/Power Axe, Combi-melta/Power Axe, CB/Power Maul, CB/Chainfist, Heavy flamer/Powerfist [271]

Troops
Plague Marines x 7 - VoTLW, 2 x meltaguns, Champ with combi melta, melta bombs, Icon of Dispair, Rhino w/ combi flamer, destroyer blades, dirge caster, havoc launcer [297]
Plague Marines x 7 - VoTLW, 2 x plasma guns, Champ with combi plasma, melta bombs, Icon of Dispair, Rhino w/ dirge casgter and destroyer blades [ 285]

Fast Attack
Helldrake w/ Baleflamer [170]

Heavy Support
Forgefiend W/ 2 Hades Autocannons and additional ectoplasma cannon [200]

That's got me on 1,448. Should I bulk up on upgrades to fill the points, drop somethings to add in more? What I have to choose from is:
2 sorcerers
Daemon Prince
26 Marines (6 with meltas, 2 with flamers)

What else I should I get to bulk up on?

Daemon Princes are awesome, especially if you give them wings! And thanks to 7e rules taking the nurgle alliegence still makes the DP slow and purposful but doesnt actually affect movment speed. Their limited to ranged weapons but thanks to chaos relics have some nice choices of melee waregear.

I would definitly cut VoTLW from the plague marine squads to get some more points as it doesnt really do much for them seeing as they are fearless. The termis can make use of it but if you find yourself over on points that would be the first thing to pull.

Same goes for the icon of despairs. In all my time playing as a nurgle player I dont think I have every used fear enough in a game to make up for the points the upgrades take up.

As far as what else I would add to the army, bulking up or adding more Plague Marine squads is always nice if your going for a full nurgle theme, and if you are playing missions plague marines and their rhinos are amazing objective holders. If you wanted to get anything else I would suggest some Chaos Bikes, probably nurgle's best unit. Those speedy toughness 6 baddies are really versatile with the different waregear and icons you can give them.