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So I'm looking to try out the Cabal for the first time and have come up with a couple of options. I'm not sure if I need to take Fateweaver and the grimoire though or whether the points could be spent better elsewhere. Any advice much appreciated. N.B. I'm keeping the Cabal relatively straightforward with 3 unmarked sorcerers rolling on Biomancy Telepathy and Sanctic.

Option 1:
Cabal
Sorcerer, ML3, bike, spell familiar, black mace, force axe, Sigil
Sorcerer, ML3, bike, spell familiar, force sword, Sigil
Sorcerer, ML3, bike, spell familiar, force stave, Sigil

KD Allies
Herald, Juggernaught, Locus of Wrath
8x Cultists
20x Flesh Hounds

Daemons CAD
Fateweaver
Tzerald, ML3, disc, Grimoire
11x Horrors
11x Horrors
5x Screamers

1846pts, 20WC

Option 2
Cabal - as above
KD Allies - as above but 18x Flesh Hounds

Daemons CAD
Tzerald, ML3, Paradox artefact
11x Horrors
11x Horrors

Forgehost
Soul Grinder, Tzeentch, torrent
Soul Grinder, Tzeentch, torrent
Soul Grinder, Tzeentch, Phlegm

1849pts, 16WC

That's a tough call. List 2 has better starting power b/c of the Forge Host, but FW is always a good choice.

Have you though about using a Gorepack with a hound unit for each Sorcerer? Probably one of the most un-fluffy things to do, but fun and good. Imagine Chaos Sorcerers casting Sanctic powers while joined to Flesh hounds. Might as well bring a Nemesis Strike Force allied with a Tetrad for LoLs.

Where do you plan on putting the Cabal? Are you making a Hound Deathstar? if so, I'd go with Belakor in the first list for guaranteed Invis.

Yes the Cabal would join the hounds as well as the Herald. I did consider a Gorepack but I'm limited by models to have 3 decent sized hound units with a Sorcerer in each.

Interesting idea re Be'lakor which I hadn't considered. I could squeeze him in in place of Fatey, but he gives more security of the grimoire going off on the hounds. If the Sanctic Sorcerer has sanctuary then the hounds could end up with a 2++ and invis maybe wouldn't be necessary

Also my main concern with only 1 FMC would be them getting focused down early on. Hence Option 2 with spreading the points across multiple grinders.