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Totally new to KDK but I'm thinking this for a first start (keep in mind have not played 40k in a decade so some of this formation/detachment stuff is a bit confusing although my previous post on it helped clear it up, but I hope I didn't get anything wrong):

***++ BLOOD HOST DETACHMENT ++***

**SLAUGHTERCULT**

Chaos Lord (Warlord) - 165 points
- Axe of Khorne, Juggernaut of Khorne, Aura of Dark Glory

Possessed (5) - 150 points

Chaos Space Marines (8) - 179 points
- Bolters, Bolt Pistols and CCW ("Ultragrit")
- 1x Meltagun
- Aspiring Champion w/Combi-Melta, Power Axe

Chaos Rhino - 35 points

Bloodletters (8) - 80 points

Chaos Cultists (8) - 58 points
- Autopistols and CCW

Chaos Cultists (8) - 58 points
- Autopistols and CCW

**GOREPACK**

Chaos Bikers (3) - 96 points
- 2x Meltaguns

Chaos Bikers (3) - 96 points
- 2x Meltaguns

Flesh Hounds (5) - 80 points

Flesh Hounds (5) - 80 points

**WAR ENGINE**

Maulerfiend - 130 points
- Magma Cutters

**WAR ENGINE**

Maulerfiend - 130 points
- Magma Cutters

**WAR ENGINE**

Soul Grinder - 135 points
- Harvester Cannon and Claw

This comes to 1,472 if I haven't miscalculated anything, so I have a bit of leeway. I don't have a lot of these things yet (I only have the CSM squad, Rhino and cultists so far; I really wanted to include a squad of Berserkers but couldn't find the points for them) so list is open to change but I'd like to keep a mixed force that actually includes Chaos Marines beyond just bikers and a lord, and as previously mentioned I am fond of the big daemonic monsters so a few those work too.

I built a very similar list at 1500 for my first KDK army as well! It's pretty recent If you wanna take a look, just ordered everything few days ago so I'm excited to try them out, only real difference between our lists is I don't have csm dudes or a soul grinder and only one squad of cultists, but I have a D thirster backing up 3 Hound packs and two Maulerfiends running up the board.

This looks like a pretty good start as far as I can tell though, let us know how it works out for you