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Hounds of Abaddon Core:660
Khorne Lord w/JP and AoBF -140
2 Khorne CSM Squads of 5 w/ccw and flamers -93 each
Berzerker Squad if 5 w/PF and IoW -145
Khorne Raptor Squad of 7 w/2 LC, IoW, and 2 Flamers -189
Raptor Talon Auxiliary: 995
Slaanesh Lord w/JP, dimensional key, LC, and PF -170
Slaanesh Raptor Squad of 5 w/PF, IoE, and 2 meltaguns -195
2 Raptor Squads of 5 w/PF and 2 meltaguns -140 each
2 Slaanesh Warptalon Squads of 5 -175 each
Mayhem Pack: 345
3 Helbrutes w/MM, PF, and HF
Total-2000

This is a BL Warband with a Hounds of Abaddon core, a Raptor Talon auxiliary, and a Mayhem Pack detachment. BL rules allow for turn 1 DS on a 3+, which the warlord autopassess. Everything that can, starts in reserve. The warlord DS immediately and can charge since he is part of the Raptor Talon. He has the dimensional key, which makes everything DSing not scatter after he gets a single kill. So his main purpose is just to kill something, anything, so that I can spend the rest of the game precision DSing all those meltaguns, lighting claws, and MM/HF helbrutes. The Khorne lord and his entourage may sometimes start on the table since they can't charge the turn they DS. They go after tarpits and hordes. The Berzerkers are a bit of a tax, but can be used as slower spawn that my opponent will eventually be forced to deal with since they have a hidden PF and can get a potential +2 S on the charge. The 2 CSM hold down in the backfield. They have VotLW and MoK for free, and along with flamers and extra ccw, are not an ideal target for my oppent to charge at.

Consider Rhinos for your backfield CSM to survive through the turn where you're waiting for everything else to come in.

Not sure how I feel banking everything on not scattering deep strike and then making the charge and then killing a model with the lord in close combat. Everyone's going to castle against your list, so the chance of you doing all that is slim. Plus you're serving up Slay the Warlord on a silver platter, god forbid you're playing Maelstrom and he drew Kingslayer. You might get first blood and the key off, but you're putting yourself in a really bad position to do so.

I consider that and originally I was going to use a Tzeentch Termite Lord as my warlord instead so he could plasma or melta something right away, but the key requires the kill be in cc so I decided to use the raptor talon. I thought about adding more bodies to the lord's squad, but since they will definitely be scattering, it seems iffy


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Rhinos do seem like a solid addition tho, I'll see where I can find the points