<![CDATA[Latest posts for the thread "Just started collecting a deamon army "]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/69.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net Just started collecting a deamon army
I don't care about how good they are (as long as they are useable) as much as how good the models look so what next? Any thoughts?
Was thinking the blue scribes just because I love the model and maybe 20 converted flesh hounds with the 3 headed dog in charge

Not to much of a fan of khorne model wise so I think the hounds will probably be the only unit of khorne I have just so I can cry havoc and let loose the dogs of war :p. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/674505/8342682.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/674505/8342682.page GMT Re:Just started collecting a deamon army HQ, they're not the best but if you like the model go ahead. I personally don't like Flamers, but some people swear by them. Heralds are excellent in general.

As for what to get next? There's a few things I'd go for:
Soul Grinder - Super killy, a must have.
Screamers - Very fast and annoying.
Daemon Prince - (This one's a maybe) Choose a god for your play style and run with it.
Heralds - The more the merrier, am I right guys?

If I've missed anything important I'm sure my fellow Dakkanauts will help.
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As for fast attack thinking seekers so far after my hounds I think]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/674505/8342775.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/674505/8342775.page GMT Just started collecting a deamon army http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/674505/8342873.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/674505/8342873.page GMT Just started collecting a deamon army HQ choices we have.

Anything that lives in FA (except for furies) are great.

Grinders are brilliant and you could do significantly worse than automatically taking 3 in every list you make.

Any of the chariots are useable, but none are great unless you build your list around them.

Crushers are pretty sub par when bought in a list, but as a summon they're fantastic. Pretty much all our elites play second fiddle to their FA counterparts, though screamers are worth a mention if you need to burn something out of cover since a unit of 3 is only 69 points and will do a number on anyone who's not in power armour.

But really, the thing that sets the tone (and power) of your list is the HQ slots. Don't waste it on junk like the blue scribes, even if their model is pretty cool.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/674505/8342930.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/674505/8342930.page GMT Just started collecting a deamon army http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/674505/8342932.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/674505/8342932.page GMT Just started collecting a deamon army init but are squishy so giving them a form of grenades is very useful plus a large s8 ignore cover blast is good on its own and for the grenade effect you dont even have to kill something for it to work just hit.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/674505/8343001.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/674505/8343001.page GMT Just started collecting a deamon army .

But will paint up the 20 deamonettes next then the 6 man squad of flamers gives me a bit of time to mull it over.

Lots of choices although knowing my luck gw will bring out another codex before I am half way through and feck something up

]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/674505/8344029.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/674505/8344029.page GMT Just started collecting a deamon army
 Drasius wrote:
Blue scribes are pretty lacklustre, especially compared to all the fanstastic HQ choices we have.


Agreed. While fun, Tzheralds are just so ungodly amazaballs in comparison... A Disk Tzherald w/Lv3 makes for a solid leader to throw into a large unit of Screamers.

 Drasius wrote:
Anything that lives in FA (except for furies) are great.


Don't discount Furies at all!

Slaany Furies are cheap, fast and throw out a very respectable number of S4 Rending attacks.
Tzeentchian Furies on the other can play the role of eternal tarpit like no other unit in our entire codex. A unit you don't like? Drown them in a cheap cloud of buffed Furies that can additionally re-roll invuln saves of 1's!

 Drasius wrote:
Grinders are brilliant and you could do significantly worse than automatically taking 3 in every list you make.


Just don't ever make them Khornate...

Typically, you take Slaanesh + Baleful Torrent for speedy burning. Tzeentch is for added resilience, and again typically does best w/Torrent, though if you have plenty of Prescience spells handy, don't discount the effectiveness of Warp Gaze.
Nurgle is only of value when taking the Phlegm Bombardment and sitting back to the role of long ranged field artillery.

 Drasius wrote:
Any of the chariots are useable, but none are great unless you build your list around them.


Khannons are decent, likely the most useful of our chariots. Burning Chariots in pairs can cause some pretty good havoc, but solo ones are typically just an easy kill for your opponent.
The Slaany ones are okay'ish, but the vehicle squadron rules outright kill their potential effectiveness.

 Drasius wrote:
Crushers are pretty sub par when bought in a list, but as a summon they're fantastic. Pretty much all our elites play second fiddle to their FA counterparts, though screamers are worth a mention if you need to burn something out of cover since a unit of 3 is only 69 points and will do a number on anyone who's not in power armour.


'Curshers led by Karanak are simply put, disgustingly good. Make sure to take the unit champ w/Axe of Khorne for the added threat of possible Instant Death attacks.

Seekers should always have a Slaany Herald w/Exalted Locus leading them. At which point, they're pretty much a 'point-and-click' unit vs. anything that's not a hardcore Deathstar or Super Heavy/GMC.

Screamers can be augmented to enjoy a re-rollable 2++ save, however that's being pretty damn lame... A really fun support for the unit is a Disk Tzherald w/Prescience + 2 rolls on Malefic + Mutating Warpsword.
The Screamers can thus be given re-rolls to-hit on their single-shot ap2 attacks, while the Tzherald is pretty decent at turning enemy Sergeant equivalents into fresh Chaos Spawn!

 Drasius wrote:
But really, the thing that sets the tone (and power) of your list is the HQ slots. Don't waste it on junk like the blue scribes, even if their model is pretty cool.


Just use the Blue Scribes model to count as a Tzherald.

Typically you want to take a Greater to open up like-marked Princes as Heavy Support options, plus a cast of supporting Heralds. Overall, Heralds are probably in the running for the best support characters in the entire game!
Between their Locii abilities + psychic powers and Gifts such as cheap ap2 ccw's, 'The Good Book', Portalglyph, etc... You can really turn otherwise average units into true terrors.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/674505/8344056.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/674505/8344056.page GMT