Khorne-ly Army List
A client sent me this email, thought you all might get some insight:
fyi, here’s my newest tournament list for 1750…thought you might find it fun.
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1. I know the standard tournament form has plague marines on objectives, berserkers clearing the way, obliterators and lash princes to rearrange the enemy and deal with them. I honestly don’t have a problem with this per say, but I would rather go for a more fluffy army that is still compeditive. As has been said, having been the guy on the other side of the table more than once, The lash combo works, but only so far. I also don’t like going with lists that can be reasonably expected by my opponent and prepared for.
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2. I’ve sunk a fair amount of change into making this army work and have become rather stuck on a fluffy khorne/berserker army. The more aI read, the more feedback I get the more the army appeals to me.
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3. I’ve revised the army with the understanding that it isn’t the ideal chaos army but there’s a good bit of synergy and redundancy as well as fluff. What I’d say to those against the dreads is that in a normal army I wouldn’t give them the time of day. The thing is that the world eater list that is both dreadnaught heavy and defiler heavy is unique in that the entire army is focused on getting to combat, meaning that even if the enemy hits one of the 4 heavy walkers or two, a few of them are getting to the enemy. Even if they don’t then 3 squads of berserkers with Kharne will. Either way I win. I did decide, both because of points and theme to go with 2 close combat weapons though to limit fire frenzy.
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Here’s the new list:
H.Q.
Kharne the betrayer
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Troops:
8 demons
8 berserkers, icon, champ, powerfist.
8 berserkers, icon, champ, powerfist, Rhino.
8 berserkers, icon, champ, powerfist, Rhino.
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Elites:
Dreadnaught, extra close combat arm, extra armor
Dreadnaught, extra close combat arm, extra armor
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Heavy Support:
Defiler, 2 close combat arms
Defiler, 2 close combat arms
Land raider, demonic possession.
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I really want the terminators, but this list is better than anything I’ve been able to come up with at 1750 with them in it.
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At 2,000 I’ll add a 10 man unit of chaos space marines, mark of khorne, flamer, champ, powersword, rhino.
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When we hit 2500 I’ll add a 10 man unit of terminators with 2 heavy flamers, each with a chainfist, a champ with a chainfist, and mark of khorne, plus some other random upgrades for the army.
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Having some actual games under my belt now in fifth and having been to a tournament, I’ve found that close combat is just head and shoulders more decisive than shooting, and more effective. Sadly, I love shooting, but with the profusion of ways to generate or magnify cover saves, my old favorites, plasma cannons and lascannons just aren’t what they used to be. I’d do a iron warriors list with vindicators and doom siron, Obliterators, lord, terminators, troops and some raptors/bikes, but it just doesn’t call to me. This army feeds my resin addiction and will look good, and might give me a shot at winning a tournament or two, certainly better than my eldar finish.