Chaos Daemons 1500pts List

[Statto]

Hello All

I used to play Warhammer and 40K, upto about 15yrs ago. Then life and work got in the way, but Ive always followed the hobby by buying White Dwarf 90% of the time

Im finding that Id like to start playing again and a Chaos Daemons army is calling me

I have the Codex and from it have come up with the following 1500pt list

I just wondered if anyone has any suggestions about my list

HQ
Keeper of Secrets
+ Daemonic Gaze
+ Sopophoric Musk
+ Transfixing Gaze
= 245pts

ELITES
6 x Feinds of Slannessh
+ 1 x Unholy Might
= 190 pts

TROOPS
12 x Pink Horrors
+ 1 x Bolt of Tzeentch
+ 1 x Changling
= 219 pts

TROOPS
13 x Demonettes
+ 1 x Transfixing Gaze
= 187 pts

TROOPS
10 x Bloodletters
= 160 pts

FAST ATTACK (More like 'Tank Killers')
5 x Screamers of Tzeench
+ 1 x Unholy Might
= 85 pts

FAST ATTACK (More like 'Tank Killers')
5 x Screamers of Tzeench
+ 1 x Unholy Might
= 85 pts

HEAVY SUPPORT
Soul Grinder
= 135 pts

HEAVY SUPPORT
Daemon Prince
+ Mark of Tzeench
+ Iron Hide
+ Demonic Gaze
+ Boon of Mutation
= 185 pts


Any comments are more than welcome

Cheers
Statto

[PyroSikTh]

Screamers are ass, drop them.

A single Soulgrinder is ass, drop it or swap the Prince for a second one. I however, prefer Princes over Soulgrinders.

Daemonettes are about perfect, but you need more Bloodletters otherwise they'll get shot to pieces before they do anything. Flipside with Horrors, split them into 2 units of 6, also enabling double the Bolt of Tzeentch.

[Badarmies2]

I would get rid of your elites slan units and switch them for flamers, much better. As Pyro said I have a firm belief you should take 3 SG's or none. They work awesome in quanity especially if you put all 3 in the same wave, however one at a time they just get eaten alive because they are ultimately the only vehicle to target for your enemy. I don't like demonettes, I prefer bloodletters. Horrors he is absolutely correct on. It is not uncommon for me to have all 6 troop picks used in a 1500 point army because of of min-max horror squads. Screamers are the absolute worst unit in the game. I am not a big fan of the KoS or any GD for an HQ pick accept maybe the BT. I like playing a cheap HQ like the Masque that can offer some synergy to your template wepons or be used to move stuff out of cover for the BL charge or a hearld the does something minor but worthwhile. Good luck.

[Statto]

Hi Chaps

Thanks for the comments, Ill definately take them on board

Im definately thinking now of dropping the SG in favour of another DP
And splitting the horrors

I might change the Feinds to flamers as well

And it interseting that you say screamers are crap, they seem like a good anti-tank choice on paper, maybe ill drop the screamers and use the point for more BL's

I better put an order in with GW then and get started, I havnt painted a miniature for 15yrs, I bet my hands are well shakey!!!!

Tanks again
Statto

[PyroSikTh]

Screamers look like they'd be great at anti-tank, and when the codex first came out, everyone flocked to them. As time settled (and 5th was released) everyone started to realise that even Melta Bombs need 6s to hit a moving vehicle, and with only 1 bomb each, the chance of getting a hit were somewhat slim. That was if they survived the onslaught of firepower the turn they arrived.

[NecroDaemon22]

Soul Grinders don't perform well alone because on the battlefield you opponent sees it and is like, "Oh crap that thing's scary, KILL IT!!!" Then it's dead.