Shooty Fate Crusher deck?

**headlss** · 12th January 2012 12:16

I drew up a list built around Fate Bender with a body guard of blood crushers.
Front half.

333 Fate bender. 333
~300 Blood crusher body guard with Herald fully decked out ~140
4 dudes total (I think) with Icon.
100 pink horrors bolt and changling
~130 Tzench daemon prince. Shooty up grades only.

Back half.
100 the Masque
95 pinks w/ bolt
95 pinks with blot.
130 Tzench Daemon prince
130 Tzench Daemon prince.

~1500 (I think it's over a bit)

Every one in the army has either 4+ invincible or a 3+ armor. The front half is just supposed to look scary with the blood crushers. The Herald can have 4(or 5) strength 6 rending power attacks with a possibly of furious charge for strength 7.
They can also soak a hell of a lot of shots.

Tzench daemons pump out a lot of fire power especially against MEQ's.

When the back half starts arriving the army should be able to out shoot the bad guys inside 18 inches. And with a little bit of luck Masque can pull 1 unit into assault range and push 1 or 2 away. So they are out of range for the counter attack.

I think each half can deal with Armor, horde and MEQ. The back half would have some trouble with assault, unless the Masque can line the units up just right.

Thoughts?

**PyroSikTh** · 12th January 2012 12:28

So what happens when the "back" half comes in first, and Fateweaver doesn't enter until late game?

All Fatecrusher lists have this huge flaw, and I haven't seen a good way for anyone to solve it.

**headlss** · 12th January 2012 16:39

If the back half comes in first you shoot the hell out of anything in 18" scare them into not closing on you with your big scary Tzench Princes. And basically dick around with them with Masques pavine.

If the back half come's in you wait, and hide. You've got enough fire power to ruin anyone's day at close rage. You only have 10 shots at 24" but 4 of them are S8 AP 1. The other 6 are AP 3. If any one tries to get just a little bit too close the masque can put them where you want them. If a horde of assaulters come at you I think the back half would be in trouble, but then the front half would be too with only 1 dedicated assault unit.

Its not a perfect solution, but it is an answer to your question. This is a deck that would play differently from most Deamon builds I think. Instead of rushing into close combat you would make them come to you.

**PyroSikTh** · 13th January 2012 11:38

Actually this list works the same as most Daemon lists. If you go Fatecrusher, which you have, it's all about charging those Bloodcrushers in. Otherwise you have to go super-shooty, which you've also done.