I'm kicking around stripping my loyalist marines, and moving them over to Chaos Marines.
As such, here's a more kick-you-in-the-face-hardcore list. It moves a little something like this...
HQ
Chaos Lord
Mark of Nurgle
Lightning Claws
140
Elites
4 Chaos Terminators
2 Combi-plasma
Chainfist
Lightning Claws
Heavy Flamer
160
Troops
8 Plague Marines
Including Plague Champ w/ Powerfist
2 meltaguns
Personal Icon
249
Rhino w/ Dozer Blade
40
7 Plague Marines
Including Plague Champ w/ Powerfist
2 Meltaguns
Personal Icon
226
Rhino w/ Dozer Blade
40
8 Plague Marines
Including Plague Champ w/ Powerfist
2 meltaguns
Personal Icon
249
Rhino w/ Dozer Blade
40
7 Plague Marines
Including Plague Champs w/ Powerfist
2 Flamers
Personal Icon
216
Rhino w/ Dozer Blade
40
Heavy Support
2 Obliterators
150
2 Obliterators
150
2 Obliterators
150
Total: 1850
I suppose that I could go with a Lash Sorcerer, but that's the more competitive version. The idea's to be flexible and durable. Four rhinos, four squads, meltas, and some flamers to accompany the Chaos Lord with lightning claws.
The Obliterators and Terminators are mobile reserves, which is why everyone's got Personal Icons in the squads. The Terminators are small, cost-effective, yet cannot be reserved. They can crank out the plasma shots, maim armor in close combat, and/or maim up infantry with a heap of power weapon and lightning claw attacks. They're small, but really ought not be ignored.
I suppose the harder-core version would drop the Terminators and Chaos Lord for a pair of 125-point Slaaneshi lash-sorcerors. Dropping the Lord and Terminators frees up 300 points; the two Sorcerors cost 250. The remaining 50 means I can add a couple more Plague Marines, and keep the one flamer squad.
The other potential...Chaos-Zilla. I'm still pointing it out, and I'd like a way to use Abaddon effectively, though I'm pretty sure that's a tall order.
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Why'd you opt for the lord as opposed to say a daemon prince w/ MoN? Or are you planning on tossing him in a rhino with a squad?
The Lord's easier to hide. The Daemon Prince isn't BAD in melee, but he needs to be hidden. Otherwise, the big brute just draws fire. You can pick one of the four rhinos, the oblits (if they're on the board) or the Daemon Prince bearing down on you.
Additionally, it's a matter of what the army needs. I mean, with all the powerfists, it's not THAT important to break out more melee nastiness, but it is a thought.
For 140, I can get Wings, and have to free up 10 more to get the Mark of Nurgle. I'd consider it with T6, but would have to make some changes...
If you threw wings on it and had a custom-made model (Daemon Prince/Avatar = short = win?) it'd solve the oh-crap-he's-visible dilemma. Granted, it's a cheap solution to the problem...but what can you do.
Run 2 daemon princes, 3 dreadnoughts, and 3 defilers in chaos-zilla?
This points-level's more meant to be modular; I can drop the Terminators and Nurgle Lord for two Lash Sorcerers, and be promptly punched in the balls.
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