First thoughts on a Deathguard army list:
Detachment Keyword - Deathguard
Deatchments in use - Battalion
HQ
Chaos Lord - Balesword, Plasma Pistol
Malignant Plaguecaster, Corrupted Staff, Bolt Pistol
Typhus
Troops:
Poxwalkers x 20
Chaos Cultists x 10, Autogun x 10
Chaos Cultists x 10, Auto Pistol x 10, Brutal Close Combat Weapon x 10
Plague Marines x 10, Boltgun x 9, Plague Knife x 9, Power Fist x 1, Plasma Gun x 2
Plague Marines x 10, Boltgun x 9, Plague Knife x 9, Plasma Gun x 2, Plaguesword x 1
Elite
Boxious Blightbringer, Cursed Plague Bell, Plasma Pistol
Tallyman, Plasma Pistol
Foul Blightspawn, Plague Sprayer
Blightlord Terminators x 5, Combi Bolter x 3, Reaper Autocannon x 1, Flail of Corruption x 1, Plaguesword x 4
Fast Attack
Foetid Bloat-drone, Plaguespitter x 2, Plague Probe
Foetid Bloat-drone, Fleshmower, Plague Probe
Total: 1750 + 250 points of reinforcements
This then leaves me with 250 points to summon units (in some form of combo from below)
Beasts of Nurgle
Plaguebearers
Nurglings
Plague Drones
Great Unclean One
Epidemus
Herald of Nurgle
(and if FW is allowed):
Spined Chaos Beast
Pox Riders of Nurgle
Plague Toads of Nurgle
Cor'bax Utterblight
Mamon Transfigured
Plague Hulk of Nurgle
Some examples (although it really depends on the game being played!)
More Bodies!
Plaguebearers x 14
Plaguebearers x 14
Nurglings x 3
This would require three of my characters electing not to move throughout the course of the battle (at some point), and would required a roll of 8 of 3d6 for each of the Plaguebearers, and roll of 3 for the Nurglings.
Psyhic Might
Nurglings x 6
Herald of Nurgle
Herald of Nurgle
This requires a 6 for the nurglings, and a 4 for each of the Heralds.
Fleet of Wing
Plague Drones x 3
Plague Drones x 3
Beasts of Nurgle x 1
This requires a 6 for each of the plague Drones, and a 2 for the beasts of nurgle.
The great thing here is that it really allows me to focus on what I need (that turn 5 objective grab... sure why not!)
Early support for Blightlord Terminators that have just Deep Striked in? go for some Fleet of Wing guys.
What do you think?
The list is lacking some anti-armour with most of the threat to that coming from things I could summon or my Daemon Prince. However I suspect this list might change as I see more of the models come out, so far these are the ones I really like (although I may look to include a Plague Surgeon at some point... if I can still summon myself a Great Unclean one!
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