Nurgle Heralds

[jumping goat]

I'm in the process of building up a daemon army.

 

I really like the idea of a large group of plaguebearers led by a particulary long limbed plauge bearer with its head and torso being nothing more than horrifically large pulsating tumours.

The problem I have is a herald of nurgle with palanquin and noxious touch upgrade cost the same as 5 plaguebeares.

To me 5 bearers seem better.

 

Anyone out there use nurgle heralds?

[minigun762]

Unless its the Tallyman, a Nurgle Herald offers you very little that you can't find with more PlagueBearers.

 

If I HAD to use one, here is what I'd go.

 

Nurgle Herald + Noxious Touch + Unholy Might + Palaquin = 85 points

 

Now it might seem silly to take Unholy Might + Noxious Touch, but it gives me a reroll (on a 2+) against anything T5 or less which can include alot of those annoying units (like Plague Marines or Thunderwolf Cavalry)

[Depayen]

I disagree I run a herald of nurgle along with epidemus and I like it. It is a herald + paliquinn + breath of Choas + noxious touch and Cloud of flies. I have found his to be very annoying and durable. I say don't count them out.

[Ail'Slath'Sleresh]

I agree with taking Epidemus aswell as a herald being a great choice. A 21 strong plaguebearer unit including herald can hold a lot of units in combat for a very long time if not even take them down in the process. If you do plan to use a herald as just a cheap hq take a look at the other heralds and see what abilities your army could use