General Strike Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 So, I want to create a Daemonkin/Daemon Engine army with all the new goodies coming out. What would the best build be do you think? I'm hoping this will fit into 2000 HQ Daemon Prince Master of Possession Troops 3x Cultist Squads Elites 3x 10 man Possessed Squads Heavy Support 2 Double Obliterator Squads 1x Maulerfiend Flyer 2x Heldrakes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonoftherubric21 Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 I would do something similar but we need to see in the end what everything will cost. I was going to look at Prince + 2 masters of possessionA good dozen daemons, 3 or so Greater possessed. duel oblits (or 3 in one, and 1-2 in the other) Mauler for sure, possibly a tick dependent on its points value. Then based off whats left try and fill out a battallion with cultists. Build up from there. its a fairly beefy list with *LOTS* of wounds so I can see it definitely getting some work done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excessus Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 I'm liking the venom crawlers more and more. That high str shooting is just what we need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlo Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 Daemon Engines have always been decent, and the new stuff is even better to push the theme! Greater possessed are an auto include IMO, pushing the strength of everything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Asvaldir Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 I will definetly be making a deamonkin army as I loved the theme of possessed/daemon engines, but it's a little hard to really solidify a list just yet without knowing the pts cost of the new stuff, and whether or not there are more releases coming such as another new daemon engine (which I'd really love to see). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prot Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 So, I want to create a Daemonkin/Daemon Engine army with all the new goodies coming out. What would the best build be do you think? I'm hoping this will fit into 2000 HQ Daemon Prince Master of Possession Troops 3x Cultist Squads Elites 3x 10 man Possessed Squads Heavy Support 2 Double Obliterator Squads 1x Maulerfiend Flyer 2x Heldrakes I think others have given you some good advice.. .points are going to make a big difference. I wish you could find a way to put some of that in Rhino's. ... but all being said I would strongly recommend a Renegade Legion tactic based army. The beginning of 8th, this is essentially the type of army I used to play a lot of, although I had Spawns in there, just because. But the ability to assault after advancing can put huge pressure on some armies, and keeps foot based armies valid against faster opponents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Strike Posted March 6, 2019 Author Share Posted March 6, 2019 Yeah, renegades makes sense since my possessed and maulers won't shoot, and my obliterators have fists now with assault weapons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallios Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 Yeah, renegades makes sense since my possessed and maulers won't shoot, and my obliterators have fists now with assault weapons. Maulerfiends don't benefit from legion traits anyhow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Strike Posted March 6, 2019 Author Share Posted March 6, 2019 Oh right, meaning I should focus on possessed and oblits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallios Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 Well, if you are running Oblits and Possessed down someone's throat, they'll probably not deal with the maulerfiends running a turn behind ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Cyanide Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 My difficulty with planning a Daemon kind army is that I still want too much stuff in it! Lol! Is going to be hard to keep it under 2000 points! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WickedJester1013 Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 What legion trait set up would you use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Father Ferrum Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 Renegades and Alpha Legion both seem to good choices; the first for their Trait, the second for their stratagem. Both help Possesed and combat characters sprint across the field to assault the enemy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WickedJester1013 Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 About a more shooty variant? Also some other chaos options like the nurgle tree or the other deathguard daemon machines? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El_Dicko Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 I’m definitely looking at a Nurgle daemonkin build of somekins if only because I’ve already got a ton of Nurgle daemons and some Warptalons and a Maulerfiend that I can’t take in a deathguard detachment. Leaning toward Renegades as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WickedJester1013 Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 Do daemon princes from csm or daemon books count for the new daemon kin? I’m thinking a nurgle battalion with princes or heralds, plague bearers to tarpit and board control. Some bloat drones or PBC. Maybe that nurgle tree and then a detachment of nurgle marked alpha legion daemons raining daemon fore down range. Also after seeing that new havoc model I know I want a unit or two. I hope they change greater posses to work more with daemons, but I think 1-2 of them running mid fiend or even back field buff machines and counter charging anything that comes to the back lines. Basically I see a nurgle version of an iron legion siege type army which I believe fits the lore as mortarion him self designed things like the PBC crawler to up stage imperial machines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Father Ferrum Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 Anything with the DAEMON keyword, so yes, DPs count. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WickedJester1013 Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 But correct me if I’m wrong, it is not just the daemon keyword, you need the legion key word to function with the new daemonkin stuff correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Father Ferrum Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 I think that depends. The Greater Possessed's buff bubble requires LEGION and DAEMON, true, but I think the psychic powers don't have that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Strike Posted March 9, 2019 Author Share Posted March 9, 2019 Im now thinking: CSM Battalion HQ Daemon Prince w/ Wings Khorne Master of Possession Troops Cultists(10) Shadowspear CSM(10) Shadowspear CSM(10) Elites 1x Greater Possessed Khorne 1x Greater Possessed Slaanesh Possessed Khorne(10) Possessed Khorne(10) Heavy Support Slaanesh Obliterators(2) Slaanesh Obliterators(2) Battalion Detachment- Daemons HQ Bloodmaster Herald of Slaanesh Troops Bloodletters(10) Bloodletters(10) Daemonettes(10) The Herald and Bloodmaster alongside the Greater Possessed make some killy possessed and Obliterators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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