Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2014 0:55:21 GMT -6
I recently acquired a fair amount of CSM units and am rebuilding a Chaos force. I have been looking into Word-Bearers for sometime, but I had always been on the fence about them from a competitive play point of view. In the end, the units I have now really work as a fluffy word bearers list but I'd still like it to atleast be functional. Let me hear what you guys think about the list.
The list has several units that in general under perform compared to others, as well as a lack of dedicated AA (although I think that is a CSM army wide issue rather then list specific), although on paper it looks like it will do alright. The Helcult brings some sweet rules to the table: Helbrute gets rage, and any ones rolled hit a friendly model randomly determined within 6". Cultists have fearless until Helbrute is slain, and then loose fearless and gain zealot. Helbrute gains a 3+ cover save if obscured by cultists in this formation. Each successful cover save means one cultist is removed from play without any saves. Makes the cultists more reliable, and the brute more durable. With all three being scoring in 7th, the formation is really solid IMHO. The sorcerer is there to summon daemons primarily. With a spell familiar he should be able to summon at least 1-2 squads of pink horrors (who can then easily summon some more plague bearers to score).
+++ Word Bearers (1848pts) +++
Codex: Chaos Space Marine - Primary Detachment
+ HQ +
* Dark Apostle (105pts)
Bolt Pistol, Power Maul, Sigil of Corruption, Veterans of the Long War
* Sorcerer (145pts)
Mastery Level 3, Aura of dark glory, Spell familiar, Veterans of the Long War
* Power Armour
Bolt Pistol, Force Weapon
+ Elites +
* Chaos Terminators (228pts)
Veterans of the Long War
* Terminator
Reaper Autocannon, Power Weapon
* Terminator
Chainfist, Combi-flamer
* Terminator
Combi-plasma, Power Weapon
* Terminator
Combi-melta, Power Weapon
* Terminator Champion
Combi-melta, Power Weapon
* Chaos Terminators (213pts)
Veterans of the Long War
* Terminator
Heavy Flamer, Power Weapon
* Terminator
Chainfist, Combi-flamer
* Terminator
Combi-plasma, Power Weapon
* Terminator
Combi-melta, Power Weapon
* Terminator Champion
Combi-flamer, Power Weapon
* Possessed (155pts)
Veterans of the Long War
* 4x Possessed
4x Mark of Khorne
* Possessed Champion
Mark of Khorne
+ Troops +
* Chaos Cultists (119pts)
17x Autogun, 2x Heavy stubber, 19x cultists
* Cultist Champion
Shotgun
* Chaos Space Marines (185pts)
Autocannon, 9x Chaos Space Marine, Plasma Gun, Veterans of the long war
* Aspiring Champion
Bolt Pistol, Close Combat Weapon, Combi-flamer
* Chaos Space Marines (185pts)
Autocannon, 9x Chaos Space Marine, Plasma Gun, Veterans of the long war
* Aspiring Champion
Bolt Pistol, Close Combat Weapon, Combi-flamer
+ Fast Attack +
* Chaos Bikers (103pts)
2x Chaos Biker, 2x Meltagun, Veterans of the Long War
* Chaos Biker Champion
Bolt Pistol, Combi-melta
+ Heavy Support +
* Defiler (200pts)
Daemonic possession, Heavy Flamer, Reaper Autocannon, Warpflame gargoyles
Helcult Formation
+ Formation +
* Helcult (210pts)
* Chaos Cultists
Cultist Champion, Flamer, 9x cultists
* Chaos Cultists
Cultist Champion, Flamer, 9x cultists
* Helbrute
Multi-melta, Power fist
The list has several units that in general under perform compared to others, as well as a lack of dedicated AA (although I think that is a CSM army wide issue rather then list specific), although on paper it looks like it will do alright. The Helcult brings some sweet rules to the table: Helbrute gets rage, and any ones rolled hit a friendly model randomly determined within 6". Cultists have fearless until Helbrute is slain, and then loose fearless and gain zealot. Helbrute gains a 3+ cover save if obscured by cultists in this formation. Each successful cover save means one cultist is removed from play without any saves. Makes the cultists more reliable, and the brute more durable. With all three being scoring in 7th, the formation is really solid IMHO. The sorcerer is there to summon daemons primarily. With a spell familiar he should be able to summon at least 1-2 squads of pink horrors (who can then easily summon some more plague bearers to score).
