I'm back with a new Chaos Daemons tactics video that goes over how to get the most use out of your army in the current 2024 post MFM 10th Edition 40k meta. This video will mainly be focused on competitive play & should (hopefully!) help you squeeze a few more wins out of your Chaos army
I've had a whole lot more practice since my original Chaos Daemon tactics guide & would like to show you some of the combos I've been using to get the most out of my demons for tournament level play. I made sure to include representatives from every Chaos God: Nurgle with his resilient extra stat sticks, Khorne with his bawls out damage potential, Tzeentch with his 'across the table' shooting & finally Slaanesh for their speed / shenanigans. This time around I tried to only include what I consider to be the best units for one of the best armies in this 10th Edition Warhammer 40k competitive army guide
I've also included a rundown going over the most important Strategem's we have access to, along with sections for each Chaos God's particular combos & synergies
While this can sort of be seen as an addition to my Chaos Daemon Tier List from the past, a lot has changed over this time (not only points but just learning the in's & outs). One of my big hopes with this video is that it might spark some ideas to branch out & try some new unit combos you're unfamiliar with. Maybe you've never ran Bloodletters, or got burned by the Keeper of Secrets yet again so shelved your Slaanesh all edition well now's the time to bust them out & see what they're really capable of, whether casual or tournament play
While the Chaos Space Marine codex is right around the corner, I'd like to do a similar update for them as they've seen many changes over 10th edition. While we had been struggling as one of the worst armies in 40k (WR% that is) the recent MFM buffs have helped breath some fresh air into the Chaos faction as a whole so I still think it'd be fun to take another look at them; along with Death Guard, World Eaters, Thousand Sons & Chaos Knights (1ksons are looking esp. amazing right now!)
With Adeptus Custodes & Necrons finally getting some deserved balancing (ok maybe not that harsh for Custodes) I think now is the perfect opportunity to shine with Chaos. Time will tell if the new Orks Codex / Meganobz threat will overrun the tournament scene, or if Sisters of Battle will continue to sneak their way up the ladder, but only time will tell. That said I fully believe Daemons are one of the stronger armies currently in 10e wh40k. I'd like to continue to release some more Chaos 40k content here shortly. I've been working with a good friend on potentially doing some 10th edition battle reports and/or 40k lore reviews so we'll see what we can come up with for you guys
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*Fat Archon's Chaos Daemons Example List (1995pt)*
This hasn't quite been optimized yet, but here's an example of one of the lists I've been running recently.
CHARACTERS:
Skarbrand (305)
Skulltaker (85)
Bloodmaster (65)
Great Unclean One w/Endless Gift (260)
Lord of Change w/Everstave (285)
Rendmaster on Bloodthrone (150)
TROOPS:
Bloodletters x10 (120)
Bloodletters x10 (120)
Nurglings (40)
Nurglings (40)
Nurglings (40)
Plague bearers (110)
Flamers (75)
Flamers (75)
Flamers (75)
OTHER:
Seekers (80)
Flesh Hounds (70)
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
02:47 Best Strategems
11:10 Daemon Drawbacks
12:02 Belakor...
17:39 NURGLE
18:05 Plaguebearers
19:25 Epidemius / Poxbringer
22:42 Nurglings
26:51 Plague Drones
29:08 Great Unclean One
32:41 Rotigus the Rainmaker
34:49 Nurgle Contingent
35:22 TZEENTCH
35:23 The Changeling
38:17 Blue Scribes
40:08 Fateskimmer
41:36 Flamers of Tzeentch
44:01 Pink Horrors
46:33 Soul Grinder
49:58 Kairos Fateweaver
53:51 Lord of Change
57:09 SLAANESH
57:36 Seeker Chariot
58:50 Syll'esske
01:01:12 Masque of Slaanesh
01:03:45 Seekers
01:06:29 Shalaxi
01:09:14 Slaaneshi Combos
01:09:46 KHORNE
01:09:58 Rendmaster
01:13:36 Bloodletters
01:14:21 Bloodmaster / Skulltaker
01:16:50 Using BLs
01:20:05 Flesh Hounds
01:21:32 Skull Cannon
01:23:55 Bloodcrushers
01:27:14 Skullmaster
01:28:48 Skarbrand / Bloodthirster
01:34:53 Be'lakor
01:40:28 Combo Recaps
01:45:16 Example Lists
01:50:46 Outro
Thanks for watching!!