Daemon Guide

So, these are the tables I carry around in my head.

If you are looking for tactics, you'll find those in the unit descriptions and in the example army lists.

You will however find your tactics mandated by what units you bring to the table.

So, I hope this Daemon Guide helps you decide what to bring, knowing what each units role is...well, that's key to building your army and having an in-depth understanding of what each unit is capable of combined with the tactics in each units description and you should be well on your way to understanding the Daemon Army and using it properly..

The table is kept simple, all questions are in yes/no format. For more in-depth reasoning, please view each units entry.

Here are the explanations for what each rating is:

Melee: This unit is capable of melee, if not capable of ranged is solely effective in close combat.

Ranged: This unit is capable of ranged attacks, if not capable of melee it should remain out of close combat.

Anti-Infantry: This unit deals with enemy infantry and does so well.

Anti-Tank: A little more tricky, this unit has a good chance at getting penetrating hits on AV10 (normal vehicles) in close combat. Shooting attacks are not considered, as almost all of a Daemon armies shooting is S8 AP1 (Bolt of Tzeentch) which is fine against light tanks but is not a heavy tank killer. Nor are attacks against enemy Dreadnoughts in close combat, as most of a Daemon army is stymied by such mechanical beasts.

Tough: Whether it's a high armor value, high toughness, a special ability, or a combination; the unit is difficult to get rid of.

Fast: Due to fleet, cavalry, flight, or beast status; this unit is fast and is able to move faster than standard infantry movement. Being able to run does not make a unit fast, being able to fleet does--because you can assault afterwards, and in a slow assault oriented army being fast is good.

Daemonic Unit	Melee	Ranged	Anti-Infantry	Anti-Tank	Tough	Fast
Bloodthirster	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
The Blue Scribes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Epidemius	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Fateweaver Oracle	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Great Unclean One	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Herald of Khorne	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Herald of Nurgle	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Herald of Slaanesh	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Herald of Tzeentch	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Keeper of Secrets	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ku'Gath Plaguefather	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Lord of Change	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
The Masque	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Skarbrand Exiled One	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Daemonic Unit	Melee	Ranged	Anti-Infantry	Anti-Tank	Tough	Fast
Skulltaker	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Beasts of Nurgle	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Bloodcrushers of Khorne	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Fiends of Slaanesh	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Flamers of Tzeentch	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Bloodletters of Khorne	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No
Daemonettes of Slaanesh	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes
Nurglings	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No
Pink Horrors of Tzeentch	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Plaguebearers of Nurgle	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Flesh Hounds of Khorne	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Furies of Chaos	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes
Screamers of Tzeentch	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
Seekers of Slaanesh	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes
Daemon Prince	Yes	No*	Yes	Yes	Yes	No*
Soulgrinder	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

The only real exception to the yes/no format are the Daemon Princes, who can be both ranged and fast units but by default are not.