Stelek's 40k Daemons of Chaos Review

So, where do we begin with the Daemonic Codex for Warhammer 40k? Well, unlike a lot of reviews done via quick posts on forums or a mention o...

Randomness: Daemons are random. You'll have to accept that as part of your army. It can be either fun or frustrating. Try and make it th...

Here we have the 'undivided' gifts, available to almost anyone. Boon of Mutation: So instead of annihilating the enemy in close com...

Khorne units only. Blessing of the Blood God: Arguably the best 5 point upgrade in the entire book. Gives you a 2+ save against any damagi...

Tzeentch units only. Bolt of Tzeentch: The best anti-tank ranged weapon the Daemons have. Sorry Soulgrinders, you don't hit jack when ...

Slaanesh units only. Aura of Acquiescence: Super nerf grenades! Nobody gets assault bonuses, and you go in init order. Not bad for the h...

Nurgle units only. Aura of Decay: So you stink like poop. So what? It's a S2 hit. Leave this non-armor piercing ability at home. Yo...

Mounts, what make Heralds the mini-MC they are. Juggernaut of Khorne: Not bad, but you really want to give these guys Chariots. This is fo...

In a nutshell: The big bad Khorne flying monster. Your typical Monstrous Creature, with higher than normal strength and number of base attac...

In a nutshell: Mr. Flexible. He can cast just about anything you'd want him to, and is the only herald in the army who can use daemonic ...

In a nutshell: The Tally. That is all Epidemius is about. No upgrades, no CC tricks, no real shooting, no real surprises. He's a support...

In a nutshell: Hello Dolly! One of four major game-making units in the Codex. He's pricey as all hell, but giving everyone in range a re...

In a nutshell: Big, ugly, hard to kill. Unlike the rest of the Nurgle units, is also quite capable of killing you in close combat. Pros: ...

In a nutshell: Killy death. If you see this guy coming your way, you'd better drop him before he gets there. :) Pros: He's a ver...

In a nutshell: Definitely not the tallyman. Does not offer a whole lot to a Chaos Daemon army, but let's take a look. Pros: Hard to k...

In a nutshell: The REAL Eternal Dancer. While not as power weapon killy as the Khorne heralds, they do make excellent bounce and pounce un...

In a nutshell: One of my personal favorites, able to move and fire the Daemons 2nd best (ok, really 1st best but whatever) anti-tank shot. ...

In a nutshell: The big competitor to the Bloodthirster, this beast has a little more subtlety than the BT does, with a slight reduction in ...

In a nutshell: Why, GW, why? Giving Nurgle a very expensive GUO to help it 'compete' against the other super characters is pointle...

In a nutshell: Worthless bird beak. Pros: It's only 83 points less than Fateweaver, has +1 stats over Fateweaver in almost every categ...

In a nutshell: The Masque is a simple unit. She gives you 3 Pavanes to reposition foes. Pros: She's relatively cheap, and for utility...

In a nutshell: Very expensive, but....he's a army wide Chaplain. He's not a flyer, but he is fast enough with fleet, and he is a b...

In a nutshell: Khorne Herald on Crack. PCP. Coke. Meth. All at the same time. Pros: He's a bit weaker than the normal Khorne Heral...

In a nutshell: Competes with the Bloodcrushers for an elite slot and is only 5 points cheaper. It's still a decent unit, sadly it real...

In a nutshell: Hey new kit, let's make them overpowered so they sell like hotcakes. Coming soon to a Daemon army near you! ;) Pros: G...

In a nutshell: Another competitor for place in a Daemon army against Bloodcrushers. They have a better value than say Beasts of Nurgle, f...

In a nutshell: Flamer death for everyone! Wounds on 4+, Glances vehicles on 4+...no cover saves...what's not to like about that? Seem...

In a nutshell: Power weapons on basic troops! The 40k universe turns upside down, news at 11! Well there's gotta be some kind of downs...

In a nutshell: One of the troops available to a Daemon army, sadly they really aren't any damn good. Think about it, if they had power...

In a nutshell: What was once annoying as hell in 4th edition, is just very irritating in 5th edition. They are very hard to get rid of in ...

In a nutshell: Semi-shooty anti-infantry, in a world where everyone has 4+ cover saves and in an army with plenty of power weapon armed uni...

In a nutshell: Best troop available to Chaos Daemons. For 5th edition, they are very difficult to get rid of and for troops in objective m...

In a nutshell: One of the best Fast Attack choices available to the Daemon armies, if not the best. If you just have to fill the FA slot, ...

In a nutshell: Lost WS and I from the non-sucky Chaos Space Marine book. Must be because...meh, some stupid GW reason. Model not selling,...

In a nutshell: 100% speedy sacrifice units. The only units they can really beat in CC are IG and Tau, against everyone else...they fail. ...

In a nutshell: Faaaaast. Lots of attacks for cheap. A nice looking model too, sadly it's metal but what can ya do? Sometimes GW make...

In a nutshell: Pretty much the same big badass from the Chaos Space Marines Codex. The differences are, a few options are incredibly high ...

In a nutshell: The only vehicle Chaos Daemons get. It's a huge model, and has a massive assault range it's 6" move, fleet mov...

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 th...

Time for the first of the army lists, this one is the Daemon version of Gojira, the Nidzilla list full of lots of MC. Tactics after. 2000 Pt...

A true believers army, if such a thing is possible. ;) Mostly this army is for those folks who bought the point release box and have a very...

Killy and Resilience. What's not to like? 2000 Pts - Chaos Daemons Roster - Khorne and Nurgle 1 Herald of Khorne @ 110 Pts Unit Type: I...

The Dance of Death army. 2000 Pts - Chaos Daemons Roster - Slaanesh and Nurgle 1 Keeper of Secrets @ 220 Pts Unit Type: Monstrous Creature; ...