The herald of Khorne is an enhanced bloodletter with a variety of options to select between. They can choose one loci form any of lesser, greater and exalted. Of these, the greater (rage for the unit) and the exalted (hatred for the unit) are both strong options and one of them probably should be taken. They can also have up to 30 points of lesser, greater or exalted rewards, taken in any combination. The Axe of Khorne (AP2, decapitating blow) seems like an ideal and cheap option (for a lesser reward) and provides a good way to grant a little bit of anti-terminator strategy for the Khorne player.
The transport options are also strong. The juggernaut is a classic way of upgrading a herald and is still a great option. The blood throne is a new option for a dedicated transport, and I'll review that separately. Suffice to say, that I think the bloodthrone is also a good choice for the herald as it can transmit and loci to Khorne daemon units within 6". This can make for several horrendous units in close connection to each other. Consider playing this in concert with chaos space marines and other daemons for a fun multi-unit death star.
Let's have a look at a few potential builds:
Herald of Khorne, Greater Locus of Fury, Juggernaut of Khorne, Axe of Khorne (130 points)
Run with a unit of flesh hounds or bloodcrushers to devastate enemy forward lines. Even a big unit of bloodletters might be an option as a "delivery" method.
Herald of Khorne, Exalted Locus of Wrath, Bloodthrone of Khorne, Axe of Khorne (165 points)
This is a mini-force-booster. Surround him with friendly daemon units and use chaos space marines as a forward screen. Charge in and enjoy!
Herald of Khorne, Exalted Locus of Wrath, Blade of Blood (100 points)
Cheap and unsubtle. Run with a large mob of bloodletters in a low points army, or as a set of 4 heralds in a larger daemons (primary FOC) army.
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