Sure, they're not as tough (literally) as they used to be, but plaguebearers are still a strong choice. And they're now cheaper than they've ever been, making them very tempting for troops choices in the chaos daemons codex.
Shrouded is great for Nurgle daemons, and although it comes at the price of slow and purposeful, it is not a strong issue (and one that has been with plaguebearers already).
Taking a plagueridden champion is almost mandatory - the extra attack in close combat is going to be good. Interestingly, they have a none-zero BS now. Hence they can potentially use a quad gun on a defence line if required. This provides many tactical options - particularly for placing an objective behind such a line and sitting there all game long. Having plagueswords (which CAN glance a vehicle to death) is powerful, hence the lesser and greater rewards aren't actually too tempting overall. A random greater reward could be taken for an offensive build though, but I'm feeling that the ability to save on points here is useful. The instrument and icon are both great choices (again, particularly for aggressive armies), but the plague banner is an excellent choice for such aggressive builds -- do not underestimate poison 2+ -- it is very potent stuff!
Finally, if you're going to take plaguebearers, let me emphasize that they have great resonance with Heralds of Nurgle. Add in a herald with the greater locus to grant feel no pain to the entire unit for an extra 70 points - this should almost be an automatic play!
Here are some builds to think about.
14 Plaguebearers of Nurgle, Herald of Nurgle with greater locus, Aegis Defence Line with quad gun (323 points)
Its fluffy because its a multiple of 7. Its great because just what the heck is an opponent to do?
20 Plaguebearers of Nurgle, Herald of Nurgle with greater locus (250 points)
Camping on an objective? This is not a bad start!
10 Plaguebearers of Nurgle, including 1 plagueridden, instrument of chaos and plague banner, Herald of Nurgle with greater locus and level 2 psyker (245 points)
The aggressive build for a small, dedicated unit. Probably going to see a few of these kinds of build in a mono-Nurgle army.
10 Plaguebearers of Nurgle (90 points)
Sorry, just got to include this one. Really, really cheap. And they can still work.
Shrouded is great for Nurgle daemons, and although it comes at the price of slow and purposeful, it is not a strong issue (and one that has been with plaguebearers already).
Taking a plagueridden champion is almost mandatory - the extra attack in close combat is going to be good. Interestingly, they have a none-zero BS now. Hence they can potentially use a quad gun on a defence line if required. This provides many tactical options - particularly for placing an objective behind such a line and sitting there all game long. Having plagueswords (which CAN glance a vehicle to death) is powerful, hence the lesser and greater rewards aren't actually too tempting overall. A random greater reward could be taken for an offensive build though, but I'm feeling that the ability to save on points here is useful. The instrument and icon are both great choices (again, particularly for aggressive armies), but the plague banner is an excellent choice for such aggressive builds -- do not underestimate poison 2+ -- it is very potent stuff!
Finally, if you're going to take plaguebearers, let me emphasize that they have great resonance with Heralds of Nurgle. Add in a herald with the greater locus to grant feel no pain to the entire unit for an extra 70 points - this should almost be an automatic play!
14 Plaguebearers of Nurgle, Herald of Nurgle with greater locus, Aegis Defence Line with quad gun (323 points)
Its fluffy because its a multiple of 7. Its great because just what the heck is an opponent to do?
20 Plaguebearers of Nurgle, Herald of Nurgle with greater locus (250 points)
Camping on an objective? This is not a bad start!
10 Plaguebearers of Nurgle, including 1 plagueridden, instrument of chaos and plague banner, Herald of Nurgle with greater locus and level 2 psyker (245 points)
The aggressive build for a small, dedicated unit. Probably going to see a few of these kinds of build in a mono-Nurgle army.
10 Plaguebearers of Nurgle (90 points)
Sorry, just got to include this one. Really, really cheap. And they can still work.
Thanks for the great write up. Trying to evaluate adding a demons ally to my CSM.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great write up. Evaluating allying these guys with CSM.
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