Editing Warhammer 40,000/7th Edition Tactics/Chaos Space Marines (section)

===Icons of Chaos===
Icons are now issued to an individual model in a unit, and provide the whole squad with specific benefits. As it's a flat cost per unit, icons are more points-efficient the more models there are in said unit. Note that squads with a specific mark are limited to taking icons respective to their mark. Also note that ALL icons also add an additional 1 to assault results.

*'''Icon of Wrath:''' Limited to units with the Mark of Khorne, this Icon grants Furious Charge and allows the unit to re-roll charge distances. This makes the unit, essentially, a squad of mini-'Zerkers. If you're going to spend the points to give them the Mark of Khorne, you might as well go all the way and give them the Icon as well, especially since re-rolling charge distances is such great utility.

*'''Icon of Flame:''' This Icon is limited to units with the Mark of Tzeentch, not that it matters, because you won't take it, because it gives Soulblaze to bolt weapons (and ''only'' bolt weapons) in the unit, and Soulblaze almost always sucks. 

*'''Icon of Despair:''' This Icon is only for units with the Mark of Nurgle, but again, it doesn't really matter, since it bestows Fear, which, in a game dominated by Space Marines who ''Know No Fear'', isn't useful. If you ''know'' you're going up against an army like Imperial Guard that has low Leadership across the board, it ''might'' be worth it, but even then, Fear is still less than useful especially when you can run your guys as Crimson Slaughter and use the points on more useful upgrades. 

*''' Icon of Excess:''' Finally, an Icon that's unequivocally good! The Icon of Excess is only for units with the Mark of Slaanesh, which is a shame, since it grants Feel No Pain, thereby making units with the Icon nearly impossible to crack without a sustained effort. It's especially nice with Havocs and Noise Marines. However, beware of going ''too'' crazy with them (although that ''is'' the Slaaneshi way...), as it's by far the most expensive of the Icons.
** Emperor's Children are going to want to pile on as many of these as you can stomach paying for. The FNP becomes a 4+ instead of a 5+, even outside of a Rapture Battalion, and a unit-wide coin flip is always a nice buffer for the wounds that get past your normal saves.

*'''Icon of Vengeance:''' This last Icon doesn't have a Mark requirement, as it's generically Long War-themed. It grants Fearless, and that is a very, very good thing, as it compensates for the Chaos Marine lack of And They Shall Know No Fear, and it's economical on squads with more than 10 models (which is what Chaos excels at, after all).