Warhammer 40,000/10th Edition Tactics/Chaos Daemons
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This is the current 10th Edition's Chaos Daemons tactics. 9th Edition Tactics are here.
Why Play Chaos Daemons
Pros
Cons
Faction Rules
- The Shadow of Chaos: Somewhat familiar if anyone used daemons in the first edition of the Horus Heresy. Certain areas of the board will be under the shadow, which lets you buff units inside it. While you always have your DZ as under the shadow, you can also take the middle of the board and the enemy's DZ respectively if you manage to cap over half of the objectives in that part of the board.
- Daemonic Manifestation: When one of your units is under the shadow, you can add +1 to their Battleshock checks and can recover 1d3 wounds on a passed check, with Battleline units instead resurrecting 1d3 models.
- Daemonic Terror: When an enemy is under the shadow, they suffer -1 to their Battleshock checks and suffers 1d3 additional wounds if they fail.
- Daemonic Pact: The way you can ally in daemons with any other Chaos Army. That said, this detachment can only reach a certain limit (250/500/750 for Incursion/Strike Force/Onslaught) and this detachment can't take any enhancements.
- This does come with restrictions for the mono-god armies. The World Eaters can only take a mono-Khorne detachment, The Death Guard can only take a mono-Nurgle detachment, The Thousand Sons can only take a mono-Tzeentch detachment, and a CSM detachment led by Lucius (please don't make us wait for an EC army GW...) can only take a Slaanesh detachment.
Detachments
Daemonic Incursion
Special Rules
- Warp Rifts: You can set up your daemons anywhere within your Shadow of Chaos, so long as they're over 6" away from any enemies. The reduced distance means that your chances of charging out of a Deep Strike are significantly improved.
Stratagems
- Corrupt Realspace (1 CP): During any command phase, you can corrupt one objective that you're already capping, not only making it always count as capped even when your units aren't next to it, but also making the area within 6" of it count as being under the Shadow of Chaos. Keep in mind that a Battle-shocked unit has its OC set to 0, which means that it can't capture objectives- and therefore it'll remain controlled by you!
Equipment
Unit Analysis
Characters
- Keeper of Secrets: A fleet-footed menace, but it's still relatively frail with T10 and a 5+/4++ save. Fortunately, Mesmerising Form makes all attacks targeting it suffer -1 to hit. Its Witstealer Sword remains a pretty effective weapon with S8 AP-2 D3 and Snapping Claws giving Extra Attacks with S6 AP-2 D3 with Devastating Wounds. You can also pick up another set of attacks with the Ritual Knife with S6 AP-2 D2, a Living Whip for a ranged attack that doesn't bother with casting, or a Shining Aegis to gain a 5+ FNP save. Its lone ranged attack is Phantasmagoria, a psychic power at 18" S6 AP-2 with Devastating Wounds, given the option of either the basic attack or an extra couple of attacks at the risk of Hazardous. Other Slaanesh Daemons also benefit from being near a keeper, as it has a 6" aura that improves the AP of their weapons by 1.
Epic Heroes
- Be'lakor: Considerably beefed up with T10 W18 while still benefiting from both a 4+/4++ save (meaning last edition's variable saves are dead) and Stealth. On top of that, he's also a mobile emitter of the Shadow of Chaos, letting him assist any allies within 6" of him...and that's on top of his Shadow Master auras in that same range, which lets him pick one psychic power each turn (Enemies can only attack allies in the bubble when they're within 18", any enemies inside the bubble below their starting strength must take Battleshock tests, or friendly units can re-roll Battleshock or Leadership checks).
- His Blade of Shadows remains just as versatile, with the sweep profile giving 14 S8 AP-3 attacks to carve mobs while Strike gives 6 S14 AP-4 D1+d6 with Lethal Hits so you can more easily carve apart enemy monsters and tanks. This is supplemented by a new ranged psychic weapon that gives him a cover-negating barrage of S5 AP-2 Devastating Wounds shots or an even bigger barrage of S6 AP-3 shots with Devastating Wounds and Hazardous.
Battleline
Infantry
Monsters
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