Warhammer 40,000/5th Edition Tactics/Chaos Daemons

Why Play Chaos Daemons

So you can use the models in fantasy. Where they are actuality useful. The models are also kinda cool. Especially the Forge World ones. Daemons offer lots of room to convert, especially if you like the green stuff.

Unit Analysis

HQ

• Bloodthirster -
  • Skarbrand, the Exiled One -
• Great Unclean One -
  • Ku'gath, The Plaguefather -
• Keeper of Secrets -
• Lord of Change -
  • Fateweaver, Oracle of Tzeench -
• Herald of Khorne -
  • Skulltaker -
• Herald of Nurgle -
  • Epidemius -
• Herald of Slaanesh -
  • The Masque -
• Herald of Tzeentch -
  • The Blue Scribes -

Elite

• Beasts of Nurgle -
• Bloodcrushers of Khorne -
• Fiends of Slaanesh -
• Flamers of Tzeentch -

Troop

• Bloodletters of Khorne -
• Daemonettes of Slaanesh -
• Nurglings -
• Pink Horrors of Tzeentch -
  • The Changeling -
• Plaguebearers of Nurgle -

Fast Attack

• Flesh Hounds of Khorne -
  • Karanak -
• Furies of Chaos -
• Screamers of Tzeentch -
• Seekers of Slaanesh -

Heavy Support

• Daemon Prince -
• Soul Grinder -

Building your Army

• Mount your army on round bases, and make properly sized regiment bases for them, so you can easily swap them into a Fantasy army, where they're actually good.

Tactics

Realize that this is a shit army, and just have fun with it. Seriously, 1/3 chance of getting turn 1 raped does not make for a competitive army.