Editing Warhammer 40,000/8th Edition Tactics/Thousand Sons (section)

====Melee====
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A large, but not exhaustive, list of the various types of melee weaponry used by the the Thousand Sons:

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*'''Blade of Magnus''' - Magnus's big beatstick. Gives big red X2 strength, AP-4 and 3 damage, as well as turning slain characters into a spawn that you still have to pay for in matched play.  Good weapon with a REALLY bad effect. Never pay for a chaos spa-whanoblblblblnfkjsdn, in matched play, it’s a waste of points.
*'''Brutal assault weapon''' - Cultist melee weapon that gives them an additional close combat attack; free sidegrade to make classic choppy cultists.
*'''Chainsword''' - Now a bit more than just a close combat weapon, gives an additional attack using its profile if you have one on you. Not bad for dual wielding. If you have two, you do indeed get two extra attacks.
*'''Daemon jaws''' - The dino-head of the Forgefiend if you don't have the Plasma-Head. AP-1, D2.
*'''Daemon Prince Weapons''' - All of these have the same cost.
**'''Daemonic axe''' - -1 to hit, S+1 AP-3 D3.  ''Never'' take this - it only beats a second set of talons against T8/2+/5++ or worse, which is incredibly niche.
**'''Hellforged sword''' - SUser AP-2 D3.  ''Never'' take this - a second set of talons costs the same amount for the same damage output, but does it with attacks, not damage, which is better against hordes.
**'''Malefic talons''' - SUser AP-2 D2, makes 1 additional attack; your Daemon Prince comes with one stock for free.  The second one, which costs the same amount as the other options, adds another 2 additional attacks (3 total).
***As a result, this is ''always'' better than a sword and ''almost always'' better than an axe, so it should be your automatic choice.
*'''Defiler claws''' - Deffy doesn't suffer -1 to hit when he give you 6 wounds to the face.
*'''Defiler scourge''' - Deffy DOES get 3 extra attacks with this if he's got one. This will get you 3x S12 AP-2 3Dam on top of his 3 claw attacks. 
*'''Disc of Tzeentch's blades''' - 1 additional S4 attack. 
*'''Divining Spear''' - S+1 AP-1 D1 but is increased to D2 on the charge.
*'''Force weapons''' - Effectively the same as a power weapon but with D3 damage. And all that without having to forego using other powers.
*'''Helbrute fist''' - S:x2 AP:-3 D:3 just like a Thunder Hammer, but you don't have -1 to the attack roll.
*'''Helbrute hammer''' - The other Helbrute option, Sx2 AP-4 and d6 damage, but imposes a -1 to hit penalty. Overall, the fist is much more reliable.
*'''Heldrake claws''' - S:User with AP-1 and d3 damage and +1 to hit against flyers. You have to take them on your 'drakes. Use them to shred through some hapless character in the enemy backline. 
*'''Hideous mutations''' - The Spawn's claws and tentacles. Very respectable at AP-2 and 2 damage.
*'''Lasher tendrils''' - The Maulerfiend's other option. Gives 6 extra attacks at AP-2 D2 to shred your way through any infantry you encounter. 
*'''Maulerfiend fists''' - Powerfist without the -1 to hit and with a flat 3 damage. 
*'''Mechatendrils''' - Gives the Warpsmith two extra basic melee attacks.
*'''Power scourge''' - Grants 3 additional attacks with this weapon, which hits at AP-2 and 2 damage. Helbrute with a Power Fist + Power Scourge? 5 Fist attacks, 3 Scourge attacks.
*'''Power weapons''' - Got a general reshuffling this edition, with each option getting changed to make it generally more balanced.
**'''Power maul<sup>Legends</sup>''' - S+2 AP-1. Packs a punch in general, but is especially effective against GEQs, these also do well against armies like Harlequins who have an army-wide invulnerable save yet are still terribly squishy.
**'''Power axe<sup>Legends</sup>''' - S+1, AP-2. Lost the unwieldy rule and is all the better for it, even if these are slightly more expensive than the other 2. These are now a jack of all trades and make a good fit for "take all comers" armies.
**'''Power sword''' - S User, AP-3. Focused entirely on armour penetration, these are good at facing MEQs and completely strip armour from GEQs, however these become a terrible choice against invulnerable saves. 
**'''Power fist<sup>Legends</sup>''' - Sx2, AP-3, D3 damage. Lost the unwieldy rule like the axe, however it has a -1 to hit now. However it still packs a solid punch of d3 damage. Helbrute Power Fist ignores the -1 to hit and does a flat 3 damage per swing.
*'''Tzaangor blades''' - Chainswords with AP-1. Amazing.
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