Editing Warhammer 40,000/8th Edition Tactics/Chaos Daemons (section)

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*'''Skulltaker:''' They took his Khorne damned Juggernaut option away, but Skulltaker is still pretty beastly. He moves 1 inch faster than other infantry, has a 3+/5++, and rerolls everything when fighting a character. His aura lets nearby Keyword Bloodletters within 8" add 1 to hit (that includes him and other Heralds), and his weapon is Strength User, AP -3, D3, on 6+ to wound boosted to D3+3 damage. Get him into combat and he'll lop heads off with ease. A pretty nice support character with a very specific focus that is overshadowed by more generalist Princes with Skullreaver and Skullmasters.

*'''Karanak:''' Used to be just a mediocre character which can deny 2 psychic powers per turn. Now in addition to being a good target for Daemonic Ritual because (PL4), he got a fun little buff to his special rule. You call out an enemy character at the start of the game and for the rest of the game, when Karanak is fighting against that character, add +1 to both your hit and wound rolls. BUT WAIT - THERE'S MORE! If you're within 8" of the quarry, you can summon a unit of 5 fleshhounds (standard placement rules apply). Oh hey, he also gets to re-roll charge rolls like other fleshhounds, but his attacks have been buffed to AP-2 and D2. Chase down a motherfucker with angry dogs!

*'''Skarbrand:''' He is actually worth taking now since he can gain an extra hit on each of his attacks on a 6 to hit and forces enemy units to remain in combat with him by denying fall back. RIP Tau. He also has the Daemonic Ritual Special rule, but is nearly impossible to summon with his power level at 18 if you don't use Stratagems - but that's not what's really remarkable about him. Note that as his wounds reach certain thresholds, his attacks actually INCREASE - so what he loses inaccuracy, he compensates for with sheer undiluted RAGE. This partially solves the main problem that you'd have with an IR thirster. Still - you're going to have to play him very cleverly, otherwise, you can expect him to get wrecked by anti-tank weapons before he reaches the enemy's front lines. He does have a ranged attack that acts like the Wrath of Khorne BT's Hellfire, however, so he can surprise a foe cocky enough to charge him with an Overwatch shot. 
**'''Daemon Codex Update:''' Enemy units attempting to fall back roll 3D6. If higher than their leadership, they do not fall back.  Skarbrand also has an additional new attack profile: make 2 hit rolls for every 1 attack at User Strength, -2 AP, 1D. Perfect for clearing away the chaff. Additionally, he makes all units, ''friend or foe'', within 8" immune to morale and grants them a bonus attack. This can be either very good or very bad, depending on who you allow into melee range.

*'''Uraka the Warfiend:''' Uraka the Warfiend doesn't buff your other units, he buffs HIMSELF when he kills things. He needs to be buffed by other HQs which is kind of odd for an HQ himself...but whatever works. He's certainly not a pushover with a 3+/5++ and 6 attacks on the charge plus a decent short-range attack. Note: Uraka's datasheet says that his controlling player may attempt to deny 1 enemy psychic power, not Uraka himself. Hence one could argue that as long as your body is within deny range of an enemy psyker and you have Uraka in your army ''you'' can attempt to deny the power yourself.

*'''Samus:''' Samus, Daemon Prince of the Ruinstorm is as Khorne as it gets. A decent number of attacks that wound more often on infantry. Psykers nearby get minus 1 from their power rolls. Friendly units summoning near him get to reroll the summon. Anything not Khorne near him subtracts 1 from their LD. He's a big red rat and he's ANGRY.