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

====Heavy Support====
*'''Soul Grinder''' Your heavy fire support platypus. Heavy because it comes with 14 wounds and a 3+ save plus it can take a mark of X for free (e.g. Nurgle for that defacto FNP or Tzeentch for 4++ Invu against all those nasty heavy weapons out there). Fire Support because it gets you two 36+” high strength okay-AP weapons. Platypus because it doesn’t know what it wants to be. Its artillery purpose gets hindered with 5+ on the move and it wants to be on the move to get some use of its fine melee capabilities too: an iron claw for guys who need some heavy pounding and a sword you should switch to the warp claw for more attacks against guys who need a lot of pounding. With a move of 8" it can keep up with other more vulnerable stuff and draw some fire while returning some. While previously, just too pricey for any daemon army at 235 points; Chapter Approved 2018 drops its cost down to 180!

*'''Giant Chaos Spawn:''' Back once again for an unholy romp, the GCS comes with what you would expect from an 8th ed Forgeworld monster - more specifically, a buff and a degenerating stat profile based on wounds. What you probably ''don't'' expect is what it gets for special rules and weapons (more on that in a sec). First the basics: T5, 10 wounds to start, Ld 10 for some reason, a rather disappointing 4+ WS and no BS but it does have a 4+ armour and 5++ as well as Daemonic Ritual. Okay, now the really fun stuff: it starts with 6+D6 movement, 6+D3 strength and 6+D3 attacks; for those keeping track at home, that's a minimum of 7 for all those stats and an average 9" move with 8 S8 attacks that deal D3 damage at -1AP - nasty! The downside is it does degenerate to M3+D3, S3+D3 and A3+D6 (down to D6, 2D6 and 2D6 respectively if you're on death's door), but the upshot is that if you roll a 1 or a 6 for any of those random stats, you regain D3 wounds. Oh and if that takes you over 20 wounds somehow, the monster gets buffed to M8+D6, S6+D6 and A6+D6 and gains the {{W40kKeyword|Titanic}} keyword.
**Up until Chapter Approved these things were a steal at 75 points; WS 4+, AP -1 and d3 damage made them a little pillowfisted in terms of dealing damage but free Daemon of Tzeentch plus the constant wound regeneration shenanigans made them worth far more than the sum of their parts.  Now their points cost has doubled they've gone from a combination of hilariously disposable and extremely irritating to dispose of to rather more of an investment.  At least now they cost as much as a Maulerfiend you don't have to listen to your opponent whining about how cheap they are (although maybe you still will, this is 40k after all).
**'''Daemon Codex Update:''' Still only 5PL, so only costs 1CP to deep strike. 

*'''Spined Chaos Beast:''' The other generic Forgeworld HS beasty. Retains its S/T of 7 and 6 respectively from previous editions along with its 5++ while gaining 12 wounds in the process and a 4+ save. New this time around are the degenerating stats from wound loss: the beast starts with M10, WS3+ and a whopping 8 attacks (drops to 10/8/4, 3+/4+/5+ and 8/5/3 respectively); so yeah, this thing becomes absolute garbage if it's taken too much damage. Fortunately, you can summon it rather reliably at PL10, but getting it into combat after that is a crapshoot. It also has to be aligned with one of the gods, gaining that god's deamon rule, so this time, the Nurgle beast isn't terminally useless and can absorb mortal wounds. And then it gets three new weapons: 
**'''Jagged Claws''' - your standard attack, for ripping apart things, dealing 2 damage apiece at -1 AP. So yeah, autocannon hits in close combat; Khorne beasts will wound Spess Muhreens on a 2+ on the charge, mind. Primaris Marines and Tau Battlesuits are very nervous about this; vehicles are also sweating at the prospect of getting beasted. Don't even think about trying to take on a dedicated CC mob (especially CC TEQs) - they will wreck your shit!
**'''Tusked Maw''' - when you're hungry and there isn't a Snickers around, bite a motherfucker dealing D6 wounds at Sx2 and -3 AP, but it's one attack only though. If you kill something with it (anything, really), regain a wound. The bonus wound is kinda weak but the attack is otherwise great for finishing off a blasted vehicle or a stubborn unit that just won't get the hint.
**'''Warp Spines''' - whenever it piles-in or charges or another unit piles-in or charges it, enemies within an inch take an S4 hit on a 2+. Yep, you will hit units near the unit you charged or charged you; shame it's only one hit doing one damage. Bit of a boon for Slaanesh beasts if you can keep piling into a unit or Nurgle beasts [[Tarpit|if you can keep it from dying]].
***'''Daemon Codex Update:''' Thanks to having {{W40kKeyword|ALLEGIANCE}} these things (and the Giant Spawn) now benefit from Daemonic Loci: pair one up with a Daemon Prince as a master and a hound and your Beastie will not only re-roll 1s To Hit but also charge more reliably/be protected a bit better/do more damage/move 10+D6" and then charge 2D6".  Given the naturally random element to the Giant Spawn the Locus will be more beneficial to a Spined Beast if you're one of those meticulous types.  Deploying this thing on your line and storming forwards a potential 28" into combat is something that most Slaaneshi players may well be caressing their myriad and custom genitalia over.  I know I am, but only with my most bejewelled pincer.

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