Warcry/Tactics/Hedonites of Slaanesh Sybarites

Hedonites of Slaanesh Tactics

Faction Overview

Finally the Dark Prince has his own unique range of mortal servants, all excessive and evil in their own ways. Trading off the speed of the daemons, the Sybartes are a bit more durable and have a wide selection of troops at their disposal.

Pros

• Beautiful Models: A given considering this is Slaanesh, but these new miniatures are stunning to look at and paint.
• Versatile: Melee infantry, archers, cavalry, magic, elite monsters, this warband has it all. So you can easily tailor make a list to suit your play style.

Abilities Overview

• [Double] Unrivaled Velocity (Everyone): Add up to 3″ to the next Move action.
• [Double] Violence and Excess (All Leaders): After taking down an enemy you can perform a bonus move or attack.
• [Double] Dance of the Wailing Blade (All Myrmidesh Painbringers): Add 1 to the damage inflicted this round by hits or critical hits. Errata'd to a double in March 2021 FAQ.
• [Double] Slaves to Impulse (All Slaangors): Perform a bonus move towards the closest enemy as long as it was maximum 6″ away. Errata'd to a double in March 2021 FAQ.
• [Triple] Impaling Strike (Hellreaver, Hellstrider with Claw-Spear and all Slickblade Seekers): Up to 6 damage to an engaged enemy at the end of the next Move action.
• [Triple] Volley of Tearing Blades (All Blissbarb Archers and Blissbarb Seekers): Add up to +3 Attacks to the next ranged attack action.
• [Triple] Tendrils of Unnatural Smoke (Shardspeaker): Reduce by 1 (to a minimum of 1) the enemy Attacks within 6″ of this fighter.
• [Triple] Paragon of Depravity (Lord of Pain): Add up to 6 to the Strength of melee attacks of friendly fighters within range.
• [Quad] Ego-driven Excess (All Symbaresh Twinsouls): Perform a bonus move or a bonus attack. Perform another bonus move or attack every time this fighter takes down an enemy.

Fighter's Overview

Leader

Shardspeaker

• Stats: Movement 4"; Toughness 3; Wounds 22; 170 Pts.
  • Rule: Leader, -
  • Weapons:
    • Claw-Range 2"; Attacks 3; Strength 3; Damage 1/4
    • Magic-Range 3-7"; Attacks 2; Strength 3; Damage 3/6
• Fighter Commentary - One of the leaders on the cheaper side. Rita Repulsa's leader ability is an interesting choice for this warband. For a triple, you get a 6 inch -1 attack aura for enemies around her. For hilarity, stack two triples, use one, wait, then activate her again and use the ability once more. A -2 attack aura around her (enemies cannot go below 1 attack). She is squishy and has to get danger-close for her ability to be worth a damn. Unfortunately, this leader is tailored to be played more defensively. You are slaanesh. You cannot afford to be defensive.

Lord of Pain

• Stats: Movement 4"; Toughness 4; Wounds 25; 220 Pts.
  • Rule: Leader, -
  • Weapons:
    • Beatstick-Range 2"; Attacks 4; Strength 5; Damage 3/5
• Fighter Commentary - The dude brings the pain. Unless you are farkin starved for points, he is going to be your default leader. He is the bread and butter for your warband. He is one of your hardest hitters in the entire warband AND he has a range of 2. Position him wisely, as a keen opponent will be gunning for him. His leader ability is gamechanging. Essentially, it is an "all allies hit on a 3 within 6 inches", including himself. Sure, this is going to be useless against toughness 3 models. But anything at 4 toughness is in for some hurt. And you just absolutely negated the value of toughness 5 models. Watch your opponent rage as you butcher his toughness 6 chaos warriors and knights like they were marauders.

Slaangor Slake-Horn

• Stats: Movement 6"; Toughness 4; Wounds 30; 225 Pts.
  • Rule: Leader, -
  • Weapons:
    • Claw-Range 1"; Attacks 4; Strength 4; Damage 3/5
• Fighter Commentary - More points than the Lord of Pain for less strength, and no real leader ability? Hard pass. Sure, he is moving 6 inches and can get into combat faster with the slaangor charge ability...but you are going to outrun your warband then get surrounded by grots and be useless for the rest of the game. Have fun with that.

Hellstrider Hellreaver

• Stats: Movement 10"; Toughness 4; Wounds 30; 235 Pts.
  • Rule: Mount, Destroyer, Leader
  • Weapons:
    • Claw-Range 2"; Attacks 4; Strength 4; Damage 2/4
• Fighter Commentary - See the Slaangor Slake-Horn above. Same issue. Compared to the Lord of Pain, this model is lacking. If your warband needs better mobility, it shouldn't be on your leader.

Slickblade Hunter-Seeker

• Stats: Movement 10"; Toughness 4; Wounds 35; 240 Pts.
  • Rule: Leader, -
  • Weapons:
    • Spear-Range 2"; Attacks 4; Strength 3; Damage 2/4
• Fighter Commentary - More expensive than the Hellreaver for 5 more wounds, nearly taking a quarter of your points. Again, no leader ability besides the double. You are going to struggle with that strength 3. Not worth it.

Blissbarb Seeker High Tempter

• Stats: Movement 10"; Toughness 3; Wounds 35; 220 Pts.
  • Rule: Leader, -
  • Weapons:
    • Bow-Range 3-15"; Attacks 3; Strength 3; Damage 1/4
• Fighter Commentary - An archer on a mount. Why? With a 15 inch ranged attack, you won't be struggling to hit anything, negating the 10 inch movement. The 35 wounds are nice, but that toughness 3 is an issue.

Myrmidesh Painmaster

• Stats: Movement 4"; Toughness 5; Wounds 25; 205 Pts.
  • Rule: Leader, -
  • Weapons:
    • Sword-Range 1"; Attacks 4; Strength 4; Damage 2/4
• Fighter Commentary - Our toughest leader at toughness 5. Hard to find a use case for this dude compared to the other melee leaders. You get to use the myrmidesh double to increase his damage to 3/5. Neato.

Symbaresh Egopomp

• Stats: Movement 4"; Toughness 4; Wounds 25; 200 Pts.
  • Rule: Leader, -
  • Weapons:
    • Beatstick-Range 2"; Attacks 4; Strength 5; Damage 2/4
• Fighter Commentary - A runner-up for our best leader. Sure, it has less damage than the Lord of Pain. Sure, it doesn't have the triple. But it is keeping the range 2. And more importantly, it has access to the amazing quad ability. This dude will turn into a blender if the opportunity arises.

Blissbarb Archer High Tempter

• Stats: Movement 5"; Toughness 3; Wounds 16; 130 Pts.
  • Rule: Leader, -
  • Weapons:
    • Bow-Range 3-15"; Attacks 3; Strength 3; Damage 1/4
• Fighter Commentary - The cheapest leader by far. Standard blissbarb archer with more wounds. Maybe you want to have an all blissbarb warband? Shine on you crazy diamond.

Fighter

Slaangor Fiendblood

• Stats: Movement 6"; Toughness 4; Wounds 20; 165 Pts.
  • Rule:
  • Weapons:
    • Claw-Range 1"; Attacks 4; Strength 4; Damage 2/5
• Fighter Commentary - Swiggity swooty, he's coming for that booty. Hard hitting and one of the faster models between movement 6 and access to the free 6 inch movement ability. You can get this beast where it needs to be.

Slickblade Seeker

• Stats: Movement 10"; Toughness 4; Wounds 20; 180 Pts.
  • Rule: Mounted, -
  • Weapons:
    • Spear-Range 2"; Attacks 3; Strength 3; Damage 2/4
• Fighter Commentary - Egregiously overpriced. Pretty sure this dude has a typo and should be 25 wounds like the blissbarb seeker. Sure, we have the 10 inch movement and ability to do damage on movement...but the Slaangor Fiendblood can probably fill in that mobility issue while hitting harder and being cheaper. It's a cool model though. Take the model and have it "count-as" as a Hellstrider.

Blissbarb Seeker

• Stats: Movement 10"; Toughness 3; Wounds 25; 165 Pts.
  • Rule: Mounted, -
  • Weapons:
    • Bow-Range -"; Attacks 2; Strength 3; Damage 1/3
• Fighter Commentary - Archer on a mount. Cool. Strangely 25 wounds for some reason while the Slickblade is only 20. This model costs more than two blissbarb archers while offering less utility. Don't see a reason to take.

Myrmidesh Painbringer

• Stats: Movement 4"; Toughness 5; Wounds 15; 140 Pts.
  • Rule: , -
  • Weapons:
    • Sword-Range 1"; Attacks 4; Strength 3; Damage 2/4
• Fighter Commentary - Another rare toughness 5 model in this warband. Sure, this model will struggle to damage with strength 3...but your Lord of Pain is nearby to boost that strength to something ridiculous, isn't he? I see these dudes screening for your Lord of Pain while your Lord of Pain stabs shit with its 2 inch attack. The painbringer also can boost its damage to 3/5 for the price of a double. Not bad.

Symbaresh Twinsoul with Merciless Blades

• Stats: Movement 4"; Toughness 4; Wounds 15; 130 Pts.
  • Rule:
  • Weapons:
    • Blades-Range 1"; Attacks 4; Strength 4; Damage 2/4
• Fighter Commentary - The stars of this warband. Lots of attacks, good strength, and great damage. Also they have access to our redonkulous quad ability. You will take a few of these models most likely. Pair with a Lord of Pain for optimal blending.

Symbaresh Twinsoul with Excruciator Slash

• Stats: Movement 4"; Toughness 4; Wounds 15; 115 Pts.
  • Rule: Berserker
  • Weapons:
    • Whip-Range 3"; Attacks 4; Strength 3; Damage 1/4
• Fighter Commentary - Cheaper than the other twinsouls. You are trading 1 strength and less damage for a 3 inch attack. On paper that is meh...but once again, your Lord of Pain is nearby isn't he? You will probably only bring this dude because you don't have the 15 points to spare for another twinsoul with merciless blades. That, or you have a wall of myrmidesh and this dude is whipping while your Lord of Pain is stabbing behind them.

Symbaresh Twinsoul with Sinful Cleaver

• Stats: Movement -"; Toughness -; Wounds -; 225 Pts.
  • Rule: Leader, -
  • Weapons:
    • Claw-Range -"; Attacks -; Strength -; Damage -/-
• Fighter Commentary -

Blissbarb Archer

• Stats: Movement -"; Toughness -; Wounds -; 225 Pts.
  • Rule: Leader, -
  • Weapons:
    • Claw-Range -"; Attacks -; Strength -; Damage -/-
• Fighter Commentary -

Hellstrider with Claw-Spear

• Stats: Movement 10"; Toughness 4; Wounds 20; 145 Pts.
  • Rule: Mount, Destroyer
  • Weapons:
    • Claw-Range 2"; Attacks 3; Strength 3; Damage 1/4
• Fighter Commentary -

Hellstrider with Hellscourge

• Stats: Movement 10"; Toughness 4; Wounds 20; 145 Pts.
  • Rule: Mount, Destroyer
  • Weapons:
    • Reach-Range 3"; Attacks 4; Strength 3; Damage 1/3
• Fighter Commentary -

Example Builds

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