CSM Emperor's Children 1500pts

[kerotan]

Hey all,

Thinking of starting my next project (after Nids), and was going to make it emperor's children. Every list I write is aimed to be competitive, so although I'm trying to keep it all Mark of Slaanesh, if there's something not MoS that you feel would fit this list perfectly then feel free to say. The proposed army is as follows:

HQ:

Chaos Lord
MoS, Sigil of Corruption, Power Fist, Lightning Claw, Chaos Bike, Gift of Mutation

Total - 175pts

Troops:

Noise Marines squad of 10
2 Blastmasters, 7 Sonic Blasters, Icon of Excess

Total - 291pts

Noise Marines squad of 5
4 Sonic Blasters, Doom Siren

Dedicated Transport: Rhino

Total - 157pts

Chaos Space Marines squad of 10
MoS, Icon of Excess, 2 meltaguns, Lightning Claw VOtLW, all bolters replaced with CCWs

Dedicated transport: Rhino

Total - 270pts

Fast Attack:

Chaos Bikers squad of 8
MoS, Icon of Excess, 2 meltaguns, Lightning Claw

Total - 256pts

Chaos Bikers squad of 5
MoS, Icon of Excess, 2 meltaguns, melta bombs

Total - 180pts

Heldrake
Baleflamer

Total - 170pts

Total for Army - 1499pts

The idea is the Lord goes with the squad of 8 bikes, and he other 5 bikes go tank hunting. The champion will take most challenges for the lord, but the lord has a fist and a claw, so that he can still fight a challenge at I6 and hopefully maim something big. The big unit of noise marines camp some cover with an objective at the back, hopefully tactically placed so that the sonic blasters will cover a lot of the battlefield. The unit of CSMs go and assault some squad they can manage the Heldrake causes carnage wherever it is most needed, and the small unit of Noise Marines go for units with weak armour, or if there are none, I can eigher play them safe, keeping them in the rhino, and move them in for an objective late game if I can, or alternatively, just send them towards a squad of MEQs and try my luck with the doom siren. Tbh I'm not so sure about the small squad of Noise Marines, there doesn't seem to be enough of them, but I really feel this army needs a 3rd troop choice. If anyone has better ideas for those 150pts or so, or indeed any part of the army, please tell.

Thanks,

Tom

[ZergLord]

As EC, your basic troops look like this:

5 Noise Marines, Blastmaster

That's it, you don't have to bother with other Sonic weapons. It's a small unit but has a good cost, has a Missile Launcher on steroids, and it's Fearless. Split the 10-man NM unit into two.

Also if you want to run Rhinos then run at least 3 of them or don't run them at all.

[jhussey]

Being in love with Slaanesh and EC as much as I am, I agree with Zerglord. I never run NM in squads higher than 5, that is their sweet spot in my opinion. I take rhinos for everything. I give mark of excess for everything that can take it, even though it's stupid expensive at 40 points the feel no pain is awesome. I also run a Sorcerer with the mark of slaanesh, I like the slaanesh powers and the umm.....oh (please do not swear) what's it called, you know the one that boost sonic weapons, is awesome. Sorry I'm at work can't look it up.