Daemons list for an upcoming Home Tourney
Hey all, running a home tournament soon against Necrons, Orks, and Tyranids and wanted some community eyes on this list before I lock it in.
The core concept is Shadow Legion + Cavalcade of Chaos, built around the Bloodthirster Fade to Darkness assassination loop backed by two Skullmaster-led Bloodcrusher units with Soul-Shattering Charge. The Lord of Change and Burning Chariot give me Tzeentch shooting synergy with Penumbral Puppetry making both units extremely hard to shoot off the table.
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+ FACTION KEYWORD: Chaos - Chaos Daemons
+ DETACHMENT: Cavalcade of Chaos, Shadow Legion (Unholy Avalanche)
+ TOTAL ARMY POINTS: 2000pts
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+ WARLORD: Char1: Be'lakor
+ ENHANCEMENT: Fade to Darkness (on Char2: Bloodthirster)
& Malice Made Manifest (on Char5: Skullmaster)
+ NUMBER OF UNITS: 14
+ SECONDARY: - Bring It Down: (2x4) + (1x6) - Assassination: 6 Characters
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CHARACTER
Be'lakor (390 pts)
• 1x Betraying Shades
• 1x The Blade of Shadows
• Warlord
Bloodthirster (350 pts)
• 1x Hellfire breath
• 1x Great axe of Khorne
• Fade to Darkness (+30 pts)
Lord of Change (300 pts)
• 1x Bolt of Change
• 1x Staff of Tzeentch
• 1x Rod of sorcery
Rendmaster on Blood Throne (150 pts)
• 1x Attendant's hellblades
• 1x Blade of blood
Skullmaster (110 pts)
• 1x Blade of blood
• 1x Juggernaut's bladed horn
• Malice Made Manifest (+25 pts)
Skullmaster (85 pts)
• 1x Blade of blood
• 1x Juggernaut's bladed horn
OTHER DATASHEETS
Beasts of Nurgle (70 pts)
• 1x Beast of Nurgle
• 1x Putrid appendages
Beasts of Nurgle (70 pts)
• 1x Beast of Nurgle
• 1x Putrid appendages
Bloodcrushers (105 pts)
• 1x Bloodhunter
• 1x Hellblade
• 1x Juggernaut's bladed horn
• 2x Bloodcrusher
• 2x Hellblade
• 2x Juggernaut's bladed horn
• Instrument of Chaos, Daemonic Icon, Soul-shattering Charge
Bloodcrushers (105 pts)
• 1x Bloodhunter
• 1x Hellblade
• 1x Juggernaut's bladed horn
• 2x Bloodcrusher
• 2x Hellblade
• 2x Juggernaut's bladed horn
• Instrument of Chaos, Daemonic Icon, Soul-shattering Charge
Burning Chariot (115 pts)
• 1x Fires of Tzeentch
• 1x Flamer mouths
• 1x Screamer bites
ALLIED UNITS
Cultist Mob (50 pts)
• 1x Cultist Champion
• 1x Brutal assault weapon
• 1x Autopistol
• 9x Cultist
• 9x Autopistol
• 9x Brutal assault weapon
Cultist Mob (50 pts)
• 1x Cultist Champion
• 1x Brutal assault weapon
• 1x Autopistol
• 9x Cultist
• 9x Autopistol
• 9x Brutal assault weapon
Cultist Mob (50 pts)
• 1x Cultist Champion
• 1x Brutal assault weapon
• 1x Autopistol
• 9x Cultist
• 9x Autopistol
• 9x Brutal assault weapon
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Would love feedback specifically on:
- The Bloodthirster Fade to Darkness loop — am I missing anything about the consolidation mechanic?
- Matchup concerns against Tyranids and Orks specifically (I have a decent read on the Necron game)
- Whether the secondary profile is too generous given six characters and three Monster/Vehicle brackets
Posted Jul 3, 2026, 12:38 PM UTC