Daemons list for an upcoming Home Tourney

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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

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