It’s time to break out the bondage gear, zip up the gimp masks, and think on the kinds of Slaaneshi lists one could construct.
Overall when you go for mono Slaaneshi lists, it’s not a case of if you can build a fast army, it’s just asking yourself how fast you want it to be. Because make no mistake, Slaaneshi units are some of the fastest units a daemon player can field and an entire army of them will be across the board in three turns at most. But with that comes vulnerability, namely a low Toughness stat across the board for all of its aligned units.
So around this thought comes my first potential list. As per my Nurgle list article, all of them will be 1500 points.
The Fast and the Furious
Superbly painted models, posted by gonzosbignose on Warseer
Daemon Prince of Slaanesh. Wings, Psyker level 2, exalted reward
Daemon Prince of Slaanesh. Wings, Psyker level 2, exalted reward
3 Fiends of Slaanesh
3 Fiends of Slaanesh
10 Daemonettes. Instrument of Chaos. Alluress, lesser reward
10 Daemonettes. Instrument of Chaos. Alluress, lesser reward
10 Daemonettes. Instrument of Chaos. Alluress, lesser reward
6 Seekers of Slaanesh. Heartseeker, lesser reward
6 Seekers of Slaanesh. Heartseeker, lesser reward
6 Seekers of Slaanesh. Heartseeker, lesser reward
Seeker Cavalcade. 3 Seeker Chariots
Total: 1486 points
Fragile but deadly and almost entirely mounted, the idea of this army is for it to smash into your opponents army before they have a chance to take advantage of this lists fragility.
The Daemonette units with Instruments of Chaos are to help with not only Deep Striking, but to reduce the effects of a bad roll on the Warp Storm table, which will affect this type of army more than most.
The inclusion of chariots is a bit of a hypothetical at the moment as I’ve not gotten the chance to using them in a game – I hope to remedy that soon!
Death by 1000 Cuts
Herald of Slaanesh. Greater reward, Exalted Locus of Beguilement
Herald of Slaanesh. Greater reward, Exalted Locus of Beguilement
Herald of Slaanesh. Greater reward, Exalted Locus of Beguilement, Steel of Slaanesh
18 Daemonettes. Alluress, lesser reward
18 Daemonettes. Alluress, lesser reward
18 Daemonettes. Alluress, lesser reward
18 Daemonettes. Alluress, lesser reward
18 Daemonettes. Alluress, lesser reward
15 Daemonettes. Alluress, lesser reward
6 Seekers of Slaanesh. Heartseeker, lesser reward
6 Seekers of Slaanesh. Heartseeker, lesser reward
Total: 1500 points
This army is very much the hoard, relying on cheap Deamonettes to do most of the work. Throw in the odd Herald or tougher unit like Seekers to deal with or delay any tough units the army encounters and the jobs a good’un.
Killer Queen(s)
Keeper of Secrets. Greater reward, level 3 psyker
Keeper of Secrets. Greater reward, level 3 psyker
12 Daemonettes. Instrument of Chaos
12 Daemonettes. Instrument of Chaos
12 Daemonettes. Instrument of Chaos
Soul Grinder. Mark of Slaanesh. Warp Gaze
Soul Grinder. Mark of Slaanesh. Warp Gaze
Daemon Prince of Slaanesh. Wings, Psyker level 2, exalted reward, Warp-forged armour
Total: 1499 points
If you will forgive the slightly ludicrous title, this is a Monstrous Creature heavy list. A small few units of Deamonettes are around to act as objective holders whilst the heavies do their job and scare the bejezus out of your opponent!
Bringing it all together…
A balanced Slaanesh force painted by ArbitorIan from Dakka Dakka
Keeper of Secrets. Greater reward, level 3 psyker- 250 poin
Herald of Slaanesh. Greater reward, Exalted Locus of Beguilement
Herald of Slaanesh. Greater reward, Exalted Locus of Beguilement, Steel of Slaanesh
12 Daemonettes.Icon of Chaos. Alluress, minor reward
12 Daemonettes. Icon of Chaos. Alluress, minor reward
12 Daemonettes. Icon of Chaos. Alluress, minor reward
6 Seekers of Slaanesh. Heartseeker, lesser reward
3 Fiends of Slaanesh
Daemon Prince of Slaanesh. Wings, Psyker level 2, exalted reward
Total: 1496 points
Soul Grinder. Mark of Slaanesh. Warp Gaze
Having a more balanced force has its advantages. By combining the many different elements, you can get the hard-hitting and staying power of Monstrous Creatures and the speed of Seekers of Slaanesh. The only problem is fitting it all in a 1500 point limit!
And with that, I’m done with Slaanesh for now. Come back next week when I will start (finally!) talking about Khorne. He’s already angry he’s been waiting his turn this long, so it will have to be a good one – or else!
The Slaanesh range from Games Workshop, along with many alternative models, is available from Firestorm Games for a minimum of 10% off!
