Warhammer 40k - Review Library 397 - Chaos Daemons, Plaguebearers
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Hello everyone! Zak Ludick here from Cape Town, South Africa and this is a Warhammer 40k - Datasheet Review post!
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I have reviewed 44/148.
Time elapsed: 30.20%
Review Completion: 29.72%
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Chaos Daemons, Plaguebearers
10th Edition Index
These are the rank and file Nurgle Chaos Daemon troops. Generally they are regarded as one of the more dependable troop choices for Daemons, especially when it comes to sitting and holding an objective. This is likely due to a high toughness and defensive stats.
Le't have a look to see if that is true!
Plague Bearers are 110pts for 10 models.
Let's see what it does!
Stats
Movement 5"
Toughness 5
Save 7+/5++(armor/invul/Feel No Pain)
Wounds 2
Ld 7+
OC 2
Weapons
Standard Wargear: All models have Plagueswords.
Options: 1 model may be equipped with an Instrument of Chaos.
1 other model may be equipped with a Daemonic Icon
Ranged Weapons
None
Melee Weapons
Plaguesword
2 Attacks, Hitting on 3+, S4, AP-1 and 1 Damage each.
Lethal Hits (Rolls of a 6 to hits wound automatically)
Abilities
Deep Strike - If this unit arrives on the Battlefield from Reserves, it can be set up anywhere on the battlefield more than 9" from enemy models.
Infected Outbreak
Sticky Objectives. (If they tag an objective, it remains under your control even if you have nothing near it, until an enemy takes it away from you.)
Wargear Abilities
Instrument of Chaos
+1 to Charge rolls made by this unit.
Daemonic Icon
The unit has a Leadership of 6+
Thoughts
They are fairly tough and inexpensive. While they have an alright melee attack, I think that there is a variety of unit commanders for Plaguebearers that make them better.
I think they are worth taking purely for tagging objectives and being a fair nuisance to get
That makes 31 Chaos Daemon Datasheets Reviewed, putting them on 62% Completed! The total of the remaining Index reviews is now 102.
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I shall leave all Army and Detachment rules here and the few Chaos Daemon datasheets I have done already:
Army Rule and Detachment Rule Reviews
| Faction | Detachment | Review Number |
|---|---|---|
| Agents of the Imperium | Army Rule #2 | |
| Aeldari | Army Rule #4 | |
| Astra Militarum | Army Rule #1 | |
| Astra Militarum | Combined Regiment | Detachment Rule #1 |
| Astra Militarum | Bridgehead Strike | Detachment Rule #2 |
| Chaos Knights | Army Rule #8 | |
| Chaos Knights | Tratoris Lance | Detachment Review #11 |
| Chaos Knights | Iconoclast Fiefdom | Detachment Review #12 |
| Death Guard | Army Rule Review #6 | |
| Death Guard | Plague Company | Detachment Review #4 |
| Death Guard | Flyblown Host | Detachment Review #7 |
| Imperial Knights | Army Rule Review #9 | |
| Imperial Knights | Noble Lance | Detachment Review #13 |
| Imperial Knights | Questor Forgepact | Detachment Review #14 |
| Space Marines | Army Rule #3 | |
| Space Wolves | Champions of Russ | Detachment Review #9 |
| Space Wolves | Champions of Fenris | Detachment Review #10 |
| Thousand Sons | Army Rule #7 | |
| Thousand Sons | Cult of Magic | Detachment Review #5 |
| Thousand Sons | Hexwarp Thrallband | Detachment Review #8 |
| World Eaters | Army Rule #5 | |
| World Eaters | Berzerker Warband | Detachment Review #3 |
| World Eaters | Vessels of Wrath | Detachment Review #6 |
Datasheet Review list (Alphabetical)
| Faction | Unit | Review Number |
|---|---|---|
| Chaos Daemons | Beasts of Nurgle | #98 |
| Chaos Daemons | Be'lakor | #370 |
| Chaos Daemons | Bloodcrushers | #371 |
| Chaos Daemons | Bloodletters | #372 |
| Chaos Daemons | Bloodmaster | #373 |
| Chaos Daemons | Bloodthister | #374 |
| Chaos Daemons | Blue Horrors | #375 |
| Chaos Daemons | Burning Chariot | #376 |
| Chaos Daemons | Changecaster | #377 |
| Chaos Daemons | Contorted Epitome | #378 |
| Chaos Daemons | Daemonettes | #29 |
| Chaos Daemons | Daemon Prince of Chaos | #379 |
| Chaos Daemons | Daemon Prince of Chaos with Wings | #380 |
| Chaos Daemons | Epidemius | #381 |
| Chaos Daemons | Exalted Flamer | #382 |
| Chaos Daemons | Fateskimmer | #383 |
| Chaos Daemons | Feculent Gnarlmaw | #384 |
| Chaos Daemons | Fiends | #385 |
| Chaos Daemons | Flamers | #386 |
| Chaos Daemons | Flesh Hounds | #387 |
| Chaos Daemons | Fluxmaster | #388 |
| Chaos Daemons | Great Unclean One | #389 |
| Chaos Daemons | Hellflayers | #390 |
| Chaos Daemons | Horticulous Slimux | #391 |
| Chaos Daemons | Infernal Enrapturess | #392 |
| Chaos Daemons | Kairos Fateweaver | #393 |
| Chaos Daemons | Karanak | #395 |
| Chaos Daemons | Keeper of Secrets | #394 |
| Chaos Daemons | Lord of Change | #75 |
| Chaos Daemons | Nurglings | #82 |
| Chaos Daemons | Pink Horrors | #396 |
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