Warhammer 40k - Review Library 391 - Chaos Daemons, Horticulous Slimux

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"Onwards Mulch! We have Nurgle's work to do!"

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Hello everyone! Zak Ludick here from Cape Town, South Africa and this is a Warhammer 40k - Datasheet Review post!

What is it all about? It is not there to just give a stat. It is there to give MY review of the unit in the game of Warhammer 40,000

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Back to the review!

Chaos Daemons, Horticulous Slimux

10th Edition Index

A very interesting looking model with the ability to lead Beasts of Nurgle which are a small unit of very large models. This model will then give them buffs and move into the game with those Beasts as Bodyguard.

This model is 120pts to field.

Let's check their stats and abilities!

Stats

Movement 6"
Toughness 10
Save 3+/4++(armor/invul/Feel No Pain)
Wounds 10
Ld 7+
OC 2

Weapons

Standard weapons: Acidic Maw, Lopping Shears

Ranged Weapons

None

Melee Weapons

Acidic Maw

2 Attacks, Hitting on 4+, S7, AP-4 and 3 Damage each.
Devastating Wounds (Rolls of a 6 to wound cause Mortal Wounds)
Extra Attacks (This weapon can attack in addition to other melee weapons used for this model.

Lopping Shears

4 Attacks, Hitting on 3+, S6, AP-2 and 3 Damage each.
Lethal Hits (Rolls of 6 to Hits, automatically Wound the target)

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.

Beast Handler

While this model is leading a unit, the unit can re-roll Charge rolls and once per game they can do a 0CP Heroic Intervention.

Seed the Garden of Nurgle

At the end of the turn, if this model is within Area Terrain then the Area terrain feature is considered within your Army's Shadow of Chaos.

Thoughts

Horticulous does a lot of damage on his own. His main focus is getting the Beast of Nurgle into combat which is where they really shine.

Altogether a worthy target... But I have never seen anyone playing with this model... they should though...

That makes 26 Chaos Daemon Datasheets Reviewed putting them on 52% Completed! The total of the remaining Index reviews is now 107.

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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

FactionDetachmentReview Number
Agents of the ImperiumArmy Rule #2
AeldariArmy Rule #4
Astra MilitarumArmy Rule #1
Astra MilitarumCombined RegimentDetachment Rule #1
Astra MilitarumBridgehead StrikeDetachment Rule #2
Chaos KnightsArmy Rule #8
Chaos KnightsTratoris LanceDetachment Review #11
Chaos KnightsIconoclast FiefdomDetachment Review #12
Death GuardArmy Rule Review #6
Death GuardPlague CompanyDetachment Review #4
Death GuardFlyblown HostDetachment Review #7
Imperial KnightsArmy Rule Review #9
Imperial KnightsNoble LanceDetachment Review #13
Imperial KnightsQuestor ForgepactDetachment Review #14
Space MarinesArmy Rule #3
Space WolvesChampions of RussDetachment Review #9
Space WolvesChampions of FenrisDetachment Review #10
Thousand SonsArmy Rule #7
Thousand SonsCult of MagicDetachment Review #5
Thousand SonsHexwarp ThrallbandDetachment Review #8
World EatersArmy Rule #5
World EatersBerzerker WarbandDetachment Review #3
World EatersVessels of WrathDetachment Review #6


Datasheet Review list (Alphabetical)

FactionUnitReview Number
Chaos DaemonsBeasts of Nurgle#98
Chaos DaemonsBe'lakor#370
Chaos DaemonsBloodcrushers#371
Chaos DaemonsBloodletters#372
Chaos DaemonsBloodmaster#373
Chaos DaemonsBloodthister#374
Chaos DaemonsBlue Horrors#375
Chaos DaemonsBurning Chariot#376
Chaos DaemonsChangecaster#377
Chaos DaemonsContorted Epitome#378
Chaos DaemonsDaemonettes#29
Chaos DaemonsDaemon Prince of Chaos#379
Chaos DaemonsDaemon Prince of Chaos with Wings#380
Chaos DaemonsEpidemius#381
Chaos DaemonsExalted Flamer#382
Chaos DaemonsFateskimmer#383
Chaos DaemonsFeculent Gnarlmaw#384
Chaos DaemonsFiends#385
Chaos DaemonsFlamers#386
Chaos DaemonsFlesh Hounds#387
Chaos DaemonsFluxmaster#388
Chaos DaemonsGreat Unclean One#389
Chaos DaemonsHellflayers#390
Chaos DaemonsLord of Change#75
Chaos DaemonsNurglings#82

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I never knew nurgle had such cool looking models. What the heck man!

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Yep. Sometimes the design team at GW wins.

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