Warhammer 40k - Review Library 406 - Chaos Daemons, Skull Altar
Generally, a waste of points... Nice for the collection though.
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Chaos Daemons, Skull Altar
10th Edition Index
Basically... its a piece of terrain... you spend money on buying terrain that looks nice. But if you use only this part, then it has a datasheet. It might look nicer if you built it into a larger piece of terrain.
It is 105 points which is a 1/3rd of the points of Skarbard or another Blood Thirster, who do one of the the Skull Altar's functions... so there seems very little use in paying so much for something that does the minimum.
This is not a model I expect to see on a tournament roster.
Stats
Movement -"
Toughness 12
Save 3+(armor/invul/Feel No Pain)
Wounds 10
Ld 7+
OC 0
Weapons
Weapon Loadout: None
Ranged Weapons
None
Melee Weapons
None
Abilities
Infiltrators (This model can be deployed into No Man's Land anywhere more than 9" away from enemy models.)
Shadow of Khorne
Friendly Khorne Daemons from your army within 6" are within your army's Shadow of Chaos and can re-roll Battleshock Tests
Cover
If this model obscures a target, then it gives Benefit of Cover to the unit being shot at.
Fortification
All the usual Fortification rules. You are not really within Engagement and can run away without penalties. Etc Etc.
Thoughts
Like I said, looks cool if you are into heretical daemon symbols... but it is not that great on the tabletop for 2000pts games.
That makes 40 Chaos Daemon Datasheets Reviewed, putting them on 77
% Completed! The total of the remaining Index reviews is now 93.
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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 |
| Chaos Daemons | Plaguebearers | #397 |
| Chaos Daemons | Plague Drones | #398 |
| Chaos Daemons | Poxbringer | #399 |
| Chaos Daemons | Rendmaster on Blood Throne | #400 |
| Chaos Daemons | Rotigus | #401 |
| Chaos Daemons | Screamers | #402 |
| Chaos Daemons | Seekers | #403 |
| Chaos Daemons | Shalaxi Helbane | #404 |
| Chaos Daemons | Skarbrand | #405 |
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With GW being basically a plastic seller, I'd have expected them to make this ridiculously cheap on points but limit it to one or two per army. That way, everyone would rush out and buy a couple...
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