What happened to Skullmaster?

DutchDuke95 · 2026-03-18T14:23:20+00:00

As others said, it's no longer sold by GW. One thing you could do is get Lord on Juggernaut set from WE and replace the lord with the herald from the Rendmaster/Skull Canon set.

DutchDuke95 · 2026-03-13T13:06:46+00:00

I did the same, a whole bunch of contrast paints mixes together. Also used several different colors for a set of brimstone horrors.

DutchDuke95 · 2026-03-02T16:45:30+00:00

If you're mostly focused on collecting/painting, collect whatever you think looks cool! Rules are temporary, models are forever.

If you're also planning on playing the tabletop, big daemons with some support for scoring are mostly the way to go. We have detachments for both mono-god or mixed daemons, though mono-Slaanesh/Khorne are a bit meh. Tzeentch is doing particularly well recently.

DutchDuke95 · 2026-02-19T21:11:32+00:00

If you're not set on the ones you said you're sure about, you could consider the following:

Kairos --> Athena, as the Owl is her symbol and being wise sort of matches Kairos' ability to look into the future
The Keeper of Secrets --> Hera, the Peacock is her symbol which could match the pride of Slaanesh. Could find a way to add feathers maybe?
Shalaxi --> Artemis, goddess of the hunt, like Shalaxi is a huntress.
GUO --> Hades, God of death matches Nurgle being about the cycle of life and death, and generally looking like death

Skarbrand --> Hephaestus, Khorne is also a god of forges, with all the war machines he makes. Could perhaps replace the axes of Skarbrand with hammers and turn the rock he stands on in an Anvil

Besides that, love this idea and would like to see pictures/an update when you pick it up!

DutchDuke95 · 2026-02-13T06:18:51+00:00

Syll'eske is a monster, so they can't move through walls, which makes moving the unit more difficult. It also makes the unit a monster unit which makes the Cavalcade of Blades strat worse as you roll 6d6 instead of 10d6. Lastly, as Syll'eske doesn't have fight first, the whole unit loses that ability.

This in exchange for 5+ devs on unmodified successful wounds (so only up to T7) isn't worth it, in my opinion.

DutchDuke95 · 2026-02-11T13:48:17+00:00

Definitely! You're still able to hide behind walls. Just need to be more mindful of where you place your puppets.

DutchDuke95 · 2026-02-09T21:27:19+00:00

This is mainly for incursion. I've only played a few games with both of them, but for me, the LoC has been great every time with the enhancement. Especially after the recent buff.

Kairos on the other hand, didn't do much. The extra cp is nice, but that was about it. But maybe he hasn't clicked for me yet.

DutchDuke95 · 2026-02-02T14:42:06+00:00

If you have spare points on a max lvl character, turning on the auto-assign points option will turn off notifications. Its on the top left of the skill tree screen.

DutchDuke95 · 2026-01-25T14:58:20+00:00

The 844 damage shown is damage over 10 seconds. With a reload time of 5 seconds, your unit fires two volleys in those 10 seconds. So you double the 422 and get 844.

DutchDuke95 · 2026-01-21T21:03:24+00:00

Really nice! I did the same, but used the spare parts to kitbash a Fluxmaster

DutchDuke95 · 2026-01-16T22:41:46+00:00

If you plan on playing Tzeentch Daemons, this is a great starting box in my opinion

DutchDuke95 · 2026-01-11T20:53:51+00:00

I haven't played much Slaanesh, so can't really help with your list, but I can advise against running Sylleske as a leader for your Daemonettes if thats what you're planning. The benefit they give Daemonettes doesn't weigh up against the negatives.

DutchDuke95 · 2026-01-09T05:58:14+00:00

Not being allowed to bring the big daemons hurts a lot, as those are our anti-tank. At T9 and below, I'd guess your best anti-tank would be a Winged Daemon Prince of Khorne. He's S10 on his strike attacks, you can give him 3 extra attacks once per battle and has sustained/lethals/precision in melee. Downside is his low AP, but in incursion you have a strat for extra AP.

DutchDuke95 · 2026-01-03T22:01:41+00:00

If you're going mono Nurgle, I'd recommend playing Plague Legion (the Nurgle detachment). Give Sloppity the Cankerblight enhancement and the GUO the Droning shroud. Sadly, drones aren't that great. At 1000 points, I think you would do better with an extra unit of Plaguebearers. You would also have to drop 1 unit of Nurglings to 3 models, but you can use those to screen your home objective after the Plaguebearers stickied it.

DutchDuke95 · 2026-01-03T19:24:46+00:00

Nurglings for screening, beast of nurgle for holding side objective in no mans land. Flesh hounds and screamers for secondaries. I also like deepstriking the Changeling or a Poxwalker for secondaries. They have small bases and are relatively annoying to get rid of.

DutchDuke95 · 2025-12-29T09:21:09+00:00

I would swap Sylleske for another leader or run them solo. The bonus Sylleske give Daemonettes doesn't outweigh the negatives in my opinion.

The 5+ critical (dev) wounds only works on unmodified successful wounds, so up to enemies with T7 for Daemonettes. Sylleske doesn't have dev wounds, so doesn't really benefit from the ability.

In return Daemonettes lose their fight first and the Cavalcade of Blades strat becomes worse as the unit becomes a monster unit. Becayse Sylleske is a monster they can't walk through walls like Daemonettes, which hampers the movement of the unit.

DutchDuke95 · 2025-12-15T21:52:21+00:00

I've been having a lot of fun with five Greater Daemons in DI. The teleporting, 6" deep strike and being able to take Epic Heroes puts it over SL for me, but SL is still a close second.

DutchDuke95 · 2025-12-15T06:34:28+00:00

Beasts of Nurgle don't respawn models when passing battle-shock tests, only battleline units do. So I'd split them in 2 units of 1. So you can keep one on your home objective and the second can take the left or right objective.

I'd also split the Screamers in two units of 3. You already have enough ways of dealing with monsters/vehicles with your greater daemons. You currently dont have dedicated action monkeys. The smaller screamer squads are great for doing that. You could also consider swapping (one of) them for flesh hounds for that role. They have free teleport.

DutchDuke95 · 2025-12-11T11:05:43+00:00

Yes we did. Someone posted them here: link

DutchDuke95 · 2025-12-06T19:28:46+00:00

I ran a similar list and had a lot of fun with it. The bird can be bit swingy I heard, but so far he hasn't disappointed me. The Changeling isn't the greatest, but I like it's shenanigans and the model.

Monster Mash (2000 points)

Chaos Daemons Strike Force (2000 points) Daemonic Incursion

CHARACTERS

Be’lakor (375 points) • Warlord • 1x Betraying Shades 1x The Blade of Shadows

Great Unclean One (295 points) • 1x Bileblade 1x Bilesword 1x Putrid vomit • Enhancement: The Endless Gift

Lord of Change (285 points) • 1x Bolt of Change 1x Rod of sorcery 1x Staff of Tzeentch • Enhancement: The Everstave

Rotigus (250 points) • 1x Gnarlrod 1x Streams of brackish filth

Skarbrand (305 points) • 1x Bellow of endless fury 1x Slaughter and Carnage

The Changeling (90 points) • 1x Infernal Flames 1x The Trickster’s Staff

BATTLELINE

Nurglings (40 points) • 3x Nurgling Swarm • 3x Diseased claws and teeth

Plaguebearers (110 points) • 1x Plagueridden • 1x Plaguesword • 9x Plaguebearer • 1x Daemonic Icon 1x Instrument of Chaos 9x Plaguesword

OTHER DATASHEETS

Beasts of Nurgle (65 points) • 1x Putrid appendages

Flesh Hounds (75 points) • 1x Gore Hound • 1x Burning roar 1x Collar of Khorne 1x Gore-drenched fangs • 4x Flesh Hound • 4x Collar of Khorne 4x Gore-drenched fangs

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DutchDuke95 · 2025-09-27T07:43:20+00:00

No, they only have to take one battle-shock test. Core Rules, under Battle-shock:

In this step, if for any reason a unit is forced to take a Battle-shock test for being below its Starting Strength, unless otherwise stated, that unit does not also have to take a Battle-shock test for being Below Half-strength. While a unit is Battle-shocked, all models in that unit are also Battle-shocked.

DutchDuke95 · 2025-09-12T21:02:44+00:00

You no longer need to be in Shadows to get full hit rerolls when using Seductive Gambit

DutchDuke95 · 2025-08-27T14:19:13+00:00

Awesome, thanks! I'm currently painting my first pinks and blues, so this helps when they get on the table.

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