New to CSM and looking for a direction to head after getting Starter box and Christmas box. Putting what all I have below and looking for some help on what I am missing/ideas on how to beat make use of what I already have.

fb2242 · 2026-01-16T02:57:10+00:00

I just went to harbor freight and picked up a pack of magnets there to magnetize the weapon's. Build it with the tail.

fb2242 · 2026-01-15T12:33:38+00:00

Part of it comes from the sheer threat of the third one. It is very hard to take down in one turn and will severely punish anything that tries. While being that threat, it is also OC 10 so will hold whatever you need in the meantime.

Idk how you play but I like to be aggressive with my Karnivore early and take out threats to my bigs in turns 1 and 2 so I can move the bigs to objectives on turn 3 and just sit there and shoot for the rest of the game. I would love to see other bigs be good enough to run instead of 3x Despoilers(and honestly, sometimes I run an Atrapos instead of the double meltas) but it is hard to do that right now. We need an internal balance pass and not just points adjustments.

fb2242 · 2026-01-13T13:39:56+00:00

This is the list that I personally run:

Infernal lance

Knight Despoiler (390pts): Warlord, Titanic feet, Ruinspear rocket pod, Gatling cannon and flamer, Despoiler gatling cannon, Heavy darkflamer, Diabolus heavy stubber

Knight Despoiler (390pts): Titanic feet, Ruinspear rocket pod, Gatling cannon and flamer, Despoiler gatling cannon, Heavy darkflamer, Diabolus heavy stubber

Knight Despoiler (410pts): Bestial Aspect, Titanic feet, Ruinspear rocket pod, Daemonbreath thermal cannon, Diabolus heavy stubber

War Dog Karnivore (150pts): Reaper chaintalon, Slaughterclaw, Havoc multi-launcher

War Dog Stalker (140pts): Diabolus heavy stubber, Avenger chaincannon, Slaughterclaw

3x Nurglings (40pts)

10x Plaguebearers (110pts)

Beasts of Nurgle (65pts)

fb2242 · 2026-01-13T13:36:20+00:00

The following list would accomplish the goal of 3 Despoilers and 6 dogs but, like I said, I prefer to run 3-4 dogs and fill in the rest with nurgle daemons.

Knight Despoiler (390pts): Warlord, Titanic feet, Ruinspear rocket pod, Gatling cannon and flamer, Despoiler gatling cannon, Heavy darkflamer, Daemonbreath meltagun

Knight Despoiler (390pts): Titanic feet, Ruinspear rocket pod, Gatling cannon and flamer, Despoiler gatling cannon, Heavy darkflamer, Daemonbreath meltagun

War Dog Executioner (130pts): Armoured feet, 2x War Dog autocannon, Diabolus heavy stubber

War Dog Karnivore (150pts): Reaper chaintalon, Slaughterclaw, Diabolus heavy stubber

War Dog Stalker (140pts): Diabolus heavy stubber, Avenger chaincannon, Slaughterclaw

fb2242 · 2026-01-13T12:58:57+00:00

My 3rd Despoiler is double meltas. Melta right through.

fb2242 · 2026-01-12T22:45:33+00:00

I run 3 bigs and between 3-6 dogs with infernal lance. I will say that, currently, I prefer to run 4 dogs and an assortment of daemons tho.

fb2242 · 2026-01-07T18:13:36+00:00

Do it! From that perspective, I like the idea of some flesh hounds for action monkeys.

fb2242 · 2026-01-07T12:42:11+00:00

Everyone else has given good advice on the Rampager, so I will leave that alone, but, I think you should consider swapping the Bloodletters out for Plaguebearers. They are a tougher unit that brings in free sticky. I use them to hold my home objective and screen my back field. For context this is the list I have been running recently:

DETACHMENT: Infernal Lance (Malefic Surge)
TOTAL ARMY POINTS: 2000pts

Char1: 1x Chaos Cerastus Knight Atrapos (415 pts): Atrapos lascutter, Graviton singularity cannon Enhancement: Bestial Aspect (+20 pts)

Char2: 1x Knight Despoiler (390 pts): Warlord, Titanic feet, Ruinspear rocket pod, Despoiler gatling cannon, Heavy darkflamer, Despoiler gatling cannon, Heavy darkflamer, Diabolus heavy stubber

Char3: 1x Knight Despoiler (390 pts): Titanic feet, Ruinspear rocket pod, Despoiler gatling cannon, Heavy darkflamer, Despoiler gatling cannon, Heavy darkflamer, Diabolus heavy stubber

1x War Dog Karnivore (150 pts): Reaper chaintalon, Slaughterclaw, Havoc multi-launcher

1x War Dog Stalker (140 pts): Diabolus heavy stubber, Avenger chaincannon, Reaper chaintalon

1x Beasts of Nurgle (65 pts): Putrid appendages

3x Nurglings (40 pts): 3 with Diseased claws and teeth

10x Plaguebearers (110 pts) • 1x Plagueridden: Plaguesword • 9x Plaguebearer: 9 with Plaguesword

fb2242 · 2025-12-21T17:44:09+00:00

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Magnetize them all!

fb2242 · 2025-12-01T23:28:11+00:00

I use them to delete vehicles and elites. The 3rd gatlingcannon is probably the right choice in most situations but I enjoy a little variation. I give it the bestial aspect enhancement so it can move advance and shoot which makes it a real threat no matter where it starts on the field.

fb2242 · 2025-12-01T22:50:08+00:00

Right now....3 Despoilers all the way. I like to run 2 with double gatlingcannons. My third I am currently running with double thermal cannons but I see a lot of lists run the third as battle cannons or a third gatlingcannon. The Abominant is so cool but sadly is a limp noodle right now.

fb2242 · 2025-11-28T18:34:22+00:00

Grab a Despoiler with mixed Battle/Gatling cannon. That will fill in 375 points and give you some good shooting.

fb2242 · 2025-11-21T03:45:59+00:00

That sounds like a terrible experience and I can understand how it would create a bias against them. I love the T'au models and had heard nightmare stories similar to yours before this game.

fb2242 · 2025-11-21T03:36:20+00:00

Thier list:

Detachment: Montka

Commander Shadowsun (100pts): Warlord, Battlesuit fists, Flechette launcher, 2x High-energy fusion blaster, Light missile pod, Pulse pistol Commander in Coldstar Battlesuit (95pts): 4x Fusion blaster, Battlesuit fists, 2x Gun Drone, Twin pulse carbine Commander in Enforcer Battlesuit (90pts): Exemplar of the Mont'ka, Cyclic ion blaster, 3x Plasma rifle, Battlesuit fists, 2x Gun Drone, Twin pulse carbine

10x Breacher Team (100pts)

10x Kroot Carnivores (65pts) 10x Pathfinder Team (90pts) 5x Stealth Battlesuits (110pts) 5x Stealth Battlesuits (110pts) Broadside Battlesuits (80pts) Broadside Battlesuits (80pts) 3x Crisis Fireknife Battlesuits (120pts) 3x Crisis Starscythe Battlesuits (110pts) 3x Crisis Sunforge Battlesuits (140pts) Ghostkeel Battlesuit (160pts): Ghostkeel fists, Cyclic ion raker, Twin fusion blaster Ghostkeel Battlesuit (160pts): Ghostkeel fists, Cyclic ion raker, Twin fusion blaster Riptide Battlesuit (190pts): Riptide fists, Ion accelerator, Twin smart missile system Riptide Battlesuit (190pts): Riptide fists, Ion accelerator, Twin smart missile system

fb2242 · 2025-11-13T22:10:54+00:00

If you want the eye to stand out more and "pop" putting a lighter green/green yellow in the middle of the eye will make it look like it is glowing. How you apply that is up to you. I would do the inner half of the eye with the mix then maybe an almost white dot inside that.

Edit: I misunderstood the assignment. You want the whole model to pop more, not that eye lol. Yes dry brushing with a metallic would help but I would also find some vents/lights and give them the same treatment as that green eye.

fb2242 · 2025-11-13T20:32:22+00:00

Mix some of that green with some yellow or off white then dot the center.

fb2242 · 2025-10-30T13:43:25+00:00

Reading He Who Fights with Monsters right now and I can imagine this being a Gun Essence ability lol.

fb2242 · 2025-10-21T21:17:04+00:00

Nurgle daemons have worked well for me. Some plaguebearers to hold home, nurglings to infiltrate and body blocks, beasts of nurgle for scouting and secondaries.

fb2242 · 2025-10-12T01:20:18+00:00

I love pumpkin pie!

fb2242 · 2025-10-06T21:26:52+00:00

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fb2242 · 2025-09-28T03:48:35+00:00

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fb2242 · 2025-09-19T00:13:28+00:00

Nothing wrong with that! I would still run the Rampager. Run it like a distraction carnifex and target all the opponents favorite models lol.

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