Bad TheoryHammer: Deathguard
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Hi and welcome to Controversial Week, where I get all the hate for having the hot takes on stuff I don't like!
Look, I'm a huge fan of Nurgle. He's my dude. But he don't work out so well for Kill Team. Why is that, in my Bad TheoryHammer? BECAUSE THEY ARE SLOW, YA DONKS! They aren't so slow as some others (we will get into that later), but slow is slow and slow is bad.
Basically, you're stuck being really tanky, really darned slow Chaos Marines. And if you take Poxwalkers, I'm going to seriously question your judgment.
Operatives
Poxwalkers
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I'm just getting this out here to get all the hate out. DO NOT TAKE POXWALKERS. THEY ARE THE STINK! THEY ARE THE BAD! I don't know how to say this enough. They are literally just things for your opponent to shoot. They can barely do an objective, they are slow, they just soak up wounds. Is that what you want in an Operative? No. Take Marines.
Champion
(Image Credit: GW. Hey, they used this as the champion image!)
Okay, you're always gonna take one of these guys. He is always gonna have a plasma pistol and a power (wait, plague) sword, unless you really want a power fist. If you wanna fist people, be my guest!
Icon Bearer
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You know, as much as I don't like Nurgle for playing, man, they have some style. This dude is rocking his stank ass off! You know what's worse than shooting someone with a 5+ FNP? Shooting someone who can reroll 1s and 2s on that 5+ FNP. Seriously, this turns your squad from a bunch of tanky boys into something that's just disgustingly resilient (see what I did there?).
The Rest
(Image Credit: GW. Only used because SASSY NURGLING.)
Look, I'm going to be real with you here. I could point out a thousand ways of playing Deathguard and it would all boil down to the following, so why am I making a big deal out of this?
Champion with Plasma Pistol and Plague Sword
Icon Bearer with Bolter
Warrior with Bolter
Gunner with Plasma Gun
Heavy Gunner with Blight Launcher
There. I've solved the puzzle. You're going to be tanky and shooty and that's about all you'll ever be. Plus you'll have a sassy Nurgling!
Equipment
DID I MENTION THE SASSY NURGLING? Because Nurglings are great equipment. Sorry, not sorry.
The bell has been raised from its watery grave. Do you hear its sepulchral tone? Because you're taking one. This makes you not so slow (still slower than most because you have to spend an AP on it).
The other stuff is still good, trust me. I'm just being lazy because it will make getting hate even easier today (also it is late-ish and I'm tired and honestly, DG are pretty formulaic. One of my bigger complaints about them.)
Ploys
Yay, you get standard Chaos Marine stuff and some stuff to make people fake injuries if they're close. Chances are, if you're close, you're screwed. You should be shooting like mad.
Stratagems
You've got Seek and Destroy. You've got Security. You're going Security.
I AM NOT DOING A SAMPLE ROSTER OR KILL TEAM BECAUSE I JUST DID ONE UP ABOVE YOU DON'T NEED MORE THAN FIVE MODELS AND THOSE ARE THE ONLY FIVE YOU WILL EVER USE IN KILL TEAM DON'T MAKE ME WRITE MORE ABOUT THIS IT IS STUPID.
Sorry. Had a moment there.
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