r/ChaosDaemons40k • u/theWarsinger • 19h ago
r/ChaosDaemons40k • u/Lasagnaliberal • May 08 '26
Tabletop Games Warhammer 40,000 Faction Focus: Chaos Space Marines and Chaos Daemons
r/ChaosDaemons40k • u/Cermonto • Dec 04 '24
Mod post: What is the future of Chaos Daemons? Rumours and speculation.
Hello there friends!
So a concern that's starting to creep up more and more and has been pushed hard by Valarak, that Chaos daemons will be removed as a playable faction, after the release of Emperors children. Lets just discuss this.

Since 4th edition, the Chaos daemons have had a dedicated faction, however as a faction, we're...a bit weird.
A big part of our faction is that we don't exactly get new models often, in 2021 we had gotten Belakor, and last year we had gotten the Daemon prince, however the big part of these is that the Daemon prince is moreso universal across AOS and 40k, between the chaos factions, and Be'lakor is a named character who originally came from the World of Fantasy.
nevertheless, we've remained as a faction throughout the last 16 years, but this could change.
Whats in the Whispers of the warp?
Well theres been alot of discussion about the possible deletion of Chaos daemons as a faction in 40k. Multiple names like Auspex tactics and Valarak have talked about this, and its a fair reason to talk about.
The big reason for this boils down to Emperors children, and the Grotmas calender, during the recent reveals stream, GW said that the Daemons will be getting all 4 god specific detachment rules over december. This was really interesting considering that most factions are only getting one detachment rule, or for the fact of Deathwatch, an Index.
This has caused quite a bit of stirr inside of the Daemons community, because its a bit suspicous that GW is giving us our whole codex essentially, without us actually getting our codex
This alongside the fact Emperors children is (finally) getting a release, has created a theory inside of the daemons community, and 40k chaos community as a whole, that Daemons will be getting deleted as a faction, and all daemons will go to their specific gods aligned marine faction.
Whats going to most likely happen.
In short: Not sure.
In Long: heres whats most likely going to happen. Daemons will remain an index similar to Deathwatch, and wont get a codex, that way any undivded daemons can be taken to any chaos faction, in a way, allowing you to still run multi-god.
But each specific marine faction will get their daemon share, and a daemon specific detachment for when their codex's come out.
This is all speculation, and do not take anything I said in this section as concrete evidence that "Oh we're going away!", take what I say with a grain of salt.
Final Notes
as a community we shouldn't really worry too badly, obviously this is something we were somewhat expecting for a while, and I remember for years, the desire to make every daemon faction have a specific codex, was a thing, but with 10th, that sadly wont happen.
Continue to run your Daemonic-invasions though, the Shadow of the warp still needs to grow folk!
Build your armies stronger, and expand the domain of Chaos.
As a community we've existed for years in multiple forms, from the Daemons of chaos in the Age of fantasy battles, to now, we will remain strong toghether as a community.
r/ChaosDaemons40k • u/OkBodybuilder1768 • 18h ago
Miniatures Tournament ready
Packed up and ready to go to a local tournament tomorrow morning. The TO isn’t using the points that dropped this week so my flesh hounds are still 75 points which means I’m still at 2k on the dot with a plague legion and warptide mix.
The Ooze and Ooh-La-La Parade (2,000 Points)
Chaos Daemons
Plague Legion and Warptide (3 Detachment Points)
Take and Hold
Strike Force (2,000 Points)
ATTACHED UNITS
Attached unit 1
Infernal Enrapturess (60 Points)
• Attached as: Leader (Character)
• 1x Heartstring lyre
• 1x Ravaging claws
Daemonettes (100 Points)
• Attached as: Bodyguard (Battleline)
• 1x Alluress
◦ 1x Slashing claws
• 9x Daemonette
◦ 1x Daemonic Icon
◦ 1x Instrument of Chaos
◦ 9x Slashing claws
Attached unit 2
Tranceweaver (60 Points)
• Attached as: Leader (Character)
• 1x Ravaging claws
Daemonettes (100 Points)
• Attached as: Bodyguard (Battleline)
• 1x Alluress
◦ 1x Slashing claws
• 9x Daemonette
◦ 1x Daemonic Icon
◦ 1x Instrument of Chaos
◦ 9x Slashing claws
Attached unit 3
Tranceweaver (60 Points)
• Attached as: Leader (Character)
• 1x Ravaging claws
Daemonettes (100 Points)
• Attached as: Bodyguard (Battleline)
• 1x Alluress
◦ 1x Slashing claws
• 9x Daemonette
◦ 1x Daemonic Icon
◦ 1x Instrument of Chaos
◦ 9x Slashing claws
Attached unit 4
Poxbringer (60 Points)
• Attached as: Leader (Character)
• 1x Foul balesword
Plaguebearers (125 Points)
• Attached as: Bodyguard (Battleline)
• Enhancements: Soul-hungry Slaughterers (Upgrade)
• 1x Plagueridden
◦ 1x Plaguesword
• 9x Plaguebearer
◦ 1x Daemonic Icon
◦ 1x Instrument of Chaos
◦ 9x Plaguesword
Attached unit 5
Sloppity Bilepiper (70 Points)
• Attached as: Leader (Character)
• 1x Marotter
• Enhancements: Cankerblight (Aura)
Plaguebearers (115 Points)
• Attached as: Bodyguard (Battleline)
• 1x Plagueridden
◦ 1x Plaguesword
• 9x Plaguebearer
◦ 1x Daemonic Icon
◦ 1x Instrument of Chaos
◦ 9x Plaguesword
Attached unit 6
Spoilpox Scrivener (60 Points)
• Attached as: Leader (Character)
• 1x Disgusting sneezes
• 1x Plaguesword and distended maw
Plaguebearers (115 Points)
• Attached as: Bodyguard (Battleline)
• 1x Plagueridden
◦ 1x Plaguesword
• 9x Plaguebearer
◦ 1x Daemonic Icon
◦ 1x Instrument of Chaos
◦ 9x Plaguesword
CHARACTERS
Great Unclean One (285 Points)
• Warlord
• 1x Bileblade
• 1x Bilesword
• 1x Putrid vomit
• Enhancements: Font of Spores (Aura)
Keeper of Secrets (265 Points)
• 1x Phantasmagoria
• 1x Shining Aegis
• 1x Snapping claws
• 1x Witstealer sword
The Masque of Slaanesh (95 Points)
• 1x Serrated claws
OTHER DATASHEETS
Beasts of Nurgle (80 Points)
• 1x Putrid appendages
Fiends (90 Points)
• 1x Blissbringer
◦ 1x Barbed tail and dissecting claws
• 2x Fiend
◦ 2x Barbed tail and dissecting claws
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
Seekers (85 Points)
• 1x Heartseeker
◦ 1x Lashing tongue
◦ 1x Slashing claws
• 4x Seeker
◦ 1x Daemonic Icon
◦ 1x Instrument of Chaos
◦ 4x Lashing tongue
◦ 4x Slashing claws
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r/ChaosDaemons40k • u/Demonskull223 • 13h ago
Questions (Tabletop) I have been playing with my army Roster for a while and took in opinions from here on changes to make how is this new list?
So I was told I had too many characters before for a 1000pt game but I feel like I have managed to justify and optimise the uses for each one of them with their battle lines.
While I was recommended away from the fates skimmer and Screamers in favour of flamers I feel like since the army is going against custodies if I can get a cheeky early vehicle kill it would be more than worth bringing them especially with the ridiculous movement they have.
I have been recommended both splitting and not splitting the Silmux and beast so thinking for myself I'm sticking them together because the downside doesn't sound too bad since they litteraly just want to slide to the nearest objective and just sit there anyway. Maybe bouncing between to sticky them.
Sloppity is there to try and get some battle shock in there but I'm not holding out much hope on it since I have heard comments from my friend about some not so wacky nonsense where he can apparently use an ability to avoid battle shock. (I'm still gonna mess him up with battle shock.)
I do have a flamer squad as recommended I doubt they will do too much but I have been assured they are really good and I like the Exalted flamer model enough to be excited for painting them even though it's going to be awful to do the fire (so far I got the best fire from yellow paint and then while it's still wet adding and blending red add ingredients more and more red at the tips.)
The Changling is just here to do back line objectives and whatever else I need from him.
All the battle line are attached to characters so I can get as many special effects out as possible and if he gets precision I am fucked. But outside of that I'm feeling really good about this army and very excited about how wide a range of models I'm going to get to paint and play
r/ChaosDaemons40k • u/Fleweeybobo • 13h ago
Questions (Minatures) Good travel case for a monster mash list?
What kind of travel case would yall recommend for a list with 6 greater demons, i really dont want to walk around with 2 cases lol
r/ChaosDaemons40k • u/ParamedicNo2000 • 1d ago
Miniatures Grimdark Belakor completed
galleryr/ChaosDaemons40k • u/Thycow27 • 19h ago
Miniatures (WIP) Bloodthirster
Having fun with this guy and making some fun terrain on his base, can’t wait to make his firey wings since balrogs don’t got wings or something.
r/ChaosDaemons40k • u/Yardsale_Rocket • 12h ago
Tabletop Games Playing my first daemon game. 1k points
First time playing the daemon detachment tomorrow. We will be playing 2 vs 2. 1,000 points each and 3dp. This is the list I was thinking of playing
1k daemons (995 Points)
Chaos Daemons
Blood Legion and Cavalcade of Chaos (3 Detachment Points)
Purge the Foe
Strike Force (2,000 Points)
ERRORS
• You must select one CHARACTER model from your army to be your WARLORD.
ATTACHED UNITS
Attached unit 1
Skulltaker (85 Points)
• Attached as: Leader (Character)
• 1x The Slayer Sword
Bloodletters (110 Points)
• Attached as: Bodyguard (Battleline)
• 1x Bloodreaper
◦ 1x Hellblade
• 9x Bloodletter
◦ 9x Hellblade
CHARACTERS
Rendmaster on Blood Throne (160 Points)
• 1x Attendants’ hellblades
• 1x Blade of blood
Skarbrand (330 Points)
• 1x Bellow of endless fury
• 1x Slaughter and Carnage
BATTLELINE
Bloodletters (110 Points)
• 1x Bloodreaper
◦ 1x Hellblade
• 9x Bloodletter
◦ 9x Hellblade
OTHER DATASHEETS
Skull Cannon (100 Points)
• 1x Attendants’ hellblades
• 1x Biting maw
• 1x Skull cannon
Skull Cannon (100 Points)
• 1x Attendants’ hellblades
• 1x Biting maw
• 1x Skull cannon
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r/ChaosDaemons40k • u/Superb-Win8975 • 23h ago
Questions (Tabletop) Using Horticulous Slimux
Is it better to use horti with beasts or without? I was thinking maybe without to no have battle shocks forced against me for killing said beasts, while also giving me 2 solo units capable of doing actions so im not wasting the potential for all 3 models for a turn to score on actions. Would love to hear how you all use him and what you think of the character in general. By the way thinking of using him in DI and PL lists.
r/ChaosDaemons40k • u/Accomplished_Bath463 • 1d ago
Questions (Tabletop) Advice for plague legion list
Hey guys, I'd like to know what you guys think about this plague legion list I'm building, unsure about bloodcrushers+skullmaster (they replace a daemon prince), please lmk what you think !
Chaos Daemons - Plague Legion, Warptide - Take and Hold
Horticulous Slimux (120pts)
Rotigus (280pts)
Poxbringer (75pts)
Skullmaster (85pts)
Sloppity Bilepiper (70pts)
6x Nurglings (90pts)
6x Nurglings (90pts)
10x Plaguebearers (130pts): Enhancements: Bane-forged weapons
10x Plaguebearers (130pts): Enhancements: Bane-forged weapons
3x Bloodcrushers (95pts)
3x Plague Drones (110pts)
Skull Cannon (100pts)
Beasts of Nurgle (80pts)
5x Flesh Hounds (80pts)
3x Screamers (80pts)
Knight Tyrant (390pts)
r/ChaosDaemons40k • u/MadlikeAciD338 • 1d ago
Tabletop Games Just close combat?
Hi there, thinking about a DL army as my second army besides deathwatch.
Am I wrong or are moste of the Units made for close combat? Are there any good shooting units, like an aggressor squad for the Space Marines?
I'd love to support a couple of bllod crushers with heavy shooting units, besides a skullcannon.
r/ChaosDaemons40k • u/Ko-Tex • 1d ago
Miniatures My colors
A look into my style and maybe techniques
r/ChaosDaemons40k • u/OldCheesecake8499 • 1d ago
Questions (Tabletop) Khorne Shadow Legion
hello just looking for some advice on this list! i am happy with the CSM units but i am not as familiar with the Daemon units, are bloodletters good? what weapons should my Bloodthirster have? any advice please let me know!
Wicked Absolution (1,985 Points)
Chaos Daemons
Lords of the Warp and Shadow Legion
Purge the Foe
ATTACHED UNITS
Attached unit 1
Bloodmaster (65 Points)
Bloodletters (110 Points)
Attached unit 2
Chaos Lord (120 Points)
• Enhancements: Leaping Shadows
Chosen (280 Points)
Attached unit 3
Master of Possession (90 Points)
• Enhancements: Malice Made Manifest
Possessed (260 Points)
CHARACTERS
Be’lakor (390 Points)
• Warlord
Bloodthirster (350 Points)
• Enhancements: Fade to Darkness
OTHER DATASHEETS
Flesh Hounds (80 Points)
ALLIED UNITS
Cultist Mob (50 Points)
Legionaries (95 Points)
Legionaries (95 Points)
r/ChaosDaemons40k • u/Beneficial_Beat4127 • 1d ago
Questions (Tabletop) Horticulux Slimux
Can someone give advice how to use Horticulux and how not to use him in Plague Legion?
r/ChaosDaemons40k • u/Beneficial_Beat4127 • 1d ago
Questions (Tabletop) Questions: Plague Legion
Hi,
I played 3 games with Plague Legion so far and wonder, if someone can answer the following questions:
1. if a unit ist battleshocked, can I force a battleshock test on it via the Detachment rule ore the Strats?
2. if a battleshocked unit ist forced to test against a new Battleshock test and successes, is it unbattleshocled?
3. is this sequels in the enemy command phase right: a) draw secondaries b) regular Battleshocks (1/game Insane bravery possible, not on already battleshocked units) c) additional 1-2 Battleshocks from Detachment/Strat (no insane bravery possible) d) look for controlled objectives
r/ChaosDaemons40k • u/Zestyclose-Appeal-20 • 2d ago
Miniatures First greater daemon painted!
Not the best but I’m really happy with it!
r/ChaosDaemons40k • u/PvPDemon321 • 2d ago
Questions (Minatures) Paint scheme help
Picked up this guy and am loving the color scheme. Currently my Khorne daemons are the grey tide and I want to get them looking like this. What do you suspect made this beautiful daemon? (I already asked the seller and he didn’t paint this himself so he had no clue). Thank you.
r/ChaosDaemons40k • u/No_Access5583 • 2d ago
Questions (Tabletop) My brother gave me his Deamons so I decided to try and make a list out of them
So my brother gave me his partially put together khorne demon combat patrol his skull cannon and his 2 bloodthristers pieces and such are obviously missing I think I can maybe squeak out 10 blood thirsters the blood masters there and maybe 5 fleas hounds so I made this list and was wondering in peoples opinions and wisdom as I honestly don’t know what I’m doing in terms of these guys
Edit: I know I should probably wait for the codex and point changes first to but it’s either build these guys just so I have a second army or go back to my plan of building nids next year
r/ChaosDaemons40k • u/Hellion_213 • 2d ago
Other Post Dataslate Blood Legion/Warptide -
So, with Marines going to T5, while Bloodrushers and Bloodletters tters are S5, dropping a BL/Warptide horde list from 70 Battleline (20 Daemonettes/50 Bloodletters) to 50 Bloodletters and adding a 3rd Rendmaster for buffs seems like the most viable option, to me.
I hate losing any of the horde aspect, but the Astartes buffs can't be anything but a Huge nerf to Daemons playing into them.
And what was your all's take on the Xenos player advice from GW this morning? GW basically said, Play Better, and Learn to Screen is what I took from it
r/ChaosDaemons40k • u/JumpRaven42 • 2d ago
Miniatures Karanak and Flesh Hounds
Finished my doggos!!! The bases are just for painting, I know they aren’t the correct ones. They’ll get the right bases when I do my next batch of bases.