[AoS 2 - Clan Pestilens Discussion]

I see all your points but what if I run my all out plague monk list with the 320 (8x40) monks and 1 plague priest. Are the blades still better than the staves?

I know I got noone to give me bonus attacks with the staves but I can imagine that with 320 rats to use them all effectively with only an 1'' attack might be difficult? Or is a mixed units setup ones with blades and others with staves in an army with this amount of units the way to go?

Feedback would be greatly appreciated before I start building 320 rats with the wrong loadout

[AoS 2 - Clan Pestilens Discussion]

How about this list? The monks for chaff this time and the mass amount of censer bearers (17x5) in the small size units to have a lot of walking smoke bombs that deal d3 MW to all units within 3" on a 2 up per censer bearer unit because of the battalion. Would it be playable?

Allegiance: Pestilens

LEADERS
Plague Furnace (180)
- General
Plague Priest with Plague Censer (80)
Grey Seer (100)
- Allies

UNITS
20 x Plague Monks (140)
-Foetid Blades
20 x Plague Monks (140)
-Foetid Blades
20 x Plague Monks (140)
-Foetid Blades
5 x Plague Censer Bearers (60)
5 x Plague Censer Bearers (60)
5 x Plague Censer Bearers (60)
5 x Plague Censer Bearers (60)
5 x Plague Censer Bearers (60)
5 x Plague Censer Bearers (60)
5 x Plague Censer Bearers (60)
5 x Plague Censer Bearers (60)
5 x Plague Censer Bearers (60)
5 x Plague Censer Bearers (60)
5 x Plague Censer Bearers (60)
5 x Plague Censer Bearers (60)
5 x Plague Censer Bearers (60)
5 x Plague Censer Bearers (60)
5 x Plague Censer Bearers (60)
5 x Plague Censer Bearers (60)
5 x Plague Censer Bearers (60)

BATTALIONS
Plaguesmog Congregation (140)

ENDLESS SPELLS
Chronomantic Cogs (60)

TOTAL: 2000/2000     EXTRA COMMAND POINTS: 1     WOUNDS: 167
LEADERS: 3/6     BATTLELINES: 20 (3+)     BEHEMOTHS: 1/4     ARTILLERY: 0/4
ARTEFACTS: 0/2     ALLIES: 100/400

[AoS 2 - Clan Pestilens Discussion]

How about going all in on the monks and just beat down everything in your way? 325 wounds is nothing to sneeze at

Allegiance: Pestilens

LEADERS
Plague Priest with Plague Censer (80)

UNITS
40 x Plague Monks (240)
40 x Plague Monks (240)
40 x Plague Monks (240)
40 x Plague Monks (240)
40 x Plague Monks (240)
40 x Plague Monks (240)
40 x Plague Monks (240)
40 x Plague Monks (240)

TOTAL: 2000/2000 EXTRA COMMAND POINTS: 0 WOUNDS: 325
LEADERS: 1/6 BATTLELINES: 8 (3+) BEHEMOTHS: 1/4 ARTILLERY: 0/4
ARTEFACTS: 0/1 ALLIES: 0/400

 

As an alternative you could drop 20 plague monks (still 300 on the field ) and switch the plague priest for a furnace.

What do you think? Would this list actually be competetive? Besides the time consuming fact of shuffling 320 monks around on the board