Bayul

You can bring Flamers in S2D as allies. Add an Exalted Flamer to buff them. Or Skyfires or Horrors or Kairic Acolytes. Everything with range >8" can fire right away. I'd argue that the best S2D units to deep strike are slow units like Chosen or Chaos Warriors. Chaos Warriors might even get their bonus attacks with proper positioning. Chaos Knights don't need it. The Gaunt Summoner can cast Daemonic Speed with +1 to cast on them in the first hero phase, send them away and still do his trick with his units in reserve afterwards. edit: Why is the TZEENTCH keyword useless? You mentioned Warp Reality. A mobile hero is the best candidate to utilize it. A Gaunt Summoner on Disc in the opponents flank can +1 cast Warp Reality > Deamonic Speed on Chaos Knights for example.

That's your argument? Then you are aware of the range and don't use Silvered Portal. That's the point of assessing the threat range (and asking for the amount of drops). His ability takes place in Deployment after deploying the Gaunt Summoner on Disc. You can still choose not putting a TZEENTCH unit into the Silvered Tower and deploy it as usual if the risk seems too high. Nevertheless with proper terrain you might have an opportunity to hide him. Then fly over it in your movement phase with 16" Movement. He's even allowed to run and use Silvered Portal if you need the additional range. With a screen summoned next to him he benefits from Look Out, Sir!. A Chaos Sorcerer Lord on Manticore is definitely more exposed to said Ironblasters turn 1.

How? Why would you make that happen? Don't you ask your opponent about the thread range before deployment?

I found a very interesting Scarlet Doom Nagash list which went 5-0 in Bristol a couple of weeks ago. Although I wonder what the Spirit Hosts contribute to the list without being able to protect Nagash:

Is this poll asking adults if they are licking a petroleum-derived polymer-based substance of their brushes?

How do you come up with these numbers? Blasphemous Rituals plus Arcane Tome on a non-WIZARD hero results in 1 cast. Where does the second cast come from? It's certainly not on the warscroll. You are missing the point entirely. We are talking about non-WIZARD heros.

Take notes, remember his comments and write a battereport. If the brings Cado Ezechiar shut him down with Bel'akor and have a Wizard in range to unbind his spell. It's especially good againts CHAOS units.

So Arcane Tome for a Cabalist hero is redundant?

I just want to mention that the latest Underworlds warband has a S2D warscroll: https://www.warhammer-community.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/ZcD9kLFQxstrc1ox.pdf They are DARKOATH but not CULTISTS.

https://www.warhammer-community.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2HxQxI8INdwIxmYj.pdf

That's not accurate. You can find interactions between S2D units and allies in this codex. As mentioned above you can yeet Sigvald with a SLAANESH Warshrine across the battlefied. The Warshrine doesn't discriminate any allied units. Allies benefit trom the Trophy Rack in range of a Daemon Prince, his Doombringer Blade or Radiance of Dark Glory. To crown it all, lesser daemons get the SLAVES TO DARKNESS keyword in Legion of the First Prince so you can... uh...

There are only very few efficent allies, which stand out: It's predominantly Bloodstoker and Bloodsecrator to buff KHORNE units or Sigvald, who can be accelerated by a SLAANESH warshrine and obtain 3D6 attacks after his charge. There's weird stuff you can do with TZEENTCH allies and nothing noteworthy from Maggotkin of Nurgle in my opinion. They would be included with the NURGLE mark in a list though.

If the use case is exterminating chaff, then Infernal Flames and Winds of Chaos should be mentioned as warscroll spells as well. Multiple Endless Spells do add up in points and at a certain point it should be considered to just take (or upgrade to) a potent caster in my opinion. ...and you can screen them with archers like mentioned by @Wraith. I don't know why Karic Acolytes aren't listed by him though. They have a pseudo Ward 6+ with their shields and sufficient melee weapons.

I think this is my final version of my Cabalists list: The army composition should look like this: Chaos Lord / Chaos Sorcerer Lord / Chaos Chosen (Retinue) Both casters roam around as couple to benefit from the Draw on Power heroic action. The Chaos Lord casts Chaotic Conduit on him or his Chosen retinue depending on the situation. The Chaos Sorcerer Lord casts Daemonic Speed on Chaos Knights in range, as soon as a good opportunity occurs. They provide buffs and debuffs for the backline later on. Gaunt Summoner on Disc of Tzeentch / Chaos Chosen / Kairic Acolytes Chosen and Acolytes are stashed in the Silver Tower, if the threat range allows this trick: The flying Gaunt Summoner with 16" movement runs into a better position in the movement phase and summons both units at the end of it. Chosen with banner and standard ready to charge and Acolytes nearby to shot in the same turn and protect the Gaunt Summoner with Look out, Sir!. In hopes of him surving early turns he can repostion and Warp Reality more Chaos Warriors if necessary. He receives the additional artefact to be more survivable with a Ward 5+. Chaos Knights / Chaos Warriors Battleline units predominantly. As mentioned above the Chaos Knights should receive an early Daemonic Speed for a hasty charge, while Chaos Warriors keep an eye out for brawls or objectives with the option to be repositioned with Warp Reality into enemy territory.

I don't disagree, it should work RAW. But don't buy 5 Chaos Lords to do silly things yet.

In Vince Vinturella's review stream they mention this as being possible. I'd wait for the FAQ to clarify though.

I think this is the most easiest approach. Take them and a Triumph and see how it goes. If you think they don't serve a purpose replace them with a Warshrine and alter the amount of your Chosen / Warriors.

Probably shortly after the release of the regular Battletome.

It doesn't have MONSTER, sorry.

It will be magnetitzed anywhy. I'll prepare an additional base for the acutal foot version.

Do you think a Lord-Exorcist could be a good basis for a chunky Cabalists Chaos Lord if I remove the SCE elements? I plan to put him on Ahriman's disc aswell.

Did we talk about Endless Spells yet? Might Eightfold Doom-Sigil be worth it (in a Cabalists army at least)? For combat and to score the Grand Strategy Masters of Dark Ritual?

"Exalted Hero of Chaos" is listed as Leader. What is the purpose of this new guy anyway? Slow HERO and MONSTER hunter? Cheap Cabalists caster hybrid? Eye of the Gods slot machine? edit: ...uh, like a Sorcerer Lord in Terminator Armor?

He's Undivided. ...and I am too lazy too read his warscroll properly.

I am quite optimistic. I got a good result with a purple / brown Contrast mix over silver on my Necrons and this time I'll even have more options. I just discovered Green Stuffs World's colorshift paints and Storm Surge Green might look totally bonkers on Tzeentch units. Might have to buy a better airbrush pistol though.