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Came here to say the same. Slaanesh battalion is out of reach, now if I were to run LoCA it would be on merit of the individual units. Its a shame but they are so overcosted for LoCA.

@meatpipeline Solid input all around. I do appreciate the insights and clarifications. Still wrestling internally which option (Khorne vs Slaanesh) is best for me and my playstyle, but all you've said will be considered. Thank you!

@meatpipeline you are correct, Deamonettes in disguise! I did it hastily, so there's the error. So, makiing Be'lakor my general does not nullify my access to the first artifact? Because if so, there is no reason why I would take the battalion (aside from reducing drops). My whole intention is to keep Be'l as the general while giving the Corruptor/Epitome the Fourfold blade. To recap, can I achieve this without investing into battalion? As far as commands traits go, I think the resurrecting d3 units instead is better.

This is what I've settled. For a side army, I've put a lot of thought to make it count. This boils down to 2 SC!, 1 daemonette, and Epitome (which is an awesome warscroll). Be'lakor, in addition to making this a 3 drop, makes the battalion worth it. The fourfold blade can be wielded by the Corruptor or Epitome, but the latter might be better as the Corruptor is the sole Nurgle summoner. I dont think the Slaanesh book will change daemons significantly, but this list is set for now.

@meatpipeline That was exactly what I saw in regards to the Khorne battalion: too expensive both units and pointwise for an ability most Bloodletters come with anyways. Love the models, but doesn't work. Settled on a Daemonette list using 2 SC!Boxes with Bladebringer on Seeker Chariot x2, Seeker Chariot x2 and Poxbringer as my second Nurgle hero. I realize the Seeker Chariots don't have the killing power that the Exalted one has, but their job will be to bounce around (as much as their 8/6 wounds allow) harassing and tying up other units, especially shooters, while the Verminlord hero hunts and the Poxbringer caps points with potential summons. Be'lakor will be Be'lakor and hang back.

Thanks for the response @meatpipeline After I posted that, I kept doing research and these were my assumptions: * I was looking that the Maggotkin errata from 2019, not realizing that GHB 2020 lowered the points *Host of the Depraved (all the hosts, really) call for x amount of <keyword> units and 2-3 heroes. Since the heroes have the keywords, I figured they counted. Seems that is not very clear since I saw some pages back various lists committing the same error. *Be'lakor is not required, but his inclusion is so good. Also, his power of shutting down a key unit is clutch. This is why I included him and went for the battalion. *Agreed on VLC and WLC. Both sweet on paper, but you pointed out the limitations. To me, this army is very cool and lets me branch out with what I got. Its also an exercise of trying to do the most in an economical way by just maximizing what is in two SC!Boxes. I am definitely interested in what you can come up for Khorne. Tzeentch's box does not have enough keywords to make it work for this setting. I guess my struggle is which daemons compliment Nurgle the best: Slaanesh with their movement and denial of potential shooting, or Khorne with lesser movement and exploding 6s. Which one of these 2 can do well without their book's buffs as standalone units?

This is a tempting list. I don't own the Slaanesh side, so I'm thinking of getting 2 SC!Boxes and make due. I mainly play Thricefold, so there will be plenty of Plaguebearers to summon, especially since they went up in points by 10. The battalion is there for the Corruptor to get the Fourfold blade, while being able to make use of Be'lakor resurrections. Only thing I'm questioning is the chariots. Not sure if I should upgrade one to the Exalted, but I do need 2 Slaanesh leaders for the battalion. Alternatively, planning on doing something similar but with the Khorne boxes. Input is appreciated. Allegiance: Legion of Chaos Ascendant - Host of Chaos: Legion of the First Prince LEADERS Be'Lakor (240) - General - Spell: Echo of Hatred Rotigus (320) - Spell: Echo of Hatred Verminlord Corruptor (280) - Artefact: Fourfold Blade - Spell: Echo of Hatred Bladebringer, Herald on Seeker Chariot (160) Bladebringer, Herald on Seeker Chariot (160) UNITS 10 x Daemonettes (110) 10 x Daemonettes (110) 5 x Seekers (120) 5 x Seekers (120) 10 x Plaguebearers (120) BATTALIONS Host of the Depraved (120) ENDLESS SPELLS / TERRAIN / COMMAND POINTS Extra Command Point (50) Warp Lightning Vortex (80) TOTAL: 1990/2000 WOUNDS: 102 (+10 potentially every round)