Does Chaos Space Marines even need help to make them play better? It may come as a shock to most players, but Chaos may already be OP.
In what may be the best kept secret right now in 40k, some players would say that Chaos is already rising and perhaps one of the most OP armies out there.
Much like Sarumon amassing his armies in secret, Chaos has been slowly growing in power between their Daemon allies, and the new first draft FAQ that benefited KDK and summoning.
And then the Cyclopia Cabal dropped for Black Legion, and that may have just been a wrap. Checkout why the new formation is SO powerful that it can literally drop the biggest baddest death stars in the game with relative ease:
Why Chaos is OP Now: Cyclopia Cabal Top 5 TL;DR
- No restrictions on range, casting order, wargear or spells (besides Divination).
- Cabal armies often rely on a KDK Juggy Lord, Hounds & Cultists for Obsec – and of course access to summoning D-Thirsters and Princes. However renegade and Chaos Knights are also seen sometimes as well.
- They rely on Daemons for Divination, but perhaps more importantly also for Possession to get, you guessed it, KDK D-Thristers via the FAQ (Spoiler alert: they can attack on turn sooner now too per the FAQ as well).
- Did I mention Daemons? Guess what army will have 25ish psychic dice from the get-go. If you hated summoning armies before, this is the best of both worlds.
- Familiars. Not only can all the sorcerers cast all their power per normal casting restrictions (unlike those silly librariuses out there), they can also re-roll failed casts as well. Combo that with Fatesy, and/or a herald with Paradox, and GG on not getting powers off.
And that is just a teaser of what makes the new Chaos formation so OP, and some ideas on how to utilize it to its full potential.
But imma let you finish, but….
Cabal on bike (Staves) + Flesh Hounds + HQ with Sanctuary, and Hammerhands, that has been booked/ cursed earthed, charging a target that has been Misfortuned.
So what do you think of Chaos, NOW?
About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
Job Title: Managing Editor
Founded Spikey Bits in 2009
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About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.
Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls.
Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at Las Vegas Open, which attracts over 350 players from around the world.
Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the Adepticon 40k Team Tournament.
With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.
While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.
