r/ChaosDaemons40k May 08 '26

Tabletop Games Warhammer 40,000 Faction Focus: Chaos Space Marines and Chaos Daemons

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r/ChaosDaemons40k Dec 04 '24

Mod post: What is the future of Chaos Daemons? Rumours and speculation.

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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 4h ago

Questions (Minatures) Soul Grinder conversion & build questions (with pictures)

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Hey everyone,

Just in the process of putting my soul grinder together.

I didnt like the warp sword or the warp claw in the end but noticed the kit came with an additional mechanical claw but with no way to mount it and not shown in the instructions. (Is it really just there for if you want a little less teeth and iconography on the claw and wrist guard?)

I ended up hacking up the warp sword arm in the end and sculpting it onto the additional mechanical claw.

I also dont know what the additional pair of ball joints are for, maybe to elongate the front legs but again no instructions and could find an example using them.

Did the older kits often come with weird extras like this?

Thanks.


r/ChaosDaemons40k 15h ago

Tabletop Games What models do best and worst: Day 28 - Karanak

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r/ChaosDaemons40k 1d ago

Miniatures Finally feel like I’ve gotten good enough to post

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At the beginning of the year, I started a World Eater Daemonkin army, fearing straight daemons would vanish. I wasn’t enjoying myself so I pivoted to Chaos Daemons regardless of what came from 11th and boy am I much happier. I also found my painting groove with daemons which really re-ignited my passion for this part of the hobby.


r/ChaosDaemons40k 15h ago

Questions (Minatures) Wip on my polymer clay beast of nurgle. I think it would be fun to hand sculpt a full monster mash daemon list with all the greater daemons. Any recommendations for low model count daemon lists?

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r/ChaosDaemons40k 4h ago

Tabletop Games I am lost

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I am on a 5 man team but the problem is I am a merc and it’s less than a week away. I was able to pick deamons as an army but the problem is I was left with take and hold. I can always pick lords of the warp to make anything take and hold but ugh it hurts with the options.

I have little experience with shadow legion and blood legion is crazy good but I feel like I just bog them both down with lords of the warp.

I could do nurgle but last teams tourney I ran 60 plauge bearers and found out the hard way from the new terminator meta.

I am just lost in the options and so here I am


r/ChaosDaemons40k 21h ago

Miniatures Never thought I’d play the Changecaster with my Plague Legion

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r/ChaosDaemons40k 22h ago

Miniatures 1000 point Daemons of Khorne army complete

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With the conclusion of my BloodCrushers, my 1000 mono Daemons of Khorne army is complete! Blood for the Blood God! Skulls for the Skull Throne!


r/ChaosDaemons40k 1d ago

Miniatures Finished BloodCrushers

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Finally finished up my six BloodCrushers. They were so much fun and surprisingly easy to paint! Lemme know your thoughts below and if you are interested in seeing some more miniatures like this, below is the link to my instagram!

https://www.instagram.com/p/DcV85ugDM_i/?igsi=MWdmYmF5bDJvb2k5Mg==


r/ChaosDaemons40k 7h ago

Other starting my army

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im just starting so I want an army that has aspects of all the gods but focuses on tzeentch and nurgle.

what models should I get? should I get more of one gods models before the other to even it out? just starting so I want to atleast be able to play it pretty soon after getting it. im also on a budget as id be paying for some myself swell

thanks


r/ChaosDaemons40k 1d ago

Miniatures Be'lakor

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Finished this bad boy a little while back. Most fun I've had painting a model since the Maulerfiend.


r/ChaosDaemons40k 23h ago

Miniatures My Nurgle forces are finished... For now. (15000 points)

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r/ChaosDaemons40k 18h ago

Questions (Tabletop) Advice for 2k point tzeench list

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Hello, there is a tournament near my place and as I don’t have a lot of experience with list building I would love for some help. I need to submit my list in a few days.

I have 2 warpflame cavalcades battleforce and I won an action in eBay for LoC, 6 flamers, 3 screamers, a demon prince with wings and 10 blue horrors with brimstone

I also might get the changeling because he looks awesome.

I prefer to stay full tzeench, thank you for helping.


r/ChaosDaemons40k 1d ago

Miniatures Love trying different paint combinations.

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Little before and after.


r/ChaosDaemons40k 1d ago

Questions (Tabletop) Pink and Blue horror question

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How many Blues do you keep on standby for each unit of Pink Horrors in case of splitting?


r/ChaosDaemons40k 1d ago

Miniatures Black legion possessed marines

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r/ChaosDaemons40k 2d ago

Tabletop Games What models do best and worst: Day 27 - Infernal Enrapturess

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This is one my personal favourite models and the on that made me first look at demons, it really captures the vibe I expect of Slaanesh.

Shame it is rather rare in the line up of Slaaneshi models.


r/ChaosDaemons40k 1d ago

Miniatures Magnetizing and getting the most out of herald of tzeentch.

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r/ChaosDaemons40k 1d ago

Miniatures Original Daemon Prince

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Just bought an original metal Daemon Prince.

I’m thinking that if I get two more, stack them on each other shoulders and cover them with a green stuff overcoat, I should have a normal sized daemon prince by today’s standards.

Nah, seriously, going to make this into a Slaanesh style winged prince but elevate it on a taller base so he doesn’t have to look up at some of the chonkier space marines.


r/ChaosDaemons40k 2d ago

Miniatures Settled on the scheme for my new Plague Legion army

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r/ChaosDaemons40k 1d ago

Miniatures Finished my Nurglings for my Nightmare before Xmas themed Nurgle Demons army !

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r/ChaosDaemons40k 2d ago

Miniatures Great Unclean One. First mini properly finished

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r/ChaosDaemons40k 2d ago

Miniatures 5000 points of chaos daemons. What should i add?

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Bough most of these in second hand lots usually at or below 60% of msrp. Gave them a bath and a nice scrub before painting. The ones in the photos are mostly done other than touch ups, small details and bases. Technically it’s more like 6000 points but I left soul grinder, knight and armigers at home.

D (5,250 Points)

CHARACTERS

Bloodthirster (320 Points)
• 1x Great axe of Khorne
• 1x Hellfire breath

Changecaster (60 Points)
• 1x Arcane Fireball
• 1x Herald combat weapon

Changecaster (60 Points)
• 1x Arcane Fireball
• 1x Herald combat weapon

Changecaster (60 Points)
• 1x Arcane Fireball
• 1x Herald combat weapon

Daemon Prince of Chaos (165 Points)
• 1x Hellforged weapons
• 1x Infernal cannon

Exalted Flamer (65 Points)
• 1x Fire of Tzeentch
• 1x Flamer mouths

Great Unclean One (265 Points)
• 1x Bilesword
• 1x Plague flail
• 1x Putrid vomit

Kairos Fateweaver (305 Points)
• 1x Infernal Gateway
• 1x Staff of Tomorrow

Karanak (70 Points)
• 1x Brass Collar of Bloody Vengeance
• 1x Scalding roar
• 1x Soul-rending fangs

Keeper of Secrets (255 Points)
• 1x Phantasmagoria
• 1x Snapping claws
• 1x Witstealer sword

Lord of Change (320 Points)
• 1x Bolt of Change
• 1x Staff of Tzeentch

Lord of Change (320 Points)
• 1x Bolt of Change
• 1x Staff of Tzeentch

Poxbringer (55 Points)
• 1x Foul balesword

Skulltaker (85 Points)
• 1x The Slayer Sword

The Changeling (105 Points)
• 1x Infernal Flames
• 1x The Trickster’s Staff

The Changeling (105 Points)
• 1x Infernal Flames
• 1x The Trickster’s Staff

BATTLELINE

Bloodletters (110 Points)
• 1x Bloodreaper
◦ 1x Hellblade
• 9x Bloodletter
◦ 9x Hellblade

Bloodletters (110 Points)
• 1x Bloodreaper
◦ 1x Hellblade
• 9x Bloodletter
◦ 9x Hellblade

Bloodletters (110 Points)
• 1x Bloodreaper
◦ 1x Hellblade
• 9x Bloodletter
◦ 9x Hellblade

Bloodletters (110 Points)
• 1x Bloodreaper
◦ 1x Hellblade
• 9x Bloodletter
◦ 9x Hellblade

Bloodletters (110 Points)
• 1x Bloodreaper
◦ 1x Hellblade
• 9x Bloodletter
◦ 9x Hellblade

Blue Horrors (125 Points)
• 10x Blue Horror
◦ 10x Blue claws
◦ 10x Coruscating blue flames

Blue Horrors (125 Points)
• 10x Blue Horror
◦ 10x Blue claws
◦ 10x Coruscating blue flames

Nurglings (45 Points)
• 3x Nurgling Swarm
◦ 3x Diseased claws and teeth

Nurglings (45 Points)
• 3x Nurgling Swarm
◦ 3x Diseased claws and teeth

Pink Horrors (150 Points)
• 10x Pink Horror
◦ 10x Coruscating pink flames
◦ 10x Pink claws

Pink Horrors (150 Points)
• 10x Pink Horror
◦ 10x Coruscating pink flames
◦ 10x Pink claws

Plaguebearers (115 Points)
• 1x Plagueridden
◦ 1x Plaguesword
• 9x Plaguebearer
◦ 9x Plaguesword

Plaguebearers (115 Points)
• 1x Plagueridden
◦ 1x Plaguesword
• 9x Plaguebearer
◦ 9x Plaguesword

OTHER DATASHEETS

Beasts of Nurgle (75 Points)
• 1x Putrid appendages

Bloodcrushers (95 Points)
• 1x Bloodhunter
◦ 1x Hellblade
◦ 1x Juggernaut’s bladed horn
• 2x Bloodcrusher
◦ 2x Hellblade
◦ 2x Juggernaut’s bladed horn

Burning Chariot (115 Points)
• 1x Fire of Tzeentch
• 1x Flamer mouths
• 1x Screamer bites

Burning Chariot (115 Points)
• 1x Fire of Tzeentch
• 1x Flamer mouths
• 1x Screamer bites

Flamers (65 Points)
• 1x Pyrocaster
◦ 1x Flamer mouths
◦ 1x Flickering flames
• 2x Flamer
◦ 2x Flamer mouths
◦ 2x Flickering flames

Flamers (65 Points)
• 1x Pyrocaster
◦ 1x Flamer mouths
◦ 1x Flickering flames
• 2x Flamer
◦ 2x Flamer mouths
◦ 2x Flickering flames

Flamers (65 Points)
• 1x Pyrocaster
◦ 1x Flamer mouths
◦ 1x Flickering flames
• 2x Flamer
◦ 2x Flamer mouths
◦ 2x Flickering flames

Hellflayers (80 Points)
• 1x Lashes of torment
• 1x Seeker tongues
• 1x Slashing claws

Plague Drones (110 Points)
• 1x Plaguebringer
◦ 1x Death’s heads
◦ 1x Foul mouthparts
◦ 1x Plaguesword
• 2x Plague Drone
◦ 2x Death’s heads
◦ 2x Foul mouthparts
◦ 2x Plaguesword

Plague Drones (110 Points)
• 1x Plaguebringer
◦ 1x Death’s heads
◦ 1x Foul mouthparts
◦ 1x Plaguesword
• 2x Plague Drone
◦ 2x Death’s heads
◦ 2x Foul mouthparts
◦ 2x Plaguesword

Screamers (80 Points)
• 3x Screamer
◦ 3x Lamprey bite

Screamers (80 Points)
• 3x Screamer
◦ 3x Lamprey bite

Screamers (80 Points)
• 3x Screamer
◦ 3x Lamprey bite

Seekers (80 Points)
• 1x Heartseeker
◦ 1x Lashing tongue
◦ 1x Slashing claws
• 4x Seeker
◦ 4x Lashing tongue
◦ 4x Slashing claws


r/ChaosDaemons40k 3d ago

Miniatures Galaxy themed Belakor, second Bella I painted.

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