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THE DEATH GUARD PAGE ONE VALUE: 1,675 points

Below is the Army List I drew up using the modifications in White Dwarf issue 264.  The core from the orginal list is still here, though several units had to be removed or modified.  The Death Guard, for example, don't have Raptor Squads, so I had to drop that.  Plague Marine Squads with seven Marines get to upgrade one to an Aspiring Champion (giving him access to better weapons) for free, and I couldn't pass that up. It didn't take me as long to calculating the new numbers as the original list had, basically because I already made those modifications squads and items in order to get what I wanted.  I'm still tinkering, though, since I haven't obtained all the miniatures yet.  As recommended by Games Workshop, I began with a (roughly) 2,000 point limit, which, when I finish, will be added to in roughly 2,000 point increments, and these lists added via links below.  I used the "Standard Mission" organization chart as a basis, which I also recommend using.  You probably won't get everything you want in the first 2,000 points (I did not include Elite choices in the first incarnation of this list, for example), but you can set up a pretty solid force.

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SQUADS OF SEVEN Nurgle's sacred number is seven.  Squads of Plague Marines, including the Chaos Lord and retinue, Terminators and Havoc Squads with seven members may upgrade one of their number to an Aspiring Champion at no cost. Retinues of the Chaos Lord can take the option of upgrading any or all of their Marines to Aspring Champions, but only one will be free... you have to pay for the others. MARKS OF CHAOS AND TROOP SELECTION A Chaos Lord taking a Chaos Mark of one of the four Chaos Powers may take squads of their deity's chosen champions as Troops as well as their original designation.  For example, a Lord with the Mark of Slaanesh may take Noise Marines as Troops as well as Heavy Support. This is why I took the Plague Marines below are taken as Troops choices: Troops are manditory selections, while Elites are optional. UPGRADE: ARMOR The reason behind my taking the Extra Armor upgrade for the all Rhinos was because I figured that, since the Plague Marines are physically tougher than regular Space Marines (even Chaos Marines), their vehicles should be too.  Besides, let's face it... Rhinos aren't that strong to begin with.

HQ                                                                       CTHON FOEVENYM AND RETINUE............................................. Total Points: 339          Chaos Lord....................................................... 60 points          Mark of Nurgle................................................. 10 points          Gift: Plague Sword............................................ 25 points          Wargear: bolt pistol............................................ 1 point          Six (6) Plague Marines....................................... 120 points          Six (6) boltguns.................................................. 0 points          Six (6) plague knives........................................... 0 points          Blight grenades (entire squad)............................. 18 points          Upgrade one to Aspiring Champion..................... 0 points          Mark of Nurgle................................................. 10 points          Gift: Plague Sword............................................ 25 points          Wargear: plasma pistol....................................... 15 points          Rhino transport................................................. 50 points          Vehicle upgrade: Extra armor.............................. 5 points (NOTE: A Character and its Retinue count as a single  HQ choice.) CARCASS AURELIUS..................................................................... Total Points: 115          Chaos Sorcerer.................................................. 30 points          Mark of Nurgle.................................................. 10 points          Gift: psychic power- Stream of Corruption........... 15 points          Gift: Nurgle's Rot............................................... 10 points          Gift: Plague Sword............................................. 25 points          Wargear: Plasma pistol....................................... 15 points TROOPS                                                              EBOLA SQUAD............................................................................. Total Points: 264          Seven (7) Plague Marines.................................... 140 points          Six (6) boltguns................................................... 0 points          Seven (7) plague knives....................................... 0 points          Blight grenades (entire squad).............................. 21 points          One (1) Flamer................................................... 3 points          Upgrade one to Aspiring Champion...................... 0 points          Mark of Nurgle.................................................. 10 points          Wargear: bolter-flamer combi-weapon.................. 10 points          Gift: Plague Sword............................................. 25 points          Rhino transport.................................................. 50 points          Vehicle upgrade: Extra armor............................... 5 points DISTEMPER SQUAD...................................................................... Total Points: 269          Seven (7) Plague Marines.................................... 140 points          Six (6) boltguns................................................... 0 points          Seven (7) plague knives....................................... 0 points          Blight grenades (entire squad).............................. 21 points          One (1) Plasma Gun........................................... 3 points          Upgrade one to Aspiring Champion...................... 0 points          Mark of Nurgle.................................................. 10 points          Wargear: lightning claw (single)............................ 25 points          Wargear: plasma pistol........................................ 15 ponts          Rhino transport.................................................. 50 points          Vehicle upgrade: Extra armor............................... 5 points THE SCAB-EATERS....................................................................... Total Points: 63          Seven (7) Nurgling bases...................................... 63 points HEAVY SUPPORT                                             THE PLAGUEHAMMER................................................................. Total Points: 175           Chaos Predator............................................... 85 points           Turret: twin-linked lascannons.......................... 35 points           Side sponsons: heavy bolters............................ 20 points           Gift: Nurgle Infestation.................................... 35 points FILTHGAMESH.............................................................................. Total Points: 140            Chaos Dreadnaught........................................ 75 points            Dreadnaught close-combat weapon (claw)........ 0 points            Twin-linked bolter.......................................... 0 points            Twin-linked heavy bolters............................... 30 points            Gift: Nurgle Infestation................................... 35 points FUATH THE AWAKENED.............................................................. Total Points: 310            Chaos Land Raider........................................ 250 points            Side sponsons: twin-linked lascannons............. 0 points            Turret-mount: twin-linked heavy bolter............ 0 points            Upgrade: pintel-mounted combi-bolter............. 10 points            Gift: Daemonic Possession............................. 50 points