Warhammer 40K: The Unbeatable List – GW World Championships 2023
Goatboy here with a look into GW World Championships winning 40K list from this past weekend. This CSM list went all the way!
Our local hero John Lennon almost took it all, but having to come back and win twice vs Mani in the end was too much. That is a heck of a lot of Warhammer 40k, and pretty awesome he went as far as he did with the boys in blue. Still – Mani won with a CSM list full of bullies and beat-down specialists. It was a pretty simple list utilizing the board-controlling power of Accursed cultists followed by waves of CSM Warriors in Chosen and Legionnaires to wreck face as things got close.
Mani Cheema’s CSM Bully List
Check out the list
Chaos Space Marine – Slaves to Darkness
-Characters-
Chaos Lord – Undivided, Daemon Hammer, Plasma Pistol
Chaos Lord – Undivided, Daemon Hammer, Plasma Pistol
Chaos Lord – Undivided, Daemon Hammer, Plasma Pistol
Dark Commune – Nurgle, Warlord
Dark Commune – Undivided
Dark Commune – Undivided
-Battleline-
5 Legionaries – Slaanesh, Bolt Pistol/Chainsword X 3, Heavy Melee Weapons X 2
5 Legionaries – Slaanesh, Bolt Pistol/Chainsword X 3, Heavy Melee Weapons X 2
5 Legionaries – Slaanesh, Bolt Pistol/Chainsword X 3, Heavy Melee Weapons X 2
-Other-
5 Chosen – Undivided, Plasma Pistol, Powerfist, Accursed Weapons, Combi-Weapon X 2
5 Chosen – Undivided, Plasma Pistol, Powerfist, Accursed Weapons, Combi-Weapon X 2
5 Chosen – Undivided, Plasma Pistol, Powerfist, Accursed Weapons, Combi-Weapon X 2
10 Accursed Cultists, 6 Torments – Nurgle
10 Accursed Cultists, 6 Torments – Undivided
10 Accursed Cultists, 6 Torments – Undivided
Forgefiend – Undivided, 3 Ectoplasma Cannons
3 Nurglings
-Dedicated Transport-
Chaos Rhino – Nurgle, Combi-Weapon, Havoc Launcher, Combi-bolter
Chaos Rhino – Nurgle, Combi-Weapon, Havoc Launcher, Combi-bolter
Chaos Rhino – Nurgle, Combi-Weapon, Havoc Launcher, Combi-bolter
How The Unbeatable List Works
As you can see, Mani has three big blobs of hard-to-remove Infantry in the Accursed cultists. A 5+ Invulnerable save with a 6+ FNP is very hard to chew through. Then you add in the ability to regrow guys back, and unless you hit it very hard, they are not going to go away. I expect these guys to get hit with a nerf or at the very least, an updated Datasheet when the book comes out. The 3 units of Chosen and Legionaries are little bullies that can rush out of a Rhino and get close. The Chaos Lords are very good at spiking damage and can be very difficult to deal with.
Only having one Forgefiend is interesting, as well as the lack of Obliterators. There is also the lack of the two Lone Operative Chaos Daemon characters too – but I think the sheer board control of the army is very hard for a lot of opposing armies to chew through. Mani’s CSMs don’t have to kill you. They just keep you from scoring things as they spread out, regen dudes, and smack stuff around if you get too close.
Congrats to many and all the other players who did well this weekend. It looks like CSM showed up a lot, so we will see how they survive when their new book comes out.
Just nerf the Rhino – it is the secret sauce I swear!
