r/slavestodarkness

Est ce que c'est un problème de ne pas avoir de magicien dans cette liste ?

W 1970/2000 pts

Slaves to Darkness

Champions of Chaos (40 Points)

General's Handbook 2025-26

Drops: 2

General's Regiment

Abraxia, Spear of the Everchosen (250)

• General

Chaos Chosen (270)

Chaos Legionnaires (80)

Chaos Legionnaires (80)

Chaos Warriors (180)

Regiment 1

Chaos Lord on Daemonic Mount (140)

Varanguard (310)

Varanguard (310)

Varanguard (310)

Created with Warhammer Age of Sigmar: The App

App: 1.31.0 | Data: 422

Have only played Spearhead but have been toying with the idea of making the leap to full AoS at some point. Having played 40k for a while now I've found that 1,500 is my preferred points limit. High enough to bring a decent amount of units but not as overwhelming as 2,000.

How's this as a list? Wondering if i should change the Varanguard to a reinforced squad of Chosen instead?

Archaons Boyzz 1500/2000 pts

Slaves to Darkness

Godswrath Warband

General's Handbook 2025-26

Drops: 2

General's Regiment

Chaos Lord (100)

• General

Chaos Chariot (90)

• 1x Chaos Greatblade

Varanguard (620)

• Reinforced

Regiment 1

Chaos Sorcerer Lord (120)

Chaos Knights (250)

Chaos Lord on Daemonic Mount (140)

Chaos Warriors (180)

Created with Warhammer Age of Sigmar: The App

App: 1.31.0 | Data: 422

Hello everyone,

newbie to AOS and Slaves to Darkness. I always loved the bulky style of Chaos Warriors and the huge shields and finally decided it's time to start an army. Bought the Spearhead box and I am now assembling them and considering options for painting. I have seen some people painting their Slaves in colors of specific Chaos Gods their army is pledged to, in their head canon. How does it work lore and gameplay-wise?

And if you have done this yourself, would you be willing to show some pictures of paintjobs and conversions for inspiration?

Got hard beating two days ago from sylvaneth as I played too slow. I’m thinking of one-drop alpha strike army:

V2 1970/2000 pts
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Grand Alliance Chaos | Slaves to Darkness | Despoilers
General's Handbook 2025-26
Drops: 1
Spell Lore - Lore of the Damned
Manifestation Lore - Manifestations of Malevolence
Battle Tactics Cards: Intercept and Recover and Master The Paths
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General's Regiment
Be'lakor, the Dark Master (450)
• General
Chaos Chosen (540)
• Reinforced
• The Eroding Icon
Chaos Warriors (180)
Chaos Warriors (180)
Varanguard (620)
• Reinforced
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Faction Terrain
Nexus Chaotica
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Created with Warhammer Age of Sigmar: The App
App: v1.31.0 (1) | Data: v422

Or second version with abraxia and gaunt for pokeball mechanic and use of artifact and heroic trait:

V3 1950/2000 pts
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Grand Alliance Chaos | Slaves to Darkness | Despoilers
General's Handbook 2025-26
Drops: 2
Spell Lore - Lore of the Damned
Manifestation Lore - Manifestations of Malevolence
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General's Regiment
Abraxia, Spear of the Everchosen (250)
• General
Chaos Chosen (540)
• Reinforced
Chaos Warriors (180)
Chaos Warriors (180)
Varanguard (620)
• Reinforced
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Regiment 1
Gaunt Summoner (180)
• Infernal Puppet
• Radiance of Dark Glory
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Faction Terrain
Nexus Chaotica
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Created with Warhammer Age of Sigmar: The App
App: v1.31.0 (1) | Data: v422

What do you guys think?

Hi everyone,
a good friend and I got into Warhammer a few months ago. We started with Spearhead boxes and are now slowly expanding them into full armies.
I recently bought the Slaves to Darkness: Bloodwind Legion Spearhead, but honestly, I’m not sure I’m enjoying it.
So far I’ve played it against Nurgle, Skaven, and Sylvaneth, and I won all of those games without much trouble. I usually play Flesh-eater Courts, and with them I always feel like I have to think strategically, plan my moves carefully, and really work for the win.
With Slaves to Darkness, it felt completely different. I basically just charged in, hit extremely hard, and removed everything. The Chaos Knights in particular felt way too powerful compared to what the other Spearheads could deal with.
It honestly wasn’t very fun to win, because the army felt so much stronger than the others. It didn’t feel like a close or tactical game.
So my question is:
Does Slaves to Darkness feel different when played as a regular AoS army, or do they still feel this overwhelmingly strong?
I’m not sure whether I want to keep the Spearhead, because right now it doesn’t really give me the kind of tactical, balanced games I enjoy.
BTW: my friend and I are fairly evenly matched as players. I’ve lost plenty of games against him with other armies, so I really don’t think it’s just because of his playstyle. 😄
Would love to hear your experiences, especially from people who have played both Spearhead and full-size AoS with Slaves to Darkness.

Edit: I only set up the Knights in the second round.