cookie's Caledonian test lists

[Cookie101]

I really like it! My list will play in a very similar way, lots of speed and fast moving things. I really like the Chaos lord with Axe of Blind Fury, he's done fantastic work for me in the past and is an absolute bruiser. As Will said, I don't think you can ally with yourself, because Black Legion is still the same faction. Also, I don't think you can take a bike for a Warpsmith, its not listed on Battlescribe. How about subbing him out for another identical sorcerer that's L3 and fishing for Invis with him too? Or just bring it all into a single CAD with the Axe of Blind Fury lord rolling with the bikers and the sorcerer? With the leftover points, you could maybe buy a Spawn squad to escort the Lord, separate to the bikes or a heldrake?

I've not played with Black Legion before, do you get some benefits for going BL? Nice Warlord traits or something?

the chaos space marine supplements (both black legion and crimson slaughter) can ally with the normal codex as battle brothers and crimson slaughter denies me veterans of the long war on my troops.

Quoted from the black legion book (I have the digital copy)
"ALLIES
In addition to following the Allies Matrix for Codex: Chaos Space Marines, Black Legion detachments and Codex: Chaos Space Marines detachments may ally together, treating each other as Battle Brothers."

double check the warp smith, and it turns out he cant take special issue war gear, which is where the chaos bike and sigil of corruption is.

ah.

Double sorcerer it is then.

that gives me 19 points to spent on something.

the warlord traits in the black legion book aren't the best, probably end up using the ones from the rule book.

Some time later.....

spent the 19 point buying the chaos space marine squads combi-bolters for their champions, and melta bombs for the sorcerers. this is how the list stands right now:

PRIMARY DETACHMENT: COMBINED ARMS DETACHMENT: Chaos space marines codex, Faction Chaos Space Marine

HQ1: Chaos lord (65) Mark of Khrone (10), Axe of blind fury (35), Sigil of corruption (25), Juggernaut of khrone (35), Veterans of the long war (5). [175] (WARLORD)

HQ2: Sorcerer (60) Level 3 (50), Bike (20), Force Axe (0), Spell Familiar (15), sigil of corruption(25), Veterans of the long war (5), melta bombs (5) [180]

Troop1: Chaos space marines (75) + 5 Chaos space marines (65), 2 Plasma guns (30), combi-bolter (3), Veterans of the long war (10) [183]

Troop2: Chaos space marines (75) + 5 Chaos space marines (65), 2 Plasma guns (30), combi-bolter (3), Veterans of the long war (10) [183]

FA1: Chaos bikers (70) + 3 Chaos bikers (60), Mark of Nurgle (36), Power fist (25), 2 melta guns (20), Veterans of the long war (6) [216]

HS1: Maulerfiend (125) 2 Lasher tendrils (10) [135]
HS2: Maulerfiend (125) 2 Lasher tendrils (10) [135]
HS3: Forgefiend [175]

Transport1: Rhino (Transport Troop1) [35]
Transport2: Rhino (Transport Troop2) [35]

TOTAL [1457pts]

SECONDARY DETACHMENT: Allied Detachment: Black Legion Codex supplement, Faction Chaos Space Marines

HQ1: Sorcerer (60) Level 3 (50), Bike (20), Force Axe (0), Spell Familiar (15), sigil of corruption(25), Veterans of the long war (5), melta bombs (5) [180]

Troop1: Chaos space marines (75) + 5 Chaos space marines (65), 2 Plasma guns (30), combi-bolter (3), Veterans of the long war (10) [183]

Transport1: Rhino (Transport Troop1) [35]
TOTAL [393pts]

Army total: [1850pts]

with double sorcerer going for double invisibility, that 'should' keep the maulerfiends alive till they get into combat, while the melta bombs on the sorcerers should help the bikers kill tanks in combat if they have to charge something with a armour value.

realised after looking at the list I could move the chaos lord into the primary detachment, turn it back into the regular codex and make him the warlord, doing so gives me access to the normal codex warlord traits, of which Hatred incarnate is very useful, as it gives the chaos lord hatred against everything, which helps off set his lowered weapon skill (due to axe of blind fury).