Chaos Cult Crushing the NOVA Open with Derek Apsche

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In this week's episode Nick interviews Derek Apsche, Derek is fresh off the back of a first place victory at the NOVA Open with his Max Cultist Chaos army! They go into all of the details for how it works and how Derek came up with it here!

In part two of the show, available to our patrons deep dive into all of Derek's games with play by play tactics and strategies from the man himself!

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1. Chaos Space Marines
2. Strike Force (2000 points)
3. Chaos Cult
4. CHARACTERS
5. Cypher (90 points)
6. • 1x Cypher’s bolt pistol
7. 1x Cypher’s plasma pistol
8. Dark Apostle (95 points)
9. • 1x Dark Apostle
10. • 1x Accursed crozius
11. 1x Bolt pistol
12. • Enhancement: Amulet of Tainted Vigour
13. • 2x Dark Disciple
14. • 2x Close combat weapon
15. Dark Commune (80 points)
16. • 1x Cult Demagogue
17. • Warlord
18. • 1x Autopistol
19. 1x Commune stave
20. • Enhancement: Incendiary Goad
21. • 1x Mindwitch
22. • 1x Close combat weapon
23. 1x Warp Curse
24. • 1x Iconarch
25. • 1x Autopistol
26. 1x Chaos Icon
27. 1x Close combat weapon
28. • 2x Blessed Blade
29. • 2x Commune blade
30. Dark Commune (75 points)
31. • 1x Cult Demagogue
32. • 1x Autopistol
33. 1x Commune stave
34. • Enhancement: Warped Foresight
35. • 1x Mindwitch
36. • 1x Close combat weapon
37. 1x Warp Curse
38. • 1x Iconarch
39. • 1x Autopistol
40. 1x Chaos Icon
41. 1x Close combat weapon
42. • 2x Blessed Blade
43. • 2x Commune blade
44. Fabius Bile (85 points)
45. • 1x Fabius Bile
46. • 1x Chirurgeon
47. 1x Rod of Torment
48. 1x Xyclos Needler
49. • 1x Surgeon Acolyte
50. • 1x Surgeon Acolyte’s tools
51. BATTLELINE
52. Cultist Mob (50 points)
53. • 1x Cultist Champion
54. • 1x Autopistol
55. 1x Brutal assault weapon
56. • 9x Chaos Cultist
57. • 9x Autopistol
58. 9x Brutal assault weapon
59. Cultist Mob (50 points)
60. • 1x Cultist Champion
61. • 1x Bolt pistol
62. 1x Brutal assault weapon
63. • 9x Chaos Cultist
64. • 9x Autopistol
65. 9x Brutal assault weapon
66. Cultist Mob (50 points)
67. • 1x Cultist Champion
68. • 1x Autopistol
69. 1x Brutal assault weapon
70. • 9x Chaos Cultist
71. • 9x Autopistol
72. 9x Brutal assault weapon
73. Cultist Mob (50 points)
74. • 1x Cultist Champion
75. • 1x Autopistol
76. 1x Brutal assault weapon
77. • 9x Chaos Cultist
78. • 9x Autopistol
79. 9x Brutal assault weapon
80. Cultist Mob (50 points)
81. • 1x Cultist Champion
82. • 1x Autopistol
83. 1x Brutal assault weapon
84. • 9x Chaos Cultist
85. • 9x Autopistol
86. 9x Brutal assault weapon
87. Traitor Guardsmen Squad (70 points)
88. • 1x Traitor Sergeant
89. • 1x Corrupted pistol
90. 1x Power weapon
91. • 9x Traitor Guardsmen
92. • 9x Close combat weapon
93. 1x Flamer
94. 6x Lasgun
95. 1x Meltagun
96. 1x Plasma gun
97. Traitor Guardsmen Squad (70 points)
98. • 1x Traitor Sergeant
99. • 1x Corrupted pistol
100. 1x Power weapon
101. • 9x Traitor Guardsmen
102. • 9x Close combat weapon
103. 1x Flamer
104. 6x Lasgun
105. 1x Meltagun
106. 1x Plasma gun
107. Traitor Guardsmen Squad (70 points)
108. • 1x Traitor Sergeant
109. • 1x Corrupted pistol
110. 1x Power weapon
111. • 9x Traitor Guardsmen
112. • 9x Close combat weapon
113. 1x Flamer
114. 6x Lasgun
115. 1x Meltagun
116. 1x Plasma gun
117. Traitor Guardsmen Squad (70 points)
118. • 1x Traitor Sergeant
119. • 1x Corrupted pistol
120. 1x Power weapon
121. • 9x Traitor Guardsmen
122. • 9x Close combat weapon
123. 1x Flamer
124. 6x Lasgun
125. 1x Meltagun
126. 1x Plasma gun
127. Traitor Guardsmen Squad (70 points)
128. • 1x Traitor Sergeant
129. • 1x Corrupted pistol
130. 1x Power weapon
131. • 9x Traitor Guardsmen
132. • 9x Close combat weapon
133. 1x Flamer
134. 6x Lasgun
135. 1x Meltagun
136. 1x Plasma gun
137. Traitor Guardsmen Squad (70 points)
138. • 1x Traitor Sergeant
139. • 1x Corrupted pistol
140. 1x Power weapon
141. • 9x Traitor Guardsmen
142. • 9x Close combat weapon
143. 1x Flamer
144. 6x Lasgun
145. 1x Meltagun
146. 1x Plasma gun
147. DEDICATED TRANSPORTS
148. Chaos Rhino (75 points)
149. • 1x Armoured tracks
150. 1x Combi-bolter
151. 1x Combi-weapon
152. 1x Havoc launcher
153. OTHER DATASHEETS
154. Accursed Cultists (180 points)
155. • 10x Mutant
156. • 10x Blasphemous appendages
157. • 6x Torment
158. • 6x Hideous mutations
159. Accursed Cultists (180 points)
160. • 10x Mutant
161. • 10x Blasphemous appendages
162. • 6x Torment
163. • 6x Hideous mutations
164. Accursed Cultists (180 points)
165. • 10x Mutant
166. • 10x Blasphemous appendages
167. • 6x Torment
168. • 6x Hideous mutations
169. ALLIED UNITS
170. Beasts of Nurgle (70 points)
171. • 1x Putrid appendages
172. Daemonettes (100 points)
173. • 1x Alluress
174. • 1x Slashing claws
175. • 9x Daemonette
176. • 1x Daemonic Icon
177. 1x Instrument of Chaos
178. 9x Slashing claws
179. Nurglings (40 points)
180. • 3x Nurgling Swarm
181. • 3x Diseased claws and teeth
182. Seekers (80 points)
183. • 1x Heartseeker
184. • 1x Lashing tongue
185. 1x Slashing claws
186. • 4x Seeker
187. • 1x Daemonic Icon
188. 1x Instrument of Chaos
189. 4x Lashing tongue
190. 4x Slashing claws