Anthony's Chaos Space Marines won best painted at our recent Sprue Posse RTT. You can see his full list here.
Anthony's Daemon Prince with Warptime.
And another with Nurgle's Rot.
A Chaos Sorcerer leads the Nurgle Daemon Princes to victory.
A Nurgle Obliterator
Obliterators deep strike into enemy territory and seek to spread the blight.
Plague Marine squads and their Rhinos.
For posterity sake, I felt I would post my interpretation of the Fzorgle Chaos Cookie Cutter list. The Lash-tastic, Plague Marine and Obliterator spam list that was all the talk two years ago, when the Chaos Space Marine codex first came out. It seems it still has its place, and given the limited options in the Codex, we continuously see its variants on the field of play.
At 2000 points:
HQ
Daemon Prince (Wings, Mark of Slaanesh, Lash of Submission (aka Fzorgle))
Daemon Prince (Wings, Mark of Slaanesh, Lash of Submission)
Elite
3x Terminators (3x Combi-melta, Chainfist)
3x Terminators (3x Combi-melta) aka a "Termicide" Unit (the above is also a variant of such)
3x Terminators (3x Combi-melta)
Troops
5x Plague Marines (2x Meltaguns, Rhino)
5x Plague Marines (2x Meltaguns, Rhino)
5x Plague Marines (2x Meltaguns, Rhino)
5x Plague Marines (2x Meltaguns, Rhino)
Heavy Support
3x Obliterators
3x Obliterators
3x Obliterators
The layout for the Termicide units could be different, but the points were odd at 2000 so I decided to add a Chainfist to the mix. As you may already know, or can easily tell from above, this list is considered boring and cheesy by many players in the community. For a while, it was an incredibly viable list and still does well in some tournaments. It definitely has its weaknesses, and actually works better at lower point ranges.
At 1750, one could remove the Termicide units and add a couple Plague Marine models to each of the units, or a Plague Champion with a Powerfist to a couple of them.
At 1500, from 1750, drop one of the Obliterators from each of the 3 units, and tweak the Plague Marines such that you get to the proper point range. Alternatively, you could drop one of the Plague Marine squads at this point level and add in one of the Termicide units.
That's it. Simple but effective. It will annoy and frustrate the novice opponent, but will fall apart against other opponents. Still a good build for Chaos and I like to run this myself at the 1500 and 1750 level.
For help on how to play this list see Playing: Chaos Space Marine Tactics.
The Chaos Space Marines Codex is definitely suffering from age. This is not to say it isn't a competitive codex, but instead it suffers from not having a variety of fun competitive lists. This is arguable, but I have personally found that the options each the areas of HQ, Elite, Fast Attack, and Heavy Support are limited, compared to what newer codices are offering.
That said, I have tried putting together a list that deviates from the standard Plague Marine and Obliterator spam lists that so often appear on the net, and in my own lists. Unlike many of the new codices that have a plethora of HQ options that provide ways of enhancing the rest of their army, the Chaos Space Marine Codex only offers Fabius Bile as an HQ option that can enhance the potential of other units within the Codex. These enhancements come at a cost of +3 points per model, and limited to Chaos Space Marines, but its something and I decided to see if I could make something work.
At 1500 points, I am considering the following:
HQ
Fabius Bile
Elite
3x Terminators (3x Combi-meltas, Chainfist)
Troops
10x Chaos Space Marines (Enhanced Warriors, Aspiring Champion, Power Fist, Combi-Melta, 2x Meltaguns, Icon of Slaanesh, Rhino (w/ Combi-Melta))
10x Chaos Space Marines (Enhanced Warriors, Aspiring Champion, Power Fist, Combi-Melta, 2x Meltaguns, Icon of Slaanesh, Rhino (w/ Combi-Melta))
9x Plague Marines (Plague Champion, Power Fist, Combi-melta, 2x Meltaguns, Rhino (w/ Combi-Melta))
Heavy Support
Predator (Autocannon, Lascannon Sponsons)
Predator (Autocannon, Lascannon Sponsons)
This list is fairly limited tactically. It has 3 Rhinos, 2 Predators, and a "Termicide" squad. The 2 Predators make for good light vehicle kill. The 2 Chaos Space Marine squads are Fearless, S5, I5, with 2 Meltaguns. Finally, Fabius Bile rides with a potentially aggressive Plague Marine unit with Meltaguns. Enemy Death Star units will give this list trouble. I also expect any army with a significant number of light vehicle kill will stall this army early game making it too slow forcing it to suffer heavy fire before entering its effective range. It has a chance, but I feel it will be hit or miss in many situations.
To bring it to 1750, the list looks as follows:
HQ
Fabius Bile
Elite
3x Terminators (3x Combi-meltas, Chainfist)
3x Terminators (3x Combi-meltas, Chainfist)
Troops
10x Chaos Space Marines (Enhanced Warriors, Aspiring Champion, Power Fist, Combi-Melta, 2x Meltaguns, Icon of Slaanesh, Rhino (w/ Combi-Melta))
10x Chaos Space Marines (Enhanced Warriors, Aspiring Champion, Power Fist, Combi-Melta, 2x Meltaguns, Icon of Slaanesh, Rhino (w/ Combi-Melta))
9x Plague Marines (Plague Champion, Power Fist, Combi-melta, 2x Meltaguns, Rhino (w/ Combi-Melta))
Heavy Support
Predator (Autocannon, Lascannon Sponsons)
Predator (Autocannon, Lascannon Sponsons)
Predator (Autocannon, Lascannon Sponsons)
Mostly more of the same. I added another Predator and a "Termicide" squad. I feel it might be troop light for 1750, and Sieze Ground, but I feel for 1750 I have invested enough points in troops, and any more might take aware from this lists ability to "kill" things.
Finally, at 2000:
HQ
Fabius Bile
Elite
3x Terminators (3x Combi-meltas, Chainfist)
3x Terminators (3x Combi-meltas, Chainfist)
Troops
5x Chaos Space Marines (Enhanced Warriors, Meltagun, Rhino)
5x Chaos Space Marines (Enhanced Warriors, Meltagun, Rhino)
10x Chaos Space Marines (Enhanced Warriors, Aspiring Champion, Power Fist, Combi-Melta, 2x Meltaguns, Icon of Slaanesh, Rhino (w/ Combi-Melta))
10x Chaos Space Marines (Enhanced Warriors, Aspiring Champion, Power Fist, Combi-Melta, 2x Meltaguns, Icon of Slaanesh, Rhino (w/ Combi-Melta))
8x Plague Marines (Plague Champion, Power Fist, Combi-melta, 2x Meltaguns, Rhino (w/ Combi-Melta))
Heavy Support
Predator (Autocannon, Lascannon Sponsons)
Predator (Autocannon, Lascannon Sponsons)
Predator (Autocannon, Lascannon Sponsons)
Going to 2000 points proved to be difficult. I was no longer happy running just 3 troop choices, but points really limited my options. Avoiding 2 small units of Plague Marines, in order to keep with my concept of avoiding my usually Plague Marine spam, I tried putting in 2 small units of enhanced Chaos Space Marines. This gives me a few more scoring options, but these units are a bit fragile and might give up points too easy in 2000 point games. I really need to reconsider how to bring this up to 2000 points, but that's the draft for now.
Mission: 1500 points, Capture and Control, Spearhead
Orks:
HQ
Warboss (Powerklaw, Cybork)
Big Mek (Kustom Force Field, Cybork)
Elite
5 Lootas
5 Lootas
5 Lootas
Troops
18 Shoota Boyz + Nob (Powerklaw, Bosspole)
18 Shoota Boyz + Nob (Powerklaw, Bosspole)
6 Nobz (Cybork) w Painboy (2 Powerklaw, Heavy Armor, Bosspole, 2 Ammo Runt) with Trukk (Red Paint, Reinforced Ram)
10 Gretchin + Runtherd
Fast Attack
1 Warbuggy (Twin Linked Rockitts)
2 Warbuggies (Twin Linked Rockitts)
2 Warbuggies (Twin Linked Rockitts)
Heavy Support
1 Battlewagon (Red Paint, Boarding Plank, Deffrolla, Big Shoota)
1 Battlewagon (Red Paint, Boarding Plank, Deffrolla, Big Shoota)
Chaos Space Marines:
HQ
Chaos Sorcerer (Mark of Slaanesh, Lash of Submission, Personal Icon, Wings)
Elite
5 Chosen (5x Melta, 5x Meltabombs, Rhino)
Troops
10 Chaos Space Marines (Aspiring Champion, Powerfist, 2x Melta, Rhino)
8 Noise Marines (7 Soundblasters, 1 Blastmaster, Rhino)
5 Khorne Berzerkers (Skull Champion, Powerfist, Personal Icon, Rhino)
Heavy Support
2 Obliterators
2 Obliterators
2 Obliterators
Deployment:
We both deployed our objectives on the far corners of the board.
Ork Deployment, everything except for the gretchin are deployed on the board.
Chaos Space Marine Deployment, Noise Marines with Lash Prince and the Chaos Space Marine squad are deploy on the table. Three squads of 2 Obliterators, the Berzerkers, and the Chosen (not outflanking) are all deployed in reserve.
Turn 1 - Orks
Orks move towards Chaos objective.
Turn 1 - Chaos Space Marines
Noise Marines shoot their Blastmaster at the side of a Battlewagon, but miss.
Turn 2 - Orks
Orks move up some more.
Lootas reposition, expecting Chaos Space Marine reserves to start showing up.
Gretchin arrive from reserve and "protect" the Ork objective.
Turn 2 - Chaos Space Marines
Berzerkers arrive from reserve and move up the right side of the board.
Obliterators (a) and (c) arrive from reserve and destroy a Battlewagon.
Obliterators (b) destroy he Nob truck, which Kerrangs into them. 
Noise Marines shoot at the Lootas killing 2 and they start to run away, but regroup on turn 3.
Turn 3 - Orks
Buggies kill an Obliterator (a).
Lootas shoot at Obliterators (c), but to no effect.
Ork Boyz from destroyed Battlewagon run towards Chaos objective.
Buggies stun a Rhino.
Nobz destroy Obliterators (b).
Turn 3 - Chaos Space Marines
Noise Marines and Lash Sorc fire at the Boyz on the ground, thinning them out a bit and lashing them back 7". (Yes, I know the Lash Sorc has a jump pack modeled, but I will soon fix that to be Wings)
The Chosen arrive and unload on the Battlewagon... 3 hits, and KFF saves the rest... no effect.
Both of the remaining Obliterator units also shoot at the rear of the Battlewagon, and finally stun the vehicle.
Berzerkers move up more and pop smoke.
Turn 4 - Orks
Lootas shoot at Berzerker Rhino and stun it.
Ork Boyz and Big Mek unload and assault Chosen, killing them all.
Buggies shoot at Noise Marines, but only kill 1.
Ork Boyz try to move forward again.
Nobz start running back towards their own objective, sensing the threat the Berzerkers bring to the poor Gretchin.
Turn 4 - Chaos Space Marines
Berzerkers get out and start running towards Ork objective. Rhino tries to fix itself, but fails (and fails for rest of game).
Obliterators move up and flame the Lootas killing all of one unit and 2 from another.
Other Obliterator moves up and destroys the Battlewagon.
Noise Marines and Lash Sorc thin out Orks and push them back again.
Chaos Space Marines move up and melta 1 buggy.
Turn 5 - Orks
Ork Boyz move up and shoot Noise Marines to no effect.
Other Ork Boyz run towards Chaos objective.
Nobz continue to run towards their own objective. Lootas and Buggies shoot at the Berzerkers killing 2, leaving 3 alive.
Turn 5 - Chaos Space Marines
Berzerkers continue to run.
One unit of Boyz gets destroyed by Chaos Space Marines, other unit is pushed back by Lash Sorcerer. Elsewhere, Obliterator kill more buggies.
Game continues to turn 6, currently we both only control our own objectives.
Turn 6 - Orks
Orks Boyz try to make a path by clearing up the Rhinos, but fail. Rhinos are only stunned.
Nobz almost make it back home, but looks like if game ends on Turn 6, Chaos will win.
Turn 6 - Chaos Space Marines
Lash Sorc jumps to group up with the Chaos Space Marines and with them destroys the last of the Boyz.
Berzerkers move up and destroy the Gretchin and capture the Ork objective.
If game ends, Chaos Wins! Unfortunately, we roll and game continues.
Turn 7 - Orks...
After a epic run across the board, the Nobz manage to get back to their own objective and save it from the Berzerkers.
Neither of us have any more units close to contesting or scoring the others objectives, so we call the game without playing the last Chaos Space Marine turn and it is a Draw!
