r/deathguard40k • • 13d ago

Questions The Curious Nurgling: Questions Megathread - October edition

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Please post all questions here, from newcomer questions to competitive inquiries. The goal is for this megathread to be the ongoing source of disease and knowledge. Please avoid posting complete lists for critique. Feel free to take a look at the Recent Questions that have been posted in the subreddit to see if someone already asked a similar question.

Papa Bless.

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r/deathguard40k • • 6h ago

Hobby Custom Scheme Myphitic Blighthauler

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119 Upvotes

I completed my custom scheme Blighthauler yesterday!

Took inspiration from Dusk Raiders, Beetle Carapace & Cordyceps Fungi.


r/deathguard40k • • 16h ago

Modeling Halfway through “Vandalizing” my Rhino, what do y’all wanna see on it?

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I’ve got the rhino infested with Nurglings and I thought it’d be cute to cover it in a little graffiti drawn by them. I’ve still got half of it to go and plenty of blank space. If you have any ideas on what to stick on it, I’d love to hear them!


r/deathguard40k • • 7h ago

Painting C+C Finished my first plague marines

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73 Upvotes

I got a combat patrol a few days ago and I’ve started with the plague marines (which ive somehow never painted before even though I’ve been doing deathgaurd for a year 🙏). I tried some new paints like sigvald burgundy, mortarion grime and agrax earthshade and I just want to know if I’ve hit the mark on making the stinky boys appear cool enough for the table :)


r/deathguard40k • • 2h ago

Painting C+C Tried some toxic bases. What do you guys think?

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I like them, but I dont know if they're too vibrant, should I add some additional details, rot around them, darker color at the edge, etc.


r/deathguard40k • • 9h ago

Questions Does this new change affect our plague bus?

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33 Upvotes

Sorry, deleted the other post as I forgot the photo, I should be in bed.

I'm beyond new, still haven't played a full game save for a few combat patrol games.

I saw this "stealth" update and wondered if it affected how our MPCs work in a rhino. Thoughts?


r/deathguard40k • • 1h ago

Lore Made a Nurgle analog horror video about Papa taking over the airwaves

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Ever wondered what it looks like when Nurgle starts corrupting Imperial society through TV broadcasts? Possibly while viewed through a tiny monitor? Well mate, you are in *luck*.

This is my first go at analog horror, so any feedback is very welcome.

(also yes, that’s the headcrab zombie noise at the end shhh, don’t tell valve)


r/deathguard40k • • 3h ago

Casual play Is a helbrute worth getting

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Hi guys im slowly building up my death guard force and was wondering what are people's thoughts of the helbrute for our forces and what are some good build options thanks all


r/deathguard40k • • 20h ago

Painting C+C Little guy

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r/deathguard40k • • 1h ago

List Help Shamblerot Vectorium help

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Hello, everyone. I just had a question about how to build this detachment. I know it runs heavy with poxwalkers and I just wanted to figure out how much is to much and what else I should take with me for backup. I'm just playing for fun with friends, and I think it would be hilarious to run a dawn of the dead mass swarm. I'm at 70 poxwalkers so far.


r/deathguard40k • • 18h ago

Painting C+C Grimdark Lord of Virulence

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68 Upvotes

Brothers, please see my latest offering to Grandfather, a Lord of Virulence!

I prefer to paint in a Grimdark style, aiming for atmosphere over pure edge highlighting.

Grime and weather applied using oils and enamels: Villainy Inks and streaking grime. I also tried the super glue method for the first time. It created some texture inadvertently that I think looks like rot. A happy coincidence 🙂

I hope you enjoy!


r/deathguard40k • • 17h ago

Modeling Lord of contagion (saturnine)

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So I finished my lord of contagion proxy taking the saturnine praetor set and adding some parts from deathsroud terminator and plague marines for the kitbash


r/deathguard40k • • 22h ago

Painting C+C First death guard :)

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67 Upvotes

r/deathguard40k • • 1d ago

Hobby Some bloat drones!

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r/deathguard40k • • 27m ago

List Help 1000pt game versus Eldar next weekend, any tips? Anything i should change?

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Escalation (Copy) (1000 points)

Death Guard

Paragons of Putrescence (1 Detachment Points)

Priority Assets

Incursion (1000 points)

Attached Units

Attached Unit 1

Noxious Blightbringer (50 points)

• Attached as: Leader (Character)

• 1x Cursed plague bell

1x Plasma pistol

Biologus Putrifier (60 points)

• Attached as: Leader (Character)

• Warlord

• 1x Hyper blight grenades

1x Injector pistol

1x Plague knives

Plague Marines (175 points)

• Attached as: Bodyguard (Battleline)

• 1x Plague Champion

• 1x Plasma gun

1x Power fist

• 9x Plague Marine

• 2x Blight launcher

1x Boltgun

2x Heavy plague weapon

1x Icon of Despair (Aura)

2x Meltagun

9x Plague knives

2x Plague spewer

DEDICATED TRANSPORTS

Chaos Rhino (75 points)

• 1x Armoured tracks

1x Combi-bolter

OTHER DATASHEETS

Deathshroud Terminators (150 points)

• 1x Deathshroud Champion

• 1x Manreaper

1x Plaguespurt gauntlet

• 2x Deathshroud Terminator

• 2x Manreaper

2x Plaguespurt gauntlet

Defiler (300 points)

• 2x Excruciator cannon

1x Hades battle cannon

1x Heavy baleflamer

1x Heavy missile launcher

1x Shearing claws

Myphitic Blight-haulers (190 points)

• 2x Myphitic Blight-hauler

• 2x Bile spurt

2x Gnashing maw

2x Missile launcher

2x Multi-melta

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r/deathguard40k • • 18h ago

Casual play Just beat my friend on new custodes with this list. What do you guys think of it?

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Dg termy
Death Guard · Contagion Engines · Death Lord’s Chosen
Mission: Priority Assets
1995/2000 pts

ATTACHED UNIT A [220 pts]
  Typhus [90 pts]
  Poxwalkers [130 pts] (20 models)

ATTACHED UNIT B [290 pts]
  Lord of Contagion [140 pts]
    Enhancement: Warprot Talisman (+30 pts)
  Deathshroud Terminators [150 pts] (3 models)

ATTACHED UNIT C [270 pts]
  Lord of Contagion [120 pts]
    Enhancement: Face of Death (+10 pts)
  Deathshroud Terminators [150 pts] (3 models)

ATTACHED UNIT D [480 pts]
  Lord of Virulence [110 pts]
    Enhancement: Helm of The Fly King (+20 pts)
  Blightlord Terminators [370 pts] (10 models)

EPIC HEROES [375 pts]
  Mortarion [375 pts]

LEADERS & CHARACTERS [105 pts]
  Icon Bearer [45 pts]
  Tallyman [60 pts]

INFANTRY, SWARMS, BEASTS [65 pts]
  Poxwalkers A [65 pts] (10 models)

VEHICLES, MONSTERS [190 pts]
  Myphitic Blight-haulers A [95 pts]
  Myphitic Blight-haulers B [95 pts]

r/deathguard40k • • 13h ago

Hobby Almost done with these combat patrol

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8 Upvotes

Some dirty BLTs


r/deathguard40k • • 1d ago

Painting C+C First blight hauler joins the rats

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166 Upvotes

Finished my first blight hauler for my Skaven Deathguard.

So happy with how the skin came out on it. Very happy with the armour too. Tried a heat affect on the mental which looks okay.

Still struggling with making the verdigris look right. Does any one have any tips for this?


r/deathguard40k • • 20h ago

Painting C+C Veteran plague marine squad

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28 Upvotes

Still love the old metal models and use them for more narrative games alongside all the new stuff


r/deathguard40k • • 20h ago

Discussion Is it worth it to run a melee block of plague marines?

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23 Upvotes

Im tempted to run a party bus that rushes to the enemy lines and dumps a squad of melee marines (and a leader to buff them) and i was wondering how viable it is? I play mostly casually but every once in awhile I attend local tournaments at my LGS, any advice is appreciated:)


r/deathguard40k • • 16h ago

Painting C+C Pink wings or no pink wings?

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WIP Mortarion. Conflicted on the pink wings. This is obviously just a base coat, so I dont intend on them staying pure pink in the end. What do we think? Is this a good choice for a contrasting color?


r/deathguard40k • • 1d ago

Painting C+C Almost done with Morty

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r/deathguard40k • • 20h ago

Modeling Vorx inspired Lord of Contagion

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This is my kitbashed LoC. There are many out there, but this one is mine. Not meant to be Vorx per se, but he was the template for deciding which parts to use and the overall look.

One of the best things about Warhammer hobby-ing is that each army has so many quirks and details unique to them. As much as it's frustrating that the original LoC sculpt is hardish to find and that Lord Felthius doesn't do it for most people, I'm glad it gave rise to the r/deathguard tradition/rite of passage of kitbashing your own customized Lord of Contagion.

Keep it stinky y'all.


r/deathguard40k • • 20h ago

Painting C+C How do I make him look better? It's my first time painting death guard

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It is not finished, but I am not pleased with how it is turning out. Maybe some guidance will help me proceed. I started with death guard green, then did an all over wash of agrax earth shade. It made it too dirty looking, so I went back over the highlights with death guard again. Then finally edge highlight with nurgling green, but I think my hands are too shaky to do edge highlights


r/deathguard40k • • 1d ago

Hobby Wish me luck

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31 Upvotes

So, I did a thing. I bought the combat patrol and some bits to paint it with. Things got out of hand and I now have 1700 points of Death Guard to build and paint… ooops. However, there is light at the end of the tunnel and method to my madness. My Mrs has gone away with a mate for a week and I’m off work! Should be a fun few days. Wish me luck! I’ll share an update on Thursday next week.