Warhammer 40K: Which Chaos Faction Should You Pick?
7. Night Lords VIII Legion
Even ten thousand years after the betrayal of the nine traitor legions, the terror sown by the Night Lords is still fresh in the minds of the Imperium.
The most iconic phrase of Chaos, “Death to the False Emperor” was coined by First Captain Sevetar of the Night Lords.
Hailing from Nostramo, a lightless planet enriched by Adamantium but cursed with unbelievable levels of crime, the Warriors of the Night Lords are masters of suffering and fear tactics. Their gene-father was the most feared of all the Primarch’s even amongst his own brothers.
Positives of playstyle
“Vox Scream” for two command points completely shuts down a buffing unit in the opponent’s army. You can absolutely cripple their main attack force by doing this.
Night Lords can make some horrific character killing HQs.
Most of their unique stratagems are very useful for their close combat playstyle.
Negatives of playstyle
They are a Command Point hungry force if you want to use them effectively.
Very little unique anti-tank abilities.
No named characters.
Unfortunately, their iconic troops Raptors are not very powerful in the current edition.