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Warriors of Chaos (Razing of Westerland) · 137 points · Charge-dependent ranked infantry
Are Bloodied Hound Marauders with flails good?
Bloodied Hound Marauders with flails are good only when they get the charge or face cavalry. They beat charging Knights of the Realm 15 times in 20, but lost every fight when Gors charged them.
Quick answer: it depends what you point Flail Marauders at
- Role
- Charge-dependent ranked infantry
- Good against
- Rat Ogres on the charge (8/10), charging Knights of the Realm (15/20)
- Struggles against
- Ironbreakers on the charge (1/10), Clanrats on the charge (0/10), charging Gors (0/10)
- Record
- 15/40 charging · 15/30 receiving
Their job depends on getting the charge. I would not leave them to receive an infantry charge.
How many simulations I ran
I ran 70 complete combats with Bloodied Hound Marauders with flails, each fought through break tests and pursuit to the end: 40 with them charging and 30 with the enemy charging. These were the results.
These Flail Marauders numbers are not the whole story, because my dice roll on an empty table without terrain, spells, characters or a real player on the other side. One lucky break test can move a result by a whole fight, so the Flail Marauders’ Ironbreakers on the charge (1/10) could easily have come out one either way. Read the Flail Marauders results as a guide to roles and matchups rather than a forecast.
How do Flail Marauders do on the charge?
Flail Marauders charging. Fights won. n = 10 fights per opponent
| Opponent | Pts | Won |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Jade Warriors * | 138 | 6/10 |
| 8 Ironbreakers | 141 | 1/10 |
| 20 Clanrats | 137 | 0/10 |
| 3 Rat Ogres + Master Moulder | 150 | 8/10 |
* I ran the Flail Marauders fights against Jade Warriors with an earlier build, before the final Razing of Westerland and Chaotic Cult correction. Treat that result as directional only.
How do Flail Marauders do when the enemy charges?
Flail Marauders receiving. Fights won. n = 20 and 10 fights
| Charging enemy | Pts | Won |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Knights of the Realm | 141 | 15/20 |
| 17 Gors | 136 | 0/10 |
What I think Flail Marauders are good at
- They work well when ranks and static Combat Result matter, and when Bloodied Hound improves the To Hit roll.
- Flails are strongest when the Marauders charge: under the 2026 rule the S+2 and Armour Bane only apply on the charge.
- I would use them as a cheaper ranked block that threatens medium targets when it gets the charge.
Watch out
Sustained S3 and receiving infantry charges are bad matchups for them.
Combinations that worked for me
I paired Flail Marauders with other units in these combinations, which I explain on my Battle March units page:
- Marauder anvil + Huscarl hammer
Is this the best Chaos Marauders build?
The Flail Marauders on this page are one of several Chaos Marauders builds I tested, and my best Chaotic Cult for Marauders page compares them all at 500 combats per matchup.
Other Battle March units I tested
- Khorne Chaos Warriors with great weapons137 pts · Armour and monster breaker
- Khorne Chaos Warriors with additional hand weapons130 pts · Attack-volume infantry
- Khorne Chaos Knights with lances142 pts · Elite shock cavalry
- Huscarls with flails120 pts · Cheap shock hammer
- Berserkers with flails137 pts · All-round melee infantry
- Bloodied Hound Marauders with great weapons143 pts · Ranked block with sustained S5
- Rat Ogres with a Master Moulder150 pts · Monstrous hammer
- Plague Monks153 pts · Attritional attack-volume block
- Jade Lancers138 pts · Support, flank and pursuit cavalry
- Giant Rats and handlers115 pts · Screen, bait and redirector
- Clanrats with spears and shields137 pts · Tarpit and ranked anvil
My conclusion
Based on these results, I would use Bloodied Hound Marauders with flails for a cheap ranked block that charges medium targets and holds against cavalry, and not for receiving infantry charges, to get the most out of them on the battlefield.
FAQs
What are Bloodied Hound Marauders with flails best against?
Rat Ogres + Master Moulder: the Flail Marauders won 8 of 10 charges into them in my tests. The worst charging matchup for the Flail Marauders was Clanrats, at 0 of 10.
Are Bloodied Hound Marauders with flails better on the charge or receiving one?
Receiving one. The Flail Marauders won 50% of fights when the enemy charged, against 38% of their own charges.