40K Grimdark Armylist: Adepticon 2026 2nd Place – CSM Huron’s Brawlers

Take a look at the 2nd place 40K list from Adepticon 2026.  This Chaos Space Marine brawler list is based around Huron and his friends.

The list was piloted by the World Eater Master Brian Daugherty.  Brian took this list all the way to the top.  It is a ton of units that can easily punch up back by some Predators to bring the hurt to the enemy. He played a grueling 9 games and almost won it in the end.  It is a very much brawler style list with a ton of options that can easily punch up as needed with some very powerful shooting in all the Predators.  Renegade Raiders is a powerful all comer type of detachment with granting all the guns in the Army Assault as well as a powerful suite of stratagems to let his units get there.  It is a pretty awesome list and a big congratulations to Brian for taking CSM this far.

Brian Daugherty – CSN Huron’s Brawlers

Chaos Space Marines
Renegade Raiders
Strike Force (2,000 Points)

CHARACTERS

Cypher (90 Points)

Huron Blackheart (120 Points)

Lord Discordant on Helstalker (160 Points)

Traitor Enforcer (55 Points)
Traitor Enforcer (55 Points)

BATTLELINE

Cultist Mob (50 Points) X 10

Legionaries (90 Points) X 5
Legionaries (90 Points) X 5

DEDICATED TRANSPORTS

Chaos Rhino (75 Points)
Chaos Rhino (75 Points)
Chaos Rhino (75 Points)

OTHER DATASHEETS

Chaos Predator Destructor (140 Points)
Chaos Predator Destructor (140 Points)
Chaos Predator Destructor (140 Points)

Chosen (125 Points) X 5

Masters of the Maelstrom (115 Points)

Red Corsairs Raiders (110 Points) X 5
ALLIED UNITS

Noise Marines (145 Points) X 6
Noise Marines (145 Points) X 6
1995 pts

Brian Daugherty – CSN Huron’s Brawlers Tactics

The Traitor Enforcers are an interesting little unit as they can punch up a bit and have a decent amount of wounds.  They can easily be a little trade piece to get in the way, do a secondary, and just make it annoying for the opponent to get around.  It is a good piece to the MSU puzzle that CSM can present to the opponent.  The Noise Marines are always useful and the little Legionnaire units with Lascannons can throw out some damage as needed.

Everyone give it up for Brian – well played sir!

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