It’s hard to ascertain exactly how badly Slaanesh has been hit by the relatively recent nerfs its been slapped with.

I wouldn’t worry too much here though, they’re just not any fun.

Your friends will hate you – Due to the previous reason, Slaanesh can have a bad reputation in the meta scene.

It has yet to be seen just how much this hurts.

Has been nerfed heavily – Slaanesh has been hit with a double whammy with fairly recent updates that both weakened its core mechanics and also raised the point cost.

Lack of ranged – Outside of your Heroes you basically have no ranged attacks, meaning you have to focus on getting up close and personal or using spells to hit opponents from far away.

So while your subfactions are diverse the actual models you get to choose are limited. Most were new characters but aside from new fiends there wasn’t a replacement for old units and an almost complete lack of mortal options that other chaos gods get.

Lack of model variety – When the Slaanesh book came out GW released a ton of new models including the long coveted Keeper of Secrets in plastic (With a named variant).

Bravery isn’t an issue – This faction is almost all Daemons, meaning they come with the standard Bravery 10.

You can adjust to whatever style you play.

Flexibility in build options – Slaanesh has 3 different subfactions with radically different playstyles.

Pain makes you stronger – Similar but different to Khorne, dealing or taking wounds (that dont kill) builds up a counter that lets you summon new units in, allowing you to keep the party going.

Most Slaanesh units have an absurd number of attacks and can catch opponents off guard.

Strong – You’re not just fast but also strong.

In most matchups you will have the advantage in speed and seizing objectives

Fast as hell – As has already been alluded to a few times by this point, Slaanesh is fast.

While your standard units aren’t bad by any means, your Heroes are where the action happens and you’ll be using them a lot more than most armies. Your units also have access to some interesting mechanics, such as your greater daemons being able to challenge enemy heroes to a duel, with deadly results. Unlike Khorne, Slaanesh has access to a solid suite of spells that allow their followers to hold their own against other wizards. While Khorne might defeat his foes with overwhelming strength, Slaanesh prefers death by a thousand cuts, ideally before your opponent gets a chance to strike back. Their units force their enemy to attack last, they have above average movement and a ton of attacks.

Hellstriders with Claw-Spears/Hellscourges.

Bladebringer (On Seeker Chariot/Hellflayer/Exalted Chariot).

Lore of Pain and Pleasure (Mortal Wizards).

Greater daemon of slaanesh