A Pox on My Poxwalkers

Nathaniel and I are playing quick 40k games every couple of days. He's laid claim to the Primaris Space Marines, while I'm stuck for all eternity with the Death Guard and their atrocious Poxwalkers. Of the four units included in the First Strike starter set, the Poxwalkers are unequivocally the worst. They're slow, they can't hit the broad side of a Sanctum Imperialis, and they lack ranged weapons -- so, in every battle, the Space Marines easily mow them down with bolt rifles before my wanna-be zombies can get close enough to attack. I think it's time to open up the second starter set, Know No Fear, and see if the Death Guard has any better units in that box. I'm especially intrigued by something called the "Foetid Bloat Drone" -- that sounds promising!