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I am pretty sure the answer is KDK for an in your face combat army but just wanted to see what the consensus was here on Dakka. Death Company seem to be pretty killy. Also let me clarify this is in the absence of any cheese. I am not talking about spamming hounds or taking multiple gorepacks. Looking at it more strictly from the Khorne Daemons vs Blood Angels.

KDK, no contest.

 Griddlelol wrote:
KDK, no contest.

Agreed. It's not even close. The best BA CQC models, fully kitted out cost insane amounts of points and will still get their sh** pushed in by a big unit of Khorne dogs with a couple characters(Run a double CAD with demons or CSM for a sorcerer with spell familiar and roll for endurance and that squad gets NASTY) and that's not even the most efficient way to run it

BA are arguably the worst army in the game at the moment. They're supposed to be fighty marines, but if they get charged they get absolutely wrecked. If they fail the charge, they will get absolutely wrecked but most likely they won't live that long.

KDK are crazy good in the right hands. Even better with necron allies. The Gorepack will likely be in assault on turn 1, 2 at the latest. What they can't assault to death can be finished off by soul grinders and Hellchickens. I've got pretty extensive experience with both srmies. I own both armies. One of them has been relegated to a TINY allied detachment... and it's not the Demonkin.

BA are pretty poor sadly. Expensive and fragile (even with FNP) that rely on having the charge to get combat bonuses when other armies do not.

If you want a fighty loyalist marine list, I'd probably start with Space Wolves