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Multiple charges are definitely the vital ingredient. If one unit charges, the enemy will withdraw and the rest of the army will blow them away. Now let's say you get 4 units into CC and you have just tied up a bit chunk of his army. If he withdraws them all, his firepower in the next turn will be seriously compromised and he will struggle to put them down before they charge again (more Red Thirst bonuses). Put all the charging units on one flank and it will be even harder for their mates on the opposite flank to help.

Why 4 units? Because I think that is the best you can reliably manage on Turn 1. You will 2 units of DC with Jump Packs, one in Reserve to drop and assault with DoA and one to jump up the Table using forlorn Fury. Add Lemartes for rerolls. Add a Libby with Quickening with Angels Wing in Reserve too and you have character who only needs to roll 6+ for their charge and has a built-in reroll and immunity to Overwatch. Lasty either Mephiston or a Libby Dread with Wings of Sanguinius. Moving 19" or 20" should make it easy for them to make a charge too (Mephy can ride in a pod with some suitable back-up if you wish).

That should come to under 800 points (depending on your exact loadout) but is one heck of a Turn 1 punch. Odds are that at least 3 out of 4 units should make the charge and you have plenty of points left for fire support and a second wave.

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 casvalremdeikun wrote:
Tpiddy wrote:
I ordered the digital version. Still having an issue finding a few points values here or there. Can anyone tell me if the sanguinary ancient pays for a chapter banner (and therefore standard of sacrifice?)
The Standard doesn't cost points. It is factored into the price of the unit.
This. The Ancient-- including the variants such as Terminator Ancients-- pays for the model, plus one weapon.

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I’m planning on starting a second army into Blood Angles. I have the codex and I’m looking for input into units I should be buying first. Is there a rank order for units somewhere in this thread? I was particularly interested in what the BA community thought about our Dreadnoughts? I am also curious as to why I would want to take a Baal Predator over a razorback? I have many questions but any input on how to start and what to ignore is great.

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LIbby dreadnought has cool shenanigans.
Furioso: I'm finding myself taking a Redemptor instead.
Regular: Cheaper than furiosos, but still seems weak compared to Redemptor
DC dread: The 6" consolidate is very nasty.

Baal predator vs razorback: Baal pred actually takes up a force org slot, and 6 heavy bolter shots is nothing to sneeze at. You are paying for the heavy bolters and the CP. Oh, and it seems like it counts for kill shot. At least for most people.

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Looks like a new thread has been starter, no need to post in both a the same time. Time to close this one down.

Inquisitor Jex wrote:
Yeah, telling people how this and that is 'garbage' and they should just throw their minis into the trash as they're not as efficient as XYZ.

 Peregrine wrote:
So the solution is to lie and pretend that certain options are effective so people will feel better?
 
   
 
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