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Yes I'm stuck playing with that codex off the web. I'm playing in a tourney and I don't know what to expect, so here is my attempt at a balanced list:

Unit Cost
Dante 200

Honor Guard 125
Jump Packs 25
Meltagun X 2 10
Power Weapon 15
Power Fist 25

Tactical Squad 115
5 more men 75
Flamer 5
Missile Launcher 10
Rhino 40

Assault Squad 140
5 more men 110
Power Fist 25

Vet Assault Squad 150
5 more men 125
2 X Flamer 10
Power Fist 25

Lemartes 125
Death company X 5 0
Jump Packs 25

Devastator Squad 115
Missile Launcher X 2 40
Razorback w/ lascannon 80
Dozer blade 5

Vindicator 125

Furioso 100
Heavy Flamer 5

Total is 1850 pts.

I'm not too sure about the devastators with missile launchers, but I couldn't afford lascannons without dropping the vindicator or furioso. I don't feel that lascannons are worth it. Blood Angels seem pretty weak now compared to vanilla marines, but I haven't played but a couple times now since 5th came out.

min max units don't work for the BA.

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No Dante/Corbulo combo? It really seems like the way to roll for BA.

I've not been reading 40K forums for long, so I'm not sure what you mean by min/max units.

I'm not nearly as impressed with Corbulo as Dante, and I haven't figured out a real good way to deploy Corbulo, given that he is stuck being infantry.

Corbulo doesn't exactly fit into your army, but in a more mechanized version he can ride around with a unit of DC or something in a tank and use his 12" bubble to give your units Furious Charge. Yes,the DC already have it, but nothing else does. Positioned correctly when you make your charges, you can get multiple units under his bubble and hit very hard.

I think GBF misinterprited the way you presented your army list. Min/max refers to taking the minimum sized unit possible and heavy/special weapons. Essentially this minimizes the unit cost, but still gets the guns. This was popular before the restrictions to adding heavy weapons hit SM armies (you used to be able to take 5 marine tactical squads with a lascannons and plasma gun in the unit, which was the best example of min/max).

Your lsit would be much easier to read if you simply wrote the full number of models in the unit and their options, then the total points for the unit at the end, rather than a breakdown by option/points. for example this is easier to read:

10x Tactical Squad: Flamer, Missile Launcher, Rhino
245

than this:
Tactical Squad 115
5 more men 75
Flamer 5
Missile Launcher 10
Rhino 40

Most everyone reading on here will understnad how the options in the units work and have access to the relevent rules to look them up, so we don't need ot know the specific breakdowns. It is easier to read the army when presented in a concise fashion.

By my count you're 10 points over. It looks like you didn't count the second melta in your Honor Guard.

Your list tilts heavily to assault with 30 jumpers and only 15 shooters. I would add more firepower by -

- dropping the assault squad to 5
- adding a second 10 man tac squad with flamer and missile launcher and razorback.
- add a baal predator with HB sponsons (or maybe a second vindicator).
- cut the veterans back to 8
- upgrade the dread to venerable

Okay thanks for the advice. I will post my armies in the recommended manner. I will make modifications to compensate for the missed meltagun.


As for more firepower, I'll see what I can squeeze in.

Baal predators are a strong shooting choice. Basically each Baal is a mini Dev squad with wheels/treads plus they are a lot cheaper.

Lemartes is always a solid choice for a jump heavy BA list. I use him at 1500 points.