WTF is wrong with Blood Angels?!

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**Quientin**

CatPeeler wrote:
Tony the guardsman wrote:But when I stand my ground,I will just blow him with some higher initiative dudes

Away. Blow him AWAY.

owwww my bleed is braining.

**Brother Ramses**

I am still wondering at what point was leaving a dread in your lines considered a good idea?

**Surtur**

nosferatu1001 wrote:
kaptaink wrote:
nosferatu1001 wrote:BA are NOT overpowered. They pay through the nose for everythi9ng they get.

I respond to this with a good ol' 'LAWL'

'may replace x with Blood Talons for free.'

I don't think BA are OP at all, I just think this whole 'cost' argument isn't really valid.

And lose the abiltiy to hurt Iron clads / SOulgrinders *at all* when in CC and lose the abilty to properly hurt normal dreadnoughts. And 1 weapon destroyed means you lose the funky ability.

Nope, cant see how BA arent paying for that - or did you make the mistake of assuming that "paying" meant only in points?

Actually they're a pair. Need to take them both out.

**Gwar!**

Luke_Prowler wrote:A lot of the new BA are rather gimmicky. If it doesn't work, then nothing happen. If it does work, like with the blood talon, then you better hold on to your gak. As stated before, lucky rolls can make this thing om nom nom entire squads, and we're not talking rinky dink Tac squads, I mean whole Ork mobs. The good thing about about it is that Libby dreads can't take them or they would be seriously broken.

No, instead Libby Dreads get to WoS into a Chunky Trygon and Force Weapon it to death. Omnomnomnom!

**Terminus**

Surtur wrote:
Actually they're a pair. Need to take them both out.

Try again. Both talons need to be functional in order to get the additional attacks. Otherwise, it's just a lightning claw.

**Surtur**

Sorry, just checked, you're right.

**nosferatu1001**

Probably good to check before contradicting....saves blushes all round.

**Nurglitch**

Gwar! wrote:
Luke_Prowler wrote:A lot of the new BA are rather gimmicky. If it doesn't work, then nothing happen. If it does work, like with the blood talon, then you better hold on to your gak. As stated before, lucky rolls can make this thing om nom nom entire squads, and we're not talking rinky dink Tac squads, I mean whole Ork mobs. The good thing about about it is that Libby dreads can't take them or they would be seriously broken.
No, instead Libby Dreads get to WoS into a Chunky Trygon and Force Weapon it to death. Omnomnomnom!

That would take two player turns, as a Librarian Dreadnought can only use one power each player turn. The Wings of Sanguinius would get the Librarian Dreadnought the assault, and while doing a few wounds to the Trygon, its A6 S6+2D6 attacks would tear it apart. A Furioso with Blood Talons would have a better chance of killing it, but it would still be a suicide mission.