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So, I love Walkers. A lot. And I've also been looking at getting a Space Marine army. (oh no, I'm turning into one of...them! )

So, looking at BA, I love their number of Dreads. Not sure how EFFECTIVE this list will be, but I like it. But, CAN it be competitive?

HQ
Reclusiarch
- Infernus Pistol 145

Elites
Furioso Dreadnaught
- Librarian, Drop Pod 210
Furioso Dreadnaught
- Blood Talons, Heavy Flamer, Drop Pod 170
Furiso Dreadnaught
- Frag Cannon, Magna Grapple, Drop Pod 175

Troops
15 Death Company
- 2x Infernus Pistols, 2x Thunder Hammer, 2x Power Weapons 420
Land Raider Crusader
- Multi-Melta 260
Death Company Dreadnaught
- Blood Talons, Heavy Flamer, Drop Pod 170
Death Company Dreadnaught
- Blood Talons, Heavy Flamer, Drop Pod 170
Death Company Dreadnaught
- Heavy Flamer, Drop Pod 170
10 Scouts
- Melta Bombs 145

Heavy Support
Dreadnaught
- 2x Twin Linked Autocannons, Drop Pod 155
Dreadnaught
- 2x Twin Linked Autocannons, Drop Pod 155
Dreadnaught
- 2x Twin Linked Autocannons, Drop Pod 155


Originally I had planned to have the Death Company with Jump Packs with Dante. Maybe in Apocalypse. O_o Anyways, I think it CAN work, any thoughts?

As a fellow lover of walkers, I approve, but I can't offer too much help on the 'whether it will be effective' front, but it will certainly look awesome on the tabletop.

Not effective.
The dc dreads will die so quickly you need to move them fast for heavy support use stormravens. Seeing as this list is made for fun rather than effectiveness (even tho this can be effective)
3 sr put 3 furiosos with blood talons in them
means 3 less dreads but that way your dreads will be effective
Or
take 3 furiosos with the frag cannon and put those in drop pods then stick 3 dc dreads in 3 stormravens. and then add troops that can potentially actually capture an objective because you have nothing that can hold an objective and at least 75% of your army is angry and charges the closest enemy. Nice theme tho

I think 5 Drop podding Dreads first turn is pretty devastating, even at this high points level. And you have the option of starting the AC dreads on the board, and just using their Pods for blocking....
Not going to be easy to win most games, will probably require most of the dreads surviving first turn, which is a big ask really. But i think it would work.

He would most likely crack the blood talon ones first because most people know how scary those are in cc but with most armies they have enough melta laz and other fun cannons to break the dreads.

rodgers37 wrote:I think 5 Drop podding Dreads first turn is pretty devastating, even at this high points level. And you have the option of starting the AC dreads on the board, and just using their Pods for blocking....
Not going to be easy to win most games, will probably require most of the dreads surviving first turn, which is a big ask really. But i think it would work.

This was what I was thinking. Looking at the list more and more, I do think that this list would crumble with mass AT.

BUT! If the Dreads survive the first turn, then destruction shall rain.

And I do have Scouts for capturing objectives. Never said it was effective objective capturing. XD

And yeah, the Stormraven is probably a good idea. Hm...

Is the Dread Librarian any good? Worth it?

This is kinda making me want to make a walker army for every race that has them. XD