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Hello dakkites and others!
I am sorry I have been gone for so long, I have been busy with other stuff.
I have made a list for a blood angels list, which I quite like but am unsire of in certain aspects.
The Idea is is that scouts make a scout move to a centre objective. They hold the fort, as in turn one, not mcuh will happen, and, if I am facing a bad player, neither in turn two. My dakka preds would fire anti Infantry fire support into the enemy, whilst the techmarine sits behind them repairing when necessary. The tactical squad splits up into combat squads and the missile launcher stays, whilst the melta gun and sergeant go out in the razorback. to back up the scouts. the scouts teleport beacon allows the assault marines (along with the sanguinary priest) to deep strike in acurately and take up positions to strengthen the wall further. The devastators and combat squad with missile launcher sit back with the preds firing kras and frags if necessary.
The librarian would use shield to give a large amount of marines the cover, whilst firing lances into enemy flanks, or another power depending on the army (such as fotd if against orks). So here is the list:

HQ
Blood angels librarian
Blood lance
Sanguine shield

ELITES
Sanguinary priest
Jump pack

Techmarine
Servo harness
Accompanied by two servitors

TROOPS
Scout squad
10 man
Bolt guns
Locator beacon
Heavy bolter

Tactical squad
Razorback
Power fist
Missile launcher
Melta gun

Assault squad
Ten man
Melta gun
Power fist

Assault squad
Ten man
Melta gun
Power fist

HEAVY SUPPORT

Devastator squad
4 missile launchers
Sergeant has melta bombs

Predator
Heavy bolters and auto cannon

Predator
Heavy bolters and auto cannon

Only thing about this list I fear is the lack of fast attack.

So wha tdo you guys think of the list? Comments and critisism welcome

Tac squad eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeewwwwwww.

I would say take the lib with unleash rage and shield.

Give the assault squads 2 melta guns.

Drop scouts and tac squad get another assault squad with 2 melta guns and a pf.

Get a priest for each squad with a jp.

Drop the preds they are not doing anything productive get 2 Baal preds instead of the normal preds with assault cannons and hb sponsons its really effective.

Drop the tech marine there is no point really.

here is what i run for 1500 its fluffy and effective.

Lib with jp

3 priests jp

3 assault squads pf 2 melta each

2 baal preds tw assault cannons hb sponsons

vindicator with siege shield.

This moves fast and hits hard.

Drop the Scouts. You don't need a locator beacon with DoA, it's a waste of points. Drop the Tech-Marine, again a waste of points. Put Lascannon sponsons on the Preds. I'm okay with the Tac squad. Not my flavor, but it'll do okay. There's no reason those Assault units shouldn't have two meltaguns. Get the Libby a Jump Pack and stick him with the Assault units to give them all a "shield" save. It's nice to save when cannon shells are raining down on your head.

Also, there's no need to fill out every organization slot. Sometimes it can hurt you by trying. At this level, keep with the basics, troops and cannons.

^^ what they said.

Tech marine and tac squads sadly have next to no use in the codex :(

Normal preds vs Baals.. both are good dependent on what you want them to too. Snipe or hoard control.

Baal preds solve all problems.

cowpow16 wrote:Tac squad eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeewwwwwww.








I can understand, but in most objective games there will be an objective home. and who can hold that? assault squads arent really helpful in that area and tactical marines provide ranged support. (Am I being ridiculous as more often then not there wont be one in home objective, as a s shameful as it is to say, I havent had much experience in objective claimers.)

I do like your army list, But I like to use a wide variety of stuff, as My imagination is too idealistic to be honest. What I wanted in my list is the sort of tactic I would have there (though replace scouts with probs another troop choice. and then next turn the jump packs come in. Not only does this have power (20-30 marines in one place, what isnt it?) It can (If im facing that sorta player) scare them and attract stuff either away, or waste resources trying to remove that threat, whilst the balls (which I may or may not have) will come in and burn (because reserevs are awesome, I learned that the hard way) stuff. The only problem I can see is with the objective that may be homeward.
I understand why you dont like htem, as THIS IS BLOOD ANGEEEELSSSS!! But I would need at least one to hold home with the devastators, whos weapons im unsure of (heavy bolters or missile launchers?) I used devestators with heavy bolters in about a 500 point weakened version of this list, and they murdered. (killing 1 and a half units in 2 turns!) Ill definitely keep a vindicator too though. (After all Ive said, am I making any sense!?)

To solve the problem of that 1 las plas razor with 5 man assault squad in it with a pw maybe a melta gun too.


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If you use devs missile launchers hb only on vehicles That way you can smack 4 marines with oh hey I ignore your armor and bam you die or hordes you have templates and you can also crack vehicles.

I play objective games too but after the main blow has been struck to the enemy closest non librarian squad heads back to base and usually i push them off their objectives and just keep grinding their army so they wont be shooting the guys heading back to base.