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Hi All,

I want to build an all Terminator Blood Angels army. My question is which best fits the Blood Angels - Wolfwing or Deathwing?

I'd like to be able to represent (if I can and in no priority order): A furioso dreadnought, death company terminators and a sanguinary priest - he'll get modelled even if I don't have rules for him.

My current thoughts...
Dark Angels: Belial sucks, but the apothecary is a perfect sanguinary priest match, they are cheaper than wolf guard.
Space Wolves: 4HQ is cool, if expensive (I'm not after a tournament force - just something fun to model and cheap to build), lone wolves seem the best fit for death company, Bjorn the fell handed.

Any ideas on which route I should take?

What I'm working with...
I'm basing the army off the space hulk termies, a space wolves set, a grey knight set, a regular termie set, a thunder hammer termie squad (needs stripping and repainting), Lugft Huron (just love the model) and a Lysander model (needs stripping and repainting) and a venerable dreadnought.

Once I have an idea of which route to take, I'll put up a proper army list.

Cheers Laney

C:SW is slightly more competitive, but after the CA FAQ, they're no longer a world apart. It's down to personal taste. I'd take - moreover, I do take - CA for an all-Terminator build.

Belial, Terminator Command Squad (Apoth, Banner, CML), 2 x Terminator Squad (CML), 3 x Dreadnought (MM, DCCW), 3 x Drop Pod

That's at 1.5K. At 2K, add another 2 Terminator Squads with CMLs.

We have a deathwing player @ my FLGS and his army is decently competetive. Shooty as hell, but still viable in CC.

Which best fits the Blood Angels? Probably Blood Angels. If you're going to run Dark Angels or Space Wolves, just run them!

And why does Belial suck? His lack of an Iron Halo? Already fixed, just give him a hammer.

Thanks for the information guys - very useful (I'm probably going to go for a Wolfwing version).

Unfortunately, the Blood Angels codex doesn't have an all terminator option, which is available for the Dark Angels and Space Wolves. I want it to be Blood Angels, so I can use elements of them in my usual army and in the very rare games of apocalyse that I play. Plus, I've got a whole load of space hulk terminators that I don't want to cut. My view is that any Marine codex is a ruleset to be applied (mainly because no codex provides you with the flexibility to play the army in any way you want - which they should - why not an all terminator 1st Company army for BA?). I understand not everyone thinks like that, but this is how I want to build it.

To be honest, I'd forgotten about the newish FAQ. He may be great now in game terms, but his current rules say to me basic marine captain (with the troop choice for termies), not Deathwing Captain, Commander of the Dark Angels 1st Company (Lysander is more like it!). He would seem unsatisfactory for my Blood Angels 1st Company Captain - so Grimnar it is.

A sample army list to follow.

Cheers Laney


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Here's the list - any thoughts...?


Blood Angels 1st Company (using the Space Wolves Codex)

HQ
Blood Angels 1st Company Captain (Grimnar) 275

TROOPS
Honour Guard (Terminator Wolf Guard 1) 250
Storm Bolter, Frost Blade (3)
Storm Bolter, Frost Blade, Cyclone Launcher (1)
Storm Bolter, Chainfist (1)

1st Company Terminator CC Squad (Terminator Wolf Guard 2) 430
Arjac Rockfist (1)
Thunder Hammer, Storm Shield (3)
Heavy Flamer, Power Fist (1)

1st Company Terminator Squad (Terminator Wolf Guard 3) 240
Storm Bolter, Power Weapon (1)
Assault Cannon, Power Fist (1)
Storm Bolter, Chainfist (1)
Storm Bolter, Power Fist (2)

1st Company Terminator Squad (Terminator Wolf Guard 4) 240
Storm Bolter, Power Weapon (1)
Assault Cannon, Power Fist (1)
Storm Bolter, Chainfist (1)
Storm Bolter, Power Fist (2)

ELITES
Death Company Terminator (Lone Wolf) 65
Wolf Claws ×2 (1)

Army Total: 1500

1750 points: An extra terminator squad with the same profile as Terminator Squad 3 and 4. 10 spare points spent on weapons upgrades (probably melta bombs or combi-meltas).

2000 points: Add a Land Raider Crusader.

Laney