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So I started a Deathwing army love the background, now I need to make it work though

This is my list for 2000 points I think I will deepstrike 4 units of the assault marines (2 first turn with deathwing special rule)

1 Belial HQ
Thunder hammer and stormshield 130 pts

1 Interrogator Chaplain HQ
Terminator armor
crozius arcanum
combi-meltagun 150

5 upgraded assault terminators
Cyclone missile launcher
Deathwing standard
3 Thunder hammers and stormshields
1 chainfist
1 lightning claw 265 Pts

5 assault terminators
Cyclone missile launcher
3 Thunder hammers and stormshields
1 chainfist
1 lightning claw 240 pts

5 assault terminators
Cyclone missile launcher
3 Thunder hammers and stormshields
1 chainfist
1 lightning claw 240 pts

5 assault terminators
Cyclone missile launcher
3 Thunder hammers and stormshields
2 lightning claw 235 pts

5 assault terminators
Cyclone missile launcher
3 Thunder hammers and stormshields
2 lightning claw 235 pts

5 terminators
Assault cannon
5 storm bolter powerfist 245 pts

1 Predator
Autocannon
Lascannon (each side) 130 pts

1 Predator
Autocannon
Lascannon (each side) 130 pts

What do you think? what would you change and why? If you guys could help me out with this I would be thrilled.

Never decide before getting to the table whether you use DWA. Most of the time it is better to stick together and walk over.

I would drop one squad and go for three typhoons. As they are really cheap. Also you do want too many termies as they are quite limited.

Also the chaplain is not adding much. Maybe use his points for another pred.

Also the apoth. and banner are both fun to have. If you can afford these if you made the above changes.

Thats a lot of terms... You need support. Take the 3 speeders


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Belial-130

Interrogator-Chaplain - 150
Combi-melt
Term Armour

Troops-295
1 Sgt: Apoth- TH/SS
1 Banner - CML, LC's
1 LC's
1 TH/SS
1 CF/SB

Troops-240
1 Sgt: TH/SS
1 CML, LC's
1 LC's
1 TH/SS
1 CF/SB

Troops-240
1 Sgt: TH/SS
1 CML, LC's
1 LC's
1 TH/SS
1 CF/SB

Troops-240
1 Sgt: TH/SS
1 CML, LC's
1 LC's
1 TH/SS
1 CF/SB

Venerable Dread: Las Cannon/ML - 190
Extra Armour

Land Raider Crusader: Pintle SB -255

Vindicator: Dozer -130

Vindicator: Dozer -130


TOTAL 2000

This list gives me lots. 3 tanks 1 dread 4 terms and 2 hq.

Crabbpower wrote:So I started a Deathwing army love the background, now I need to make it work though

This is my list for 2000 points I think I will deepstrike 4 units of the assault marines (2 first turn with deathwing special rule)

What do you think? what would you change and why? If you guys could help me out with this I would be thrilled.

I am alittle confused. You say you are going to drop are first turn. You have 6 squads. Aere you planning deploying two of the squads? if so what squads will you deploy?

Now lets talk about the list. I Am not so sure you really need the Chaplain. I think with his 150 pouint investment you could get 2 typhoons speeder. This will give you some extra long range fire support along with some mobility in your army.

I don't know if the CF's are really necessary, but if you feel that you come acrossed alot of tanks especially LR's then sure I understand. I do like that you have a good mix of LC's and TH/SS. I think it is a much needed thing in a DW army. I do however think the squad of SB/PF could be dropped to add in a couple of dreads with maybe plasma cannons or keep them with assault cannons Your choice really. Do you have an apothacary? I don't see it in your list.

I like the preds, i am more incline to take vindies over preds but thats just me.

Well from the suggestions I have given you your list might look like this.

Belial

Dread: Plasma Cannon/Assault Cannon
Dread: Plasma Cannon/Assault Cannon

-DW squad
CML
Banner
3x TH/SS
2xLC
-DW Squad
CML
3x TH/SS
CF
LC
-DW Squad
CML
3x TH/SS
CF
LC
-DW Squad
CML
3x TH/SS
2x LC
-DW Squad
CML
3x TH/SS
2x LC

Ravenwing support
Speeder: Typhoon
Ravenwing support
Speeder: Typhoon

Pred/Vindicator
Pred/Vindicator

Ok so this is what my suggestions would look like on paper. I had to lose CF on command squad as I was over by those points. Again I don't think they are needed but they could help, but you want the command squad to go after infantry and the like, not tanks so thats why I took it off of them. Witrh the preds you can take either the vindies or the preds tht is why they are slashed like that. Same goes with the dread weapon. Both are there for taste. I would keep three squads in reserve and drop 2 still while the other 2 squads are on foot giving support fire. I personally would drop the command squad and the two none CF squads. Keep the CF squads on ground to attack any fast moving vehicles. Well I hope this helps.