Looking into blood angels! advice please!

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**Sasa0mg**

I used to play blood angels what seems like a lifetime ago. While my 40k army current focus is grey knights I am looking to get them done as a commission rather then my own work, so I'm kind of looking for something 40k'ish to get my hands dirty with. The only thing is I'm a bit behind on 40k lists really so I've made a very first for 5th ed thats not Grey knights.

So far I have this setup

Spoiler:

The idea really, like my GK is themed to paladins only, and close combat at that. I wanted to keep that close combat feel but instead of relying on stormravens to get to the objective I tried to make a list combining bikes & Jump packs to reach an objective with a dropped in dreadnought for the DC dread.

Thoughts? Advice? Criticisms? anything that stands out in this list as decent? xD how would you deal with it?

**kenshin620**

Death Company are a bit loaded. I'd say 1-2 Fists and thats all they need. Save up points can get some meltas for the assault squads

You can only get up to two meltas with the bike squad unfortunately. Not entirely sure if BA bikes are any good, usually never see them.

**Sasa0mg**

Hmm think your right, the difference of only having 2 fists compared to the rest is actually alot of points

Bikers aren't too bad, the attack bikes multi melta, 2 of the 3 in the squad can have meltas and so can the sergeant, I guess I will just need to divi them up into seperate units to maximise the meltas.

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HQ(s)
Sasa- Kalyos, Avatar of fury.

Created using experimental rules posted here on dakka
Sasa- Kalyos, Avatar of fury.
| WS7 | BS5 | S5(6) | T4 | W3 | I7(6) | A4 | Ld10 | Sv2+/4+ 333pts TOTAL
Wargear included in stats – special rules aren’t.
Masters: Master of the chapter
(God of War – The master of the Chapter can choose whether to pass or fail any morale check he is called upon to make. Whilst the master of the Chapter is on the table, all non-vehicle units can also choose whether to pass or fail any morale check they are called upon to make.)

Special Rules
Soulless
Unreliable Rage (Roll a d6 at the start of each turn, on a 4+ the unit suffers rage universal rule)
Feel no Pain (close combat only)
Furious Charge
Eternal Warrior (requires leadership test to activate)
Exploit Weakness (close combat only)
The character gets a number of bonus attacks in close combat equal to the difference between its weapon skill and the highest weapon skill amongst enemy models he is in base contact with (subtract the highest enemy unit in base contact’s weapon skill from his and that is how many extra attacks he gets)

Wargear
Blade of Bloodied Tears
Master Crafted, Powerful +1str, Graceful +d6 extra attacks, Laboured -1I, Power Weapon.
Artificer Armor
Iron Halo
Jump Pack

TROOP(s)
6 Death Company
2 Power fists
6 Jump packs

10 Assault Marines
Power fist

10 Assault Marines
Power fist

10 Assault Marines
Power fist

Death Company Dreadnought
Magna grapple
Flamer
Blood Talons
Drop pod

ELITE(s)
2 Sanguinary priests
2 Jump packs

1 Sanguinary priest
Space marine bike

FAST ATTACK(s)
Bike Squad
Combi-melta
2 Melta guns
Attack bike
Multi-melta

Bike Squad
Combi-melta
2 Melta guns
Attack bike
Multi-melta

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Comes to about 2008pts. I play ina friendly environment that would allow for 10pts above of below so that 8 isn't a big deal. Any thoughts?

**MrEconomics**

I'd drop a DC Marine and the HF from the DC Dread to get some special weapons into the Assault Squad. Melta, Flamer, whatever, just don't take a mix, take two of the same thing.

**Sasa0mg**

I had been thinking about that odd dc marine to be honest. I think I will probably give one assault group flamers and the other two meltas. I know how alot of lists seem to enjoy there vehicles nowdays, while the bikes should prove to be superb at destroying tanks It's probably a good idea to make my assault marines better armed.

Automatically Appended Next Post:
HQ(s)
Sasa- Kalyos, Avatar of fury.

Created using experimental rules posted here on dakka
Sasa- Kalyos, Avatar of fury.
| WS7 | BS5 | S5(6) | T4 | W3 | I7(6) | A4 | Ld10 | Sv2+/4+ 333pts TOTAL
Wargear included in stats – special rules aren’t.
Masters: Master of the chapter
(God of War – The master of the Chapter can choose whether to pass or fail any morale check he is called upon to make. Whilst the master of the Chapter is on the table, all non-vehicle units can also choose whether to pass or fail any morale check they are called upon to make.)

Special Rules
Soulless
Unreliable Rage (Roll a d6 at the start of each turn, on a 4+ the unit suffers rage universal rule)
Feel no Pain (close combat only)
Furious Charge
Eternal Warrior (requires leadership test to activate)
Exploit Weakness (close combat only)
The character gets a number of bonus attacks in close combat equal to the difference between its weapon skill and the highest weapon skill amongst enemy models he is in base contact with (subtract the highest enemy unit in base contact’s weapon skill from his and that is how many extra attacks he gets)

Wargear
Blade of Bloodied Tears
Master Crafted, Powerful +1str, Graceful +d6 extra attacks, Laboured -1I, Power Weapon.
Artificer Armor
Iron Halo
Jump Pack

TROOP(s)
5 Death Company
2 Power fists
5Jump packs

10 Assault Marines
Power fist
2 flamers

10 Assault Marines
Power fist
2 melta guns

10 Assault Marines
Power fist
2 melta guns

Death Company Dreadnought
Blood Talons
Drop pod

ELITE(s)
2 Sanguinary priests
2 Jump packs

1 Sanguinary priest
Space marine bike

FAST ATTACK(s)
Bike Squad
Combi-melta
2 Melta guns
Attack bike
Multi-melta

Bike Squad
Combi-melta
2 Melta guns
Attack bike
Multi-melta

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1998pts

I took out 1 DC marine, the magna grapple and flamer from the dread make it purely close combat and given 2 flamers, and 4 meltas divided between the assault marines.

**optimusprime14**

I like that much better, it's got redundancy which is nice, the new list is much tighter.

I always been a fan of bikes so I give it a

**Sasa0mg**

Thanks, me too! I'm hoping if / when I go through with getting the stuff for this list I'll be doing alot of conversions with it, as much as possible i.e Jumping bikes! and such. So I really did want them to be in there, that and I never really see bikes outside of a deathwing army and I like them.. but I didn't want to use deathwing so eh.