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What does the dakka community think is the the stealthiest loyalist space marine chapter? Raptors? mantis Warriors? Raven Guard?
What are your thoughts? Out of the stealthy chapters which do you find the "coolest"

Probably Raven Guard. I think they're the coolest too. Alpha Legion would be the stealthiest overall though with Night Lords a close second.

World Eaters

But seriously, It's a tie between Night Lords and Raven Guard for me.

Legion II & Legion XI

Raven Guard if we're talking loyalist only. Their scouts use silenced shotguns.

Silenced shotguns? That is legit.

Raptors. Their stated specialty are ambushes, special operations, and hit-and-run.

I was thinki Raptors because of indepth stuff from Badab War ut i am not very familiar with RG

I'd say Alpha Legion and Night Lords.

they're stealthy and flying rodent gak crazy to boot! So even if you do find them/see them coming...

YOU'RE STILL SCROOWED D00D!

Raptors, IIRC they repaint their armour different colours from time to time depending on the environment, even if I am wrong their armour is still drab green, which is as stealthy as a space marine can hope to be.

Raven guard. Thing that sets them apart from every other known chapter was there commando tactics.

While subterfuge and assassination are types of stealth, the Raven Guard specializes in combat stealth. The arts of striking the enemy where they don't expect to be struck, witty tactics that allows them to outmaneuver and outgun the enemy. Not allowing the enemy to glimpse even a trace of what to expect or what they are doing. That is what the Raven Guard do. Yes, the Alpha Legion and Night Lords operate using stealth also. But none of the Space Marine chapters or legions use the same type of strategies nor come at the enemy at the same angles.

Justicar Cliesthenes wrote:What does the dakka community think is the the stealthiest loyalist space marine chapter?

Some of the Sons of Corax...

Silenced PA for example is handy to sneak around.
Its part of the heritage of the Raven Guard space marine Legion, to use stealth instead of storming towards the fiends screaming and wearing funny colors. Raptors and other descendants of the RG, are the stealthiest loyalists you can get.

Night lords aren't just about stealth - they are about terror tactics.

Mantis warriors or Raven Guard.

Raven Guard!

All chapters are trained for stealth. But if i had to say, im going to jump on the battlewagon and say Raven guard. not only do they use subterfuge but they are utterly ruthless chapter too.

Ravenguard no doubt, need further proof? Read the shrike entry about his background in C:SM

I'm surprised Crimson Fists never made it on here. I mean, that's basically all they're capable of, since Rynn's World... :/

Raptors. Throw them in a jungle, and they'll own.

-Wolf Guard 252

Alpha Legion.

I think Alpha Legion are less stealth based and more manipulative than anything else.

Raven Guard for loyalist
Night Lords for traitors.

As mentioned above, Alpha legion is capable of stealth, but manipulation is more their style.

Raven Guard hands down.

Pre-heresy alphas. if they count

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Reasonable Marines.


Probably Raven Guard and any of their successor chapters.

riverhawks32 wrote:I think Alpha Legion are less stealth based and more manipulative than anything else.

They are so stealthy that by the time you now they are there you are dead or on their side...

Ravenguard and Night Lords

Off-Topic: Okay anybody who thinks Raven Guard, Alphas, or Night Lords haven't been mentioned, or already knows they have but can't resist saying Raven Guard, Alphas or Night Lords, we don't really need to hear from you.
At this point your answer is redundant and contributes nothing.

On-topic: If I wanted to play a stealthy SM army I would make my own. I'd play with lots of Scouts and model them to wear ghillie suits. I've seen this before and it looks utterly amazing. I'd find a badass camouflage pattern for my PA SMs and play the army with counts-as rules of an aforementioned stealthy chapter.

Zweischneid wrote:Legion II & Legion XI

Best response so far.

Raven Guard and Raptors.