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So I've wondering how everyone else fares against their opponents these days. Its been about 2 years since the 5th edition BA codex launched and the newness has worn off. People have figured out ways around our strengths and have found our weaknesses and exploited them.

I run a Blood Angel mechanized list currently and exclusively because it's what I currently own. As of now my hardest fights are an Ork mechanized army with Kustom Force Fields giving everything 4+ covers and the battle wagons that chew through my razorbacks like coke cans.

The second most difficult fight is an Imperial Guard mech list.

I've not played Grey Knights but I hear they are the bane of Blood Angels. Most everything else I usually win against. Is everyone else having similar issues? Or am I alone out here?

Grey Knights are quite nasty due to preponderance of power weapons in squads, but i find tons of death company/dreads with blood talons go through them like a knife through flak armour (easily, with no resistance! poor, poor guard). Against the orks, try tons of assault squads with infernus pistols, power fist etc or a dread with magna-grapple/blood fists or simply termies deep striking in!

I figure an IG mech list could be doable if you do a Razorback heavy list to counter it. You can move 12" and get some side armor shots pretty easily with assault cannon Razorbacks or Baal Predators. Assault Marines generally have a hard time against vehicles though, since they can often get outrun or dragged into areas they don't want to be in. Meltas can at least pop a Chim and charge the contents though.

I occassionally look at the BA codex and sigh. I would have liked to have built a BA force, but another PA list just isn't in me.

I find them very good against MEQ, and a few units with PW and melta pistols will tear through GK.

Well I can gear a build to beat most anything. I've have very good luck with DoA lists against Imperial Mech lists. I'm more wondering what armies/army lists do other Blood Angel players tend to have the most trouble with?

Mordechai wrote:Well I can gear a build to beat most anything. I've have very good luck with DoA lists against Imperial Mech lists. I'm more wondering what armies/army lists do other Blood Angel players tend to have the most trouble with?

I primarily play BA these days. Surprisingly, the army that I have a lot of trouble with is Chaos Space Marines. I still manage to pull out the win more often than not, but it's always a tough fight with those guys. Between the plague marines and oblits, I feel like it's very tough to move them off objectives, and then I get plas cannon'ed to hell and back. The plague marines can also put out a decent amount of anti-MEQ firepower with 2 plasguns per squad. Demon princes can also rough me up pretty good if I don't get good shooting rolls against them.

Tyranids with lots of big bugs give me a hard time, too. I just find it really difficult to chew through 5 - 6 T6 wounds with my assault marines.

Grey Knights and Space Wolves are always annoying, but, honestly I find that Chaos Space Marines give me a tougher fight, for some reason.