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Hi y'all, first time posting, I'm looking at throwing together a small BA army but I don't want to use any vehicles in it.
I'm thinking of going with

HQ
Librarian + Jump Pack

Elites
Sanguinary Priest + Jump Pack

Sanguinary Guard + Powerfist

Sanguinary Guard + Powerfist

Troops
5-man Sniper Scout Squad + Camo Cloaks + ML on Sgt.

10-man Assault Squad + 2 melta guns
-Stormshield and Thunder hammer on Sgt.

10-man Assault Squad + 2 melta guns
-Stormshield and Thunder hammer on Sgt.

Heavys
5-man Devastator Squad +4ML

5-man Devastator Squad +4ML

This will prolly end up against Necros, IG, and Chaos Demons the most so keep those armies in mind with feedback please; thank you.

Pretty solid list. The one change I would make is to drop one of the sang guard units, add a sang priest and use the remaining points to add bodies to your dev squads to give them more staying power.

I like it man. I'd consider dropping the jump pack off of the librarian, and finding another 25 points to make him an epistolary.

Hold him back with the devastators, and cast prescience on both of them every turn... twin linking all your missile launchers would be pretty sweet.

Though, its arguably just as good to have him with an assault squad I'd try it both ways, see which one works better.

I think you are only alowed 1 Sanguinary Guard Per army unless you have Dante. so drop them add a San Priest into the 1-3 San priest Squad with jump pack leaves around 150 points
Drop the Thunder hammers they way to pricy for a Power fist with the knock down ability especaly seeing Ima call him out every time and your more than likely gona kill him every time
I also dont think you can Give the ML to the Sgt it has to be one of the Regular Scouts
Take some DC with bolters. You walk them in and Dakka Dakka things to death right befor yu assault and nom nom them

nah, you can have as many sang guard as you want.

its death company that have a limit, and astorath lifts that.

Well, as many spots as you have elite choices. Dante just makes them troops instead of elites.

It's a little disapointing to find I can't use the ML on the scout Sgt. because he's 1 higher BS...

Also I'm willing to swap around the gear on my ASM sgt. - if I drop the shields and hammers for a Melta bomb then I could afford another Priest but I'm concerned about character challenges as I don't really have a way to deal with them here without hoping for good rolls on my storm sheilds.

take a Power ax/Weapon of choice and a cmbat shield
Still gets a 5+ and you get the extra CC Attack thats AP 2 resolves at STR 5 and its like 20 points for the mix

Basicly making them a real thret stick to call out but at the same time making it to where I dont instantly call you out to keep you from squad or hope to kill a ton of points, or dakka him to death

combat shield is a 6+. its literally not worth the 5 points.

lets me take an Invul for 5 points....not realy seeing the issue but thats my opinion

I'd rather spend the points on melta bombs

my usual oponents are foot sloging number marines and Nids that I normaly Dakka the Monsterus creaturs or there flying.

I like the list. The one exception is the sang. guard just are not great enough. If you really want 2 units bring dante. Their worth increases dramatically when they can score for you.
Else bring honour guard instead, they can look equally cool but are useful, killy and worth their points.

But first get an ADL to hide dev. squad behind and then you may as well get a quadgun to shoot at aeroplanes.

dude plasma will tear those sang squads to peices or just mass shooting, try sternguard in drop pod, drop thunder hammer storm on assault serg and just take power sword cuz those opponents dont have much 2+ armour, i understand your going all marines but the vindicators are awesome stupid for BA, but i run the devys same way you do. cheap and powerfull.
PS if your looking for good hand to hand just run 8 man death company with 2 PW swords and 1 PF in rhino(265pts) and change out librarian for reclusiarch. math hammer says you wipe a full necron warrior squad on chrg. Plus the death company are just some bad ass looking models