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Im a returning player from 5th edition coming back to try my hand at the Blood Angels again.

Blood Angels list -1500 exactly

HQ-
Librarian – Jump pack, plasma pistol – 140 pts
Troops
10 x assault marines- Sergent /w Pfist, 2x meltas - 235
10 x assault marines- Sergent /w Pfist, 2x meltas - 235

Elites
Sang priest – Jump pack + PW- 90
Sang priest – Jump pack + PW- 90
Furioso dread – Blood fist /w melta, frag cannon + Drop pod – 160
Furioso dread – Blood fist /w melta, frag cannon + Drop pod – 160

Fast Attack
Attack Bike Squad – 2x MM – 100

Heavy Support
Vindicator -145
Vindicator- 145

OK so before people say....there is one major downside to this list....No air defence. I understand this but my local meta doesnt have many fliers at all...And they cant contest or score with fliers so its all good.Im going to focus on wiping out as many scoring units as possible, really fast making sure they are always on the defence.

-Drop pod Fragiosos next to troops and wipe them out.
-Assault marines push up as fast as possible, hugging cover. Sang priests in the assault squads a long with the Libby in one of them.
-Attack bikes turbo boost forward and aim for a nasty armoured target.
-Vindicators move forward 12 a turn and throw pie plates of death on everything they can...

Any feedback would be awesome ^^


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Another version of this list......

HQ-
Warlord -Mephiston - 250
Troops
10 x assault marines- Sergent /w Pfist, 2x meltas - 235
10 x assault marines- Sergent /w PS, 2x flamers – 215
5 x Scouts – Snipers, Camo cloaks – 90pts
Elites
Sang priest – Jump pack + PW- 90
Furioso dread – Blood fist /w heavy flamer, frag cannon + Drop pod – 170
Fast Attack
Attack Bike Squad – 2x MM, 1 HB – 140
Heavy Support
Vindicator -155 – Siege shield
Vindicator- 155- Siege shield

-Adds more safety to the vindis,
-scouts for added objective holding nd sniping goodness,
-1 sang priest between the assault squads....
-an extra attack bike to shield the melta ones
-mephiston to hopefully divert las fire from the vindicators.....

Seems as good as any alternative build imo. BA can't cover all the bases in 6th, and so just pick a niche build and go with it.

The second list looks a little better.

I'm not sure about Mephiston being the HQ... Specially if you want him to take las cannon fire, he's more points than the Vindicator. Might be better off taking a cheaper HQ and just a 3rd Vindicator, even if it can't have the shield.

I would split one of the Assault Squads into 2 squads with Rhino's or RazorBacks. Use the Rhino/Razorback as LOS blocking/cover for the jump pack unit and bikes. Move up 12 with everything, shoot your bikes/jump pack unit, then use flatout move to get in front (In which case Rhino's might be better since they're cheaper).

Edit on comment on Frag Cannon, was thinking something else...

The frag cannon is the best weapon the BA have for dreads. The blood talon dread is always one turn behind where it needs to be.