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My first attempt at making a Blood Angels army Let me know what you think! Thanks!

1850:
HQ:
Librarian w/ Jump Pack, Shield of Sanguinius,Unleash Rage - 125

Troops:
5x Assault Marines w/ 1x Meltaguns, Sergeant w/ Power Weapon - 125
- Las/Plas Razorbacks, Searchlight - 56

5x Assault Marines w/ 1x Meltaguns, Sergeant w/ Power Weapon - 125
- Las/Plas Razorbacks, Searchlight - 56

10x Assault Marines w/ 2x Meltaguns, Sergeant w/ Power Weapon, Hand Flamer - 235

Elites:
1x Furioso Dreadnaught w/ Blood Talons, Magna Grapple, Heavy Flamer - 150
- Drop Pod - 35

1x Furioso Dreadnaught w/ Frag Cannon, Blood Fist - 125

1x Sanguinary Priest w/Jump Pack, Power Sword, Melta Bombs - 105

Fast Attack:
Baal Predator w/ TL Assault Cannon, Heavy Bolters - 145
Baal Predator w/ TL Assault Cannon, Heavy Bolters - 145

Heavy Support:
Predator w/ Autocannon, 2x Side Sponson Lascannon, Searchlight - 136
Predator w/ Autocannon, 2x Side Sponson Lascannon, Searchlight - 136
Predator w/ Autocannon, 2x Side Sponson Lascannon, Searchlight - 136


It comes up at 1835. Although I think I need more bodies as right now I have 2 5 man squads in razorbacks and one 10 man squad with the libby and priest attached.
Planning on dropping the blood talon dread + drop pod first turn then my opponent either has to shoot that which means drawing fire from my other tanks or assault my dread which suits me fine as i want him in combat asap!

Pretty sure you can't start one squad in another squad's dedicated transport.

I am no expert on blood angels, but you are spending a LOT on your sargents. You are taking thunder hammers AND melta bombs? What exactly do you plan on fighting? I also don't think hammers are good on sarges if you get challenged out you will be dead before striking, and sarges. I would go a bit cheaper on the sarges, maybe just power fists or a power weapon and melta bombs, or just run em stock. Unless you are planning on seeing a ton of land raiders krak grenades can deal with tanks in assault.

Upgrading your storm bolter on the furioso in the pod to a flamer is also a good idea if you have points.

Sergeant loadouts I use:

1) Nothing. I like this, because I'm a cheap ass and want more dakka

2) Power axe. This guy is in the ASM squad with the libby with force axe and SP with power axe. Deny all challenges. Get two axes anyway. Profit.

3) Melta bomb. With left over points.

4) Power axe and inferno pistol. When I"m feeling generous.

5) Hand flamer. This guy goes in a 5 man ASM squad with a flamer guy riding a razor with TL HF.

Martel732 wrote:
Pretty sure you can't start one squad in another squad's dedicated transport.

5x Assault Marines w/ 1x Meltaguns, Sergeant w/ Power Weapon - 125
- Las/Plas Razorbacks, Searchlight - 56

5x Assault Marines w/ 1x Meltaguns, Sergeant w/ Power Weapon - 125
- Las/Plas Razorbacks, Searchlight - 56

There you go was just an oversight when writing the list sorry! But you can combat squad the marines into two groups of 5

 Dr. Serling wrote:
I am no expert on blood angels, but you are spending a LOT on your sargents. You are taking thunder hammers AND melta bombs? What exactly do you plan on fighting? I also don't think hammers are good on sarges if you get challenged out you will be dead before striking, and sarges. I would go a bit cheaper on the sarges, maybe just power fists or a power weapon and melta bombs, or just run em stock. Unless you are planning on seeing a ton of land raiders krak grenades can deal with tanks in assault.

Upgrading your storm bolter on the furioso in the pod to a flamer is also a good idea if you have points.

Yeah you're right now that i look back through it. Dont need him that decked out in a 5 man squad! Downgraded the sargeant to just power weapons in the 5 man squads and power weapon and hand flamer in the 10 man squad for some infantry cooking
With the leftover points i have given my drop podding dread a flamer

Martel732 wrote:
2) Power axe. This guy is in the ASM squad with the libby with force axe and SP with power axe. Deny all challenges. Get two axes anyway. Profit.

Yeah in a 12 model squad i'll have a power axe, a force axe and a power sword. Cant challenge them all! And if you do i'll most likely decline most of them anyway

Martel732 wrote:
3) Melta bomb. With left over points.

I had a few left over points hence all the melta bombs and the searchlights on my tanks

Martel732 wrote:
5) Hand flamer. This guy goes in a 5 man ASM squad with a flamer guy riding a razor with TL HF.

Yeah that way you get alot of templates but i think the las/plas razors give you more for your money


After all that i now have 15 points left over! (or 20 if i drop the searchlights) Suggestions?
And thanks for the replies!


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Martel732 wrote:
Sergeant loadouts I use:

1) Nothing. I like this, because I'm a cheap ass and want more dakka

2) Power axe. This guy is in the ASM squad with the libby with force axe and SP with power axe. Deny all challenges. Get two axes anyway. Profit.

3) Melta bomb. With left over points.

4) Power axe and inferno pistol. When I"m feeling generous.

5) Hand flamer. This guy goes in a 5 man ASM squad with a flamer guy riding a razor with TL HF.

Las/plas and TL HF are totally different. Las/plas doesn't do much vs hordes or troops with good cover.

Martel732 wrote:
Las/plas and TL HF are totally different. Las/plas doesn't do much vs hordes or troops with good cover.

True put i have 2 Baal Preds to chew through infantry and most of the time my main opponent will be Gray Knights at this point. Although he is thinking about starting eldar

I don't like to tailor lists, myself. You never know when an Ork player moves into town. But I can see your point.

Martel732 wrote:
I don't like to tailor lists, myself. You never know when an Ork player moves into town. But I can see your point.

Understandable but if i need to i can swap the TL ass cannons on the Baals for flamestorm cannons (free upgrade) which wouldnt change the points