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HQ
Belial (DWA)
Deathwing Command Squad (goes in one LRC)
-DW Champ, 2x TH/SS, 2x LCs, DW Banner
Techmarine (ride between the crusaders)
-Bike, PFG

Elites
Deathwing Knights (goes in the other LRC)

Troops
Deathwing Squad (home objective campers, or DWA)
-2x TH/SS, CML

Deathwing Squad (DWA with Beliel)
-HF

Heavy Support
Land Raider Crusader (forward charge!!

Land Raider Crusader (all ahead full!! ..man I loved BFG)

1790pts

To fill out the rest I've come up with two options.
1. Give both LRCs multi-meltas (I have no ranged heavy armor at this point), and the techmarine a servo-harness and LC for the extra attack and support in CC. This is the more offensive option.
2. Give both LRCs Deathwing Vehicle. I've been saved by it plenty of times, but maybe the PFG is enough? However, I would be giving up 2 MMs, a servo-harness, and a LC. Hmm...

Any opinions? I realize DW is not competitive, but it is an army I have and can easily travel with it since I'm at school. Thanks!

As soon as the LRC are a dedicated transport, you MUST take the DW Vehicle upgrade. It's mandatory...

So all in all you have 2 Scoring troops? Thats a wee bit low. If one gets taken out, You may find you loose the game by VP. Your model count is also VERY low. Just a few bad rolls and you basically automatically lost the game.

I'd drop 1 LRC and add either some scouts or some tacs to camp home. Then go DWA in his face so he can't worry about that 60 pts troop thats sitting there guarding your home.
Belial should go down with the DW CS, The more melee the marrier, and you have someone to "catch" the challange for him that might actually hurt someone.
Imo an apothecary for these freaking expensve models is a must. Even one FNP pays for itself (if you don't mind loosing a PF).

This in turn endangers the existance of the Techmarine... Take a libby with the same loadout instead, way more useful.

 Thairne wrote:
As soon as the LRC are a dedicated transport, you MUST take the DW Vehicle upgrade. It's mandatory...

The LRCs are Heavy Support, not dedicated transports.

So all in all you have 2 Scoring troops? Thats a wee bit low. If one gets taken out, You may find you loose the game by VP. Your model count is also VERY low. Just a few bad rolls and you basically automatically lost the game.

Yeah, this is my main concern too. My only option would be to swap out the Knights (losing their insane combat potential) or the Command Squad (losing out on the banner).

Belial should go down with the DW CS, The more melee the marrier, and you have someone to "catch" the challange for him that might actually hurt someone.

I do agree with the melee potential, but the accurate DS is just too good. He can be dropped on an objective, or near the crusaders to support the combats they enable.

Imo an apothecary for these freaking expensve models is a must. Even one FNP pays for itself (if you don't mind loosing a PF).

I have considered swapping the DW Banner for the Banner of Fortitude. The FNP Banner has done wonders in the past, but when my terminators are safe in reserve or in a LRC, I don't really need it. An apothecary really lowers the combat potential. I'm going for 2 very hard hitting units.

This in turn endangers the existance of the Techmarine... Take a libby with the same loadout instead, way more useful.

I think swapping the techmarine for a libby is a great idea. The techmarine is much stronger in combat, but the libby is a much stronger support unit.


DW is always going to be a low model count army, no doubt. My options come down to having toys like LRCs and Knights, or more scoring bodies. I'm going to work on fixing this list.

i checked, LRC IS a dedicated transport option AND a heavy support option.

 OnlyWar wrote:
i checked, LRC IS a dedicated transport option AND a heavy support option.

Absolutely correct. I meant in terms of my list they are Heavy Support.