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I mean this as fluff and as an army to use. Please post any additional info, this can be from fluff to tactics and to an army list.

It all depends on what you're looking for. If you want to run a gunline of bolters, go with Imperial Fist. If you like fire, go with Salamanders. Want a ton of special Characters? Ultramarines. Terminators, Dark Angels.

There is really no "best" chapter, it all depends on your play style.

If you want a balance of fluff and rules, then Salamanders are your besties. Their background is engaging and unique without being all special snowflakey. Their colors are easy to paint. Conversion bits are easy to find. Their themes lend themselves well to a wide variety of conversions and paint jobs. And their rules make them one of the best varieties of Marine in the game, at least within the current rules set.

Carcharadons. One of the best chapter tactics by far.

In rules, White Scars. By far.

In fluff, whatever floats your boat.

Imperial Fists because of fluff.

Red Hunters...for being battle brothers with gks and needing minimal AA in every list.

Well, for me its Blood Angels. Its not that I like their fluff so much, but the models are great and rules used to be are great when the codex came out. I've used the DC sprues to build Assault Marines.

 Bronzefists42 wrote:
Carcharadons. One of the best chapter tactics by far.

If we're just looking at rules, then this is a definite point. And the fluff for the Space Sharks is pretty dope, too.

Not a big fan of their look, though. All-grey is kind of visually dull.

Dark angels because you can use terminators and bikers as troops

Fluffwise I like Raven Guard... rules wise I hate that their 1 chapter tactic ends after turn 1... that's the main reason I haven't started a marine army yet. Really wanted a RG force but I now I'll wait and see what happens with the wolves

Out of those:
Salamanders.
1. Morals.
2. Green.
3. Vulkan (as in primarch) is Awesome.
4. I like fire.

Re-rolling 1's army wide is the best trait as it is used so often. Also, Lysander is the bomb with EW. I put him with my Centurions and he makes the unit tough.

 Jimsolo wrote:

 Bronzefists42 wrote:
Carcharadons. One of the best chapter tactics by far.

If we're just looking at rules, then this is a definite point. And the fluff for the Space Sharks is pretty dope, too.

Not a big fan of their look, though. All-grey is kind of visually dull.

Well you can splatter blood paint all over them. That certainly helps their look.


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 sgtpjbarker wrote:
Re-rolling 1's army wide is the best trait as it is used so often. Also, Lysander is the bomb with EW. I put him with my Centurions and he makes the unit tough.

Yeah they are my second favorite SM chapter. Gotta love that bolter drill. And I've been experimenting with Carcharadon allies...

I'd have to go with Salamanders.. Then again, I'm just a fan of flame throwers in general.

Dark Angels for the fluff. I don't play a lot, though, so can't answer for them as an army.

 crazyfoxdemon wrote:
I'd have to go with Salamanders.. Then again, I'm just a fan of flame throwers in general.

Wanna be friends?

Crimson Fists, same bonuses as the IF, better Fluff

The Black Templars are the only chapters that have kept up the Emperor's vision of the crusade for 10,000 years.

Suck it, chumps!

 kronk wrote:
The Black Templars are the only chapters that have kept up the Emperor's vision of the crusade for 10,000 years.

Suck it, chumps!

Hear, hear!

 AlmightyWalrus wrote:

 kronk wrote:
The Black Templars are the only chapters that have kept up the Emperor's vision of the crusade for 10,000 years.

Suck it, chumps!

Hear, hear!

If I only had not so many marines.....
Can't tell you who is the "best" of them. Don't want another heresy

I have to say, I wasn't expecting Templars to be in the lead, despite being as awesome as they are.

Their awesomeness carries them forward, no matter what GW does..

Ok I agree that Black Templar are the best that's why I have them.

But I'm looking for another one, my what I likes are tanks, planes/fighters/bombers, close range fighting, combat, gun lines, bikes and landspeeders. All space marines have them but, which one excels most of them, but also are nice to paint, looks nice. I would go for guard but I hate painting faces.

Alpha Legion. They get to use everybody's chapter tactics. They even get to use Xenos and Adepta Sororitas.

Iron Hands! They look smashing in black and silver, their rules are great and their fluff is awesome.

Or Space Wolves. They have epic beards, are Vikings in spehs and have all sorts of awesome fluff. They are also the most distinct and diverse chapter.

I'm also really glad that GKs didn't go on the list of just marines...they're so much more.

Anyhting except the UltraSmurfs.

Black Templars. They can get s*** done. At least in the fluff

The one of my own creation off course!