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I've seen a lot of chatter about DA command squads recently, and I want to see what everyone thinks of this situation. I would like to use Sammael as my HQ, and then take a techmarine, a Ravenwing command squad, and a foot command squad with banner. My first thought is impossile, but then I read the codex wording, and thought maybe possible.

Command squad:
"For each HQ choice in your army (not including Techmarines or other Command Squads of any type) you may include a Command Squad. These selections do not use up a Force Organisation slot."

Ravenwing Command squad:
"For each HQ choice in your army that is mounted on a bike (or Sammael, but not other Ravenwing Command Squads) you may include a Ravenwing Command Squad. These selections do not use up a Force Organisation slot."

Techmarine:
"For each HQ in your army (not including Techmarines or Command Squads of any type) you may include a Techmarine. These selections do not use up a Force Organisation slot."

As I see it, its clear that Sammael can take a ravenwing command squad and techmarine, no questions asked. But I don't see why I couldn't take a command squad on foot as well. Sammael fits all the reqs of the foot command squad, and there is no rule or wording that limits 1 command squad of each type. What do you think?

Looks like yes. I will have to double check the codex.

Those are direct quotes, but please let me know your thoughts after you check. I've got a set list in mind but i'd have to swap the tech for a libby for it to work otherwise. Not a terrible swap, but one lvl 1 pysker is liable to kill himself or be shut down every turn than actually do something useful.

Looking over the codex and FAQ, I don't see anything preventing it. He meets all the requirements. Belial appears to be able to do the same (with a Deathwing Command Squad instead of a Ravenwing Command Squad.)

i think your good bro

Wow, that's actually kind of cool.

A Ravenwing Army with:

-Sammael

-Cmd Sqd (Bolters, Lightning Claws, Dev Banner)
-RW Cmd Sqd (Fort Banner)
-Techmarine (Harness, PFG)

-3xRaven Biker Squad (2x Melta, Attack Bike [MM])

-Darkshroud

-Land Raider Crusader

That's kinda be a fun list. Do things work from hulls in 7E? Meaning does the banner and PFG bump out from the Land Raider's hull? That'd be pretty baller, if so. A super, tough as nails Land Raider + Dakka + Plasma + a close combat squad, if necessary.

Also note that although the foot command squad says techmarines don't unlock them, the bike command squad dose not.
So if you put the techmarine on a bike you can have 3 command squads and 2 characters in one slot. Not a bad idea if you use the allies foc.

Wow nice. I really thought I was missing something and everyone would shoot me down. Thanks guys!

 TheKbob wrote:
Wow, that's actually kind of cool.

A Ravenwing Army with:

-Sammael

-Cmd Sqd (Bolters, Lightning Claws, Dev Banner)
-RW Cmd Sqd (Fort Banner)
-Techmarine (Harness, PFG)

-3xRaven Biker Squad (2x Melta, Attack Bike [MM])

-Darkshroud

-Land Raider Crusader

That's kinda be a fun list. Do things work from hulls in 7E? Meaning does the banner and PFG bump out from the Land Raider's hull? That'd be pretty baller, if so. A super, tough as nails Land Raider + Dakka + Plasma + a close combat squad, if necessary.

There is a problem with this list however. While you are technically good on the command squads, you are not allowed to take more than one Sacred standard per army. So you don't get both the banners of Devastation and Fortitude.

But RAW, 2 command squads is all good.


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Hell if you wanted you could take Belial, Sameal, 2 Techmarines on bikes, 2 Command Squads, 1 DW command Squad and 3 RW command squads. All in a single CAD. Granted, if you did that you might not have the points left over to buy your mandatory two troops... depending on the size of list you were running.