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OK, so I'm new to blood angels, and I'm aiming for eventualy owning an entire company, the 4th company "knights of baal" whom I want to ally with regular marines using the legion of the damned. So, while I know what I want to buy for fluff purposes, what do I buy for actualy doing good in the game?
Currently my collection is:

20 Sanguinary Guard
2 Priests
Dante
Sanguinor
1 Land Raider
1 Dreadnaught
20 Assault Marines
10 Tactical Marines
1 Chaplain


I was thinking of getting around 3 drop pods, and another 10 man squad of assault marines. any pointer and tips?

Right now the only "hot stuff" for Blood Angels are:

1) Assault Squads in Razorbacks
2) Fast Vindicators
3) Mephiston + Brodahh Corbulo team inside of a Storm Raven.

The mech works far better than jumpers in current eidition/codex.

For HQ choice, Mephiston, Reclusiarch or a Librarian.

ok, are death company worth it? also, what about regular marine squads in a blood angles army for holding objectives, worth the points or no?

I've been trying to get Death Company to work and they don't your opponent is going to wipe them off the board no matter what deliver method you use.

I would go with what has been suggested, Blood Angels can hold an objective pretty well with a razorback and a 5 man assault squad.

I personally love Baal Predators and always try and fit 2 in a list.

I'm working on a list that combines jump pack troops and razor spam but I'm not going to be able to test it until next week.

Death Company: small squads with a single PF/TH inside of either a Land Raider or Storm Raven.
That's the only semi-useful way.

And there's really not much profit in using Tacticals. I have used some and they work somehow.
Assault Marines do it generally better.

right, now what about actualy building up a company? I want to make the 4th company, with unfortunatley ,si 6 tactical squads, 2 assault squads, and 2 devistators, feilding thsi, would it be viable in a 2k game? I would also probably ally with legion of the damned and also bring sanguinary guard, good or bad general Idea?

I wouldn't have thought it would be that great on the battlefield. Tacticals are pretty rubbish when compared to Assault squads

Don't tactical squads have better shooting and range? and more special weapon and heavy weapon options on-top of that?

Okay, a 2000 point list for Blood Angels Battle Company:

Captain - 145p
+ Jump Pack, Power Sword, Melta bombs

Librarian - 125p
+ Mastery level 2

Tactical Squad - 160p
+ Flamer, Missile Launcher

Tactical Squad - 160p
+ Flamer, Missile Launcher

Tactical Squad - 160p
+ Flamer, Missile Launcher

Tactical Squad - 170p
+ Plasma Gun, Missile Launcher

Tactical Squad - 170p
+ Plasma Gun, Missile Launcher

Tactical Squad - 170p
+ Plasma Gun, Missile Launcher

Assault Squad - 215p
+ two Meltaguns, Power Weapon

Assault Squad - 215p
+ two Meltaguns, Power Weapon

Devastator Squad - 130p
+ 4x ML's

Devastator Squad - 150p
+ 4x PC's

= 1990 points so there would be no room for anything special.

If you field the Tacticals with only free special/heavy weapons, leave the Librarian, drop off the toys from Captain and give both Dev Squads plain ML's/HB's, you could afford something special.
Two Baal Predators maybe.

So... meh, it's doable. If nothing else you could just play them with C:SM Chapter Tactics.

Raven Guard fits the Jump Pack fluff of Blood Angels and benefits your Tacticals with Scout/1st turn Stealth.
Also you wouldn't need to ally the SM, you could just field the LotD.