Darkshroud or Land Raider/Crusader/Redeemer?

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**ServiceGames**

I have enough cash from the sale of some MTG cards to be able to pick up a Land Raider/Crusader/Redeemer. The following is what I have. What do you think I should buy next? With such a large Ravenwing force, I'm thinking maybe a Darkshroud. At the same time, having a Land Raider on the board wouldn't be bad either. Those are my thoughts.

*** Please keep in mind that I play at a store where no tournaments are held. All games are for fun and at most bragging rights. It's a very laid back atmosphere where I will be playing most if not all my games.

If you'd like to know what I already have, here's the list:

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My thoughts are that the Darkshroud would work very well with all of the Ravenwing models I have. But, a 14 armor tank that can transport 5-8 (depending on the model) Deathwing models plus be a good place for other soldiers to hide behind to stay out of line of sight. Both are appealing.

Thanks in advance

SG

**Silverthorne**

The dark shroud is more generally useful. I'd kitbash one from a LA Storm though, by adding some magnetized gubbons in the back. You'll usually need about two or three dark shrouds so if you convert them from storm you can also run them in a scout bomb list from the regular codex

**DaPino**

I'd go with the darkshroud aswell.

I find it hard to justify spending 230+ points on a transport that really does very little apart from delivering a payload.
However, I recently discovered that a land raider with a dozer blade rams at Str 10 ( (AV14+1) /2= 7.5 rounded up to Str8. +1 for tank and +1 for being heavy). [evil laughter]

My tactic would be to move at cruising, then flat-out. Disembark the payload on turn 2 and from then on you go for the vehicles. A land raider's shooting capabilities aren't that high anyway so I recommend keeping the guns cheap.

**axisofentropy**

The old Dark Angel codex allowed dozer blades on Land Raiders but not this year's codex.

Land Raiders only fit if you plan your roster around them. "Them" plural because one by itself doesn't have much value.