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Hey mates. Currently trying to decide on what SM Chapter I should go, as while I have the army I want to run, I have been struggling on which Chapter I should go. I currently plan to run a Drop Pod Space Marine Army List, and while I do like the Imperial Fists, I have seriously been considering either the Raven Guard or the White Scars as other options, as they are a more unique SM Chapters each with there own unique background and specialized units.With that being said, between those two Chapters which fits a Drop Pod Army best?

If there is another Chapter that fits a Drop Pod list better in your opinion, feel free to share lol.

Note: Mainly asking for fluff reason mates. I plan to play with a different Chapter Rules depending in the opponent and environment.

Ultramarines or Star Phantoms.

I have no idea what you think Ravenguard bring to the party. White Scars can pod, without much fear of counter assault. You can Hit'n'Run out of Combat.

So, they're probably the best pod list, aside from Salamanders. Sallys run into the problem of people moving out of range, though, while Scars can load up on Plasma or Grav, to maintain range and ass-kickery.

Fluff-wise, both chapters specialize in lightning attacks and hit-and-run tactics, though the Raven Guard rely more on stealth and the White Scars on speed. So just pick which one you like more.

And all SM chapters use drop pod assaults so it's not like the Salamanders or the Ultramarines would be any better than the White Scars or Raven Guard fluff-wise.

All chapters use drop pods, but the Raven Guard were the one whose Index Astartes article that really made a point of it:

"Quite commonly, they will deploy their tactical squads in Drop Pod manoeuvres or Thunderhawks in response to intelligence gathered by their Scouts."

"Dreadnoughts of the Raven Guard, while rare, are also quite commonly deployed via drop pods."

"However, their primary strength in battle is their ease of deployment. With most of the Chapter's Space Marines usually being drop pod deployed, or otherwise mobile, they can rapidly reassess a combat situation immediately before engaging, which gives them the ability to deal effectively with a rapidly changing battlefield."