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Buddy left all his 40k stuff at my house. So I did what any good friend does, pick through all of it!

He has a DA Codex he hardly uses.. so I looked around in it and tried to make a good list cause he doesn't even use his termies anymore. Are there any (keyword small) changes I could make so that I could shoot up some footsloggin orkz while maintaining a DW RW thing?
+++ DA Termies (1850pts) +++

++ Dark Angels: Codex (2015) (DA Deathwing Strike Force) (1110pts) ++

+ HQ (265pts) +

Company Master (140pts) [Auspex]
··Terminator Armour [Lightning Claw, Storm Shield]

Librarian (125pts) [Auspex]
··Psyker [Level 2]
··Terminator Armour [Force Axe, Storm Bolter]

+ Elites (845pts) +

Deathwing Command Squad (280pts) [Deathwing Apothecary, Deathwing Champion, 5x Deathwing Terminators, Plasma Cannon, Sacred Standard, 2x Thunder Hammer and Storm Shield]

Deathwing Terminator Squad (225pts) [5x Deathwing Terminators (incl. Sergeant), Plasma Cannon, Thunder Hammer and Storm Shield]

Venerable Dreadnought Squadron (170pts)
··Venerable Dreadnought [Multi-Melta]
····Drop Pod [Storm Bolter]
····Power Fist [Heavy Flamer]

Venerable Dreadnought Squadron (170pts)
··Venerable Dreadnought [Multi-Melta]
····Drop Pod [Storm Bolter]
····Power Fist [Heavy Flamer]

++ Dark Angels: Codex (2015) (DA Ravenwing Strike Force) (740pts) ++

+ Fast Attack (300pts) +

Ravenwing Attack Bike Squad (55pts)
··Ravenwing Attack Bike [Multi-Melta]

Ravenwing Attack Bike Squad (55pts)
··Ravenwing Attack Bike [Multi-Melta]

Ravenwing Darkshroud (95pts) [Assault Cannon]

Ravenwing Darkshroud (95pts) [Assault Cannon]

+ Elites (175pts) +

Ravenwing Command Squad (175pts) [3x Black Knight, Ravenwing Apothecary, Ravenwing Champion, Ravenwing Company Banner]

+ HQ (265pts) +

Interrogator-Chaplain (150pts) [Auspex]
··Power Armour [Bolt Pistol, Lightning Claw, Space Marine Bike]

Librarian (115pts) [Auspex]
··Power Armour [Bolt Pistol, Force Axe, Space Marine Bike]
··Psyker [Level 2]

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A few comments:

Don't take Sacred Standard on Deathwing, don't take Lightning Claws on your HQ choices. Maybe a few too many characters. I'd like to see more bikes, but that might be dependent on what you have?

The bikes are pretty limited but he has good looking proxies in here. He has lots of termies, what's better on an IC for slapping around some orkz other then a lightning claw? I kinda figured I'd shoot stuff that had 2+.

I didn't realize it but I totally threw that banner on there because "zomg counter attack I totes want that!" Wasteful indeed

Which IC is more removable? I kinda got excited about psychic powers cause most orkz stuff isn't as exciting at all really, but I also wanted some meaty looking stuff like the others.

Thanks for advice, I know somewhere in this dex he could be fielding the termies I know he loves

I would use Power Mauls/Force Staves instead of the weapons you have if that is your plan.

The Interrogator-Chaplain is almost as good as the Company Master in a fight AND he brings buffs. Drop the CM and outfit the IC with more toys if you want a close combat leader. You could always axe a librarian instead, but I prefer their support ability.

I might as well add that Terminators are a worse choice than most simply because they lack a solid punch when they drop and are quite easy to kill while still being very expensive and slow. So any army with a focus on them will be weaker than what you could build, but don't let it stop you from having fun!

its an alright list, but i feel that it could be made better, honestly here you could drop the deathwing banner, and the chaplain biker and instead bring yourself a dark talon and have a much nicer list. the banners are all pretty damn worthless except for maybe the ravenwing or the basic battle standard for veteran squads as points filler and some fluffy battlefield aesthetics. and your loaded for bear on battlefield commanders and all i need to ask is why? believe me you dont need that many hq's