[40K]Blood Angels News - Angel's Blade and repacked kits

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**casvalremdeikun**

The member that was handling the Chaos thread said they weren't going to update the first post anymore, so I am making a new thread here for the new Blood Angels releases.

Courtesy of the War of Sigmar Blog

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From Warhammer 40,000 Facebook

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Update: Here is the price list with US and CAN prices. Thanks, MajorTom11!

Angel's Blade contents (thanks Warhams-77!)

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aracersss wrote:
so NZ pre orders are out and a bunh of formations leaked out ...

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reds8n wrote:

Who doesn't love a good war zone map?
We think they're great.

When the Blood Angels arrive in the Diamor System, the forces of Chaos have already established a solid foothold on several planets. With most of their Chapter still preparing the Baal System for the oncoming advance of Tyranids, can the 1st, 2nd and 5th Companies of the Blood Angels blunt the assault of the traitor vanguard?

Sourced from Bolter and Chainsword post

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First the upgrades.

without any surprise,

- Assault squad receive the same entry as vanilla : no JP, buy either the jumpack or the transport or leave them on foot. Evicerator available
- Devastator : same thing, they have acces to cherubin and grav cannon.
- vindi and WW can be fielded as squadron with the same bonus
- same thing for turbo boos bonus for speeders
- access to domain from the new disciplines

Then the news

First a DC chaplain
allow to reroll the roll to wound for him and its uni when charging except in a disorderd charge

Then the Baal :
Fieldable in squadron and may re roll 1 to W when played in squadrons of 3

I have no access to relics except the TH from Kraen wich becomes available to any BA character

Then you have 2 detachment or rather "super formations" "gladius" ... whatever

The first is a standard one the second is more Death company

Gladius like detachment

bonus
- re roll of warlord trait
- l+1I when charging
- zealot if any squad come below 50%
… And... That's all ! No free transport if 2 half company are played...

The formations

Core :

Demi Companie

As a vanilla one except you can swap the command squad for a furioso
Special rules Reroll of the warlord trait and +1I when charging and ... That's all !!!! NO OBJECTIVE SECURED And it's the same bonus as the whole formation... This is THE dark point IMO…

archangels demi companie

1 termi captain
2 furioso
4 units amongst termis assault termi vanguard sternguards
special rules :
Stubborn
Roll for reserve at Turn 1
Re roll scatter and roll only 1d6
Warlord trait re roll

HQ :

Leaders of the Angelic Host :
1 HQ
0-1 comman squad
0-1 Storm Raven
no special rules

Golden Host
Dante or Sanguinor
2-5 sanguinary guards units
Special rules :
No reserve roll you choose the turn they arrive and everybody arrive in DS
They can charge the turn they DS but count as disordered charge

Chapter ancients
3-5 units of
Dreads
Dreads Furioso
Dreads Archi
special rules
1time per battle, you can choose to sacrify the movement phase of any dread to either make a free shoot or a free movement of contact and resolve CC A. You can then proceed normally to shoot or charge

Auxiliaries :

Archangels orbital intervention force
3 termi squads of any sort
Special rules :
MUST be kept in DS reserve
one single reserve roll
The termi may eithershoot twice (not necessarly at the same target) OR charge the turn they DS but this will count as disordered charge

10th company Ambush Force
3-5 units of scouts or scout bikes
Restrictions : bikes must have mines
Special rules :
As long as it doesn't move a unit gain +1 cover (shrouded?)
Precision shot first turn

Death Company Strike Force
1 DC chaplain
3 DC squads
0-3 DC dreads
Special rules
Models within 12" of the chaplain gain +1A

Lucifer Armoured strike force
1 techmarine
3-5 units of preds or Baal
1-3 units of LR of any sort
Special Rules
Scouts
Overloaded engines free

Storm Raven Squadron
2-4 Storm Raven
Special Rules : One time per battle, during your movement phase, declare you target an enemy unit. All the SR within 72" of the target and with a LoS must shoo all their remaining stormstrike missiles on the target. This doesn't count toward the number of weapons usable and the SR may use their weapons during the shooting phase as normal.

Rapid Assault Force
1-3 units
Assault squads
bike squads
attack bike squads
speeder squadrons
Special Rules : none it's a "blank formation" usable only in the super detachment

Fire Support Force
1-3 units
devastator
WW
Vindi
Special rules : none it's a "blank formation" usable only in the super detachment

And then Death Company Gladius

Bonus :
Re roll traits
+1I when charging expect if disordered charge
After Deploying the unit, it may make a 6"move. This is NOT a scout move

Core

Death Company Strike Force as described

HQ

Death Company Command
1-3 choices amongst Astorath, Lemartes or chapelain CdlM

Aux

Archangels Orbital Intervention force as described

10th company support as described

Lucifer Armoured squadron as described

Storm Raven squadron as described

Rapid Assault Force as descibed

Discuss!

**NivlacSupreme**

so the blood Angels chaplain mini has a name now? might pick one up

**jesper77**

Im kinds exited, we know for sure that the formations we get will be better then the ones chaos got. GW hates chaos

I predict that one of the formation is gonna be Assault out of DS with possibility to make a disordere charge but get no penalties for it aka making it a normala charge. That would top the chaos one in an ordinary fashion

**casvalremdeikun**

I am hoping for some Assault out of Deep Strike or turn 1 deep strike. I wouldn't mind BA getting the ability to use their Jump Packs in both phases the way Raven Guard do (seriously, why is the chapter most known for Jump Packs not very good at using them?).

I am also hoping for a Tank Squadrons ability for Baal Predators. It stands to reason that regular Predators, Vindicators, and Whirlwinds will get their squadron abilities the way SW and CSM versions of those tanks were given them as well. Fast Vindicators dropping giant pie plates of doom would be nice!

**Kirasu**

US Prices at all?

**casvalremdeikun**

Angel's Blade is $50, Chapter Ancients is $105, so far I can't find a corresponding price for the other two right now.

**H.B.M.C.**

Cool artwork. The whole picture is really nice.

Of course, it's more pictures of just the miniatures, bit like the one in the DW Codex where the guy with the Stalker-Pattern Bolter is reloading it, just like (and only like) you can do with that specific mini.

**timetowaste85**

For some reason, that BA chaplain looks more like a super hero, not power armored. Not sure how I feel about that.

**Gamgee**

Now that you mention it he does. I kind of felt something was off with his armor. It looks ridiculous like a clown superhero.

**casvalremdeikun**

timetowaste85 wrote:
For some reason, that BA chaplain looks more like a super hero, not power armored. Not sure how I feel about that.

Agreed. The model itself is great. The image is...not. It looks like Iron Man armor, not Space Marine armor.

**MajorTom11**

**rollawaythestone**

Chiming in to say that i'm a big fan of the Chaplain model, and the art especially! I am digging the slim-cut power armor.

**Frankenberry**

Woot! The boys in red are back! So much for saving for the holidays.

**casvalremdeikun**

MajorTom11 wrote:

Thanks for posting this, I will add it to the first post. At $45, the Assault Marines are a steal since it is the regular Assault Marine kit with the Blood Angels Upgrade Sprue included.

**kestral**

Yeah, the art looks weird. I'm OK with slimmer armor (I often do my marines without shoulder pads), but Kharn looks much better. The chaplain is sort of a pin headed eldar look.

**anticitizen013**

Well, I bought the Deathwatch and Traitors Hate limited editions so I might as well buy this one too...

FMW (wallet).

**MajorTom11**

I take it there is nothing new here, just the upgrade sprue added to existing stuff?

**Neronoxx**

MajorTom11 wrote:
I take it there is nothing new here, just the upgrade sprue added to existing stuff?

You would be correct. Still cool, but whether we'll like the book remains to be seen.

**casvalremdeikun**

MajorTom11 wrote:
I take it there is nothing new here, just the upgrade sprue added to existing stuff?

That seems to the case. The Blood Angels versions of the kits are just the regular kits with the repacked the Blood Angels upgrade kit. For the most part, they are a steal too. They are charging $5 for a $13.50 upgrade kit.

The bundles are apparently the following:
Chapter Ancients - 3x Furioso Dreadnoughts (MSRP $138.75, savings of $33.75)
Archangel's Orbital Intervention Force - 2x Blood Angels Terminator Assault Squad, 1x Terminator Squad (MSRP $170, savings of $45)
Death Company Strike Force - 1x Jump Pack Chaplain, 3x Death Company Squad, 1x Death Company Dreadnought (MSRP $178.25, savings of $43.25)
Company Command - 1x Command Squad, 1x Commander, 1x Upgrade Sprue (MSRP $71.25, Savings of $21.25)

So all in all, the kits save around 25% or more, which is pretty good.

**Talys**

I wish I had not purchased, like, 15 of the upgrade sprues LOL.

**casvalremdeikun**

Talys wrote:
I wish I had not purchased, like, 15 of the upgrade sprues LOL.

That sucks! Well now you can save a couple bucks on each kit. And by saving a couple bucks, I mean pay full price.

**Prometheum5**

Talys wrote:
I wish I had not purchased, like, 15 of the upgrade sprues LOL.

I almost ordered a couple last week! Dodged that bullet, and now I have an excuse to pick up some more Dreadnought fodder.

**BrokenRecord**

Yeah, glad I only bought a few of the upgrade kits already! Looks like the repacks are just the standard C:SM kits + the BA upgrade sprue for like $9.50 less than it would normally cost to buy them both separately.

As much as my knee-jerk reaction is to gripe about no new stuff, I'll take savings over new models all day, in this instance!

So, any word on new rules or anything like that? I've heard rumors of some nasty buffs for Death Company, as well as some fluffy reasons to use a metric gakk-ton of them.

**casvalremdeikun**

No news yet as to what the rules will be. Per the initial rumor, there will be two new detachments, most likely a Decurion type Detachment and the Death Company detachment. Based on the name for the Terminators boxed set, some of the formations will be reprints from the Exterminatus book.

The Assault Marine and Devastator Marine updated data sheets are probably just giving them the options that the new kits added. Lastly, I expect Captain Karlaen to have his datasheat in this book, as well as Death Company Chaplain Daenor.

**Crimson Devil**

So enough new stuff to make you buy it, but enough repackage old stuff to be unhappy with the value. Classic GW!

**Warhams-77**

A first look at the preorders on the NZ site

https://www.games-workshop.com/en-NZ/Warhammer-40-000?N=102331+4294965067&Nu=product.repositoryId&qty=96&sorting=phl&view=table&categoryId=cat440130a-flat

Should be up on the front page any minute too

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Oh a Digital Codex Blood Angels Red Thirst Edition

Content of Angels Blade

Description
A campaign supplement for Warhammer 40,000, containing a story from the beginning of the 13th Black Crusade from the perspective of the Blood Angels, featuring new rules content for that Chapter.

The Story

The shadow of a huge fleet of Crimson Slaughter and Black Legion forces falls across the Diamor System, as Abaddon the Despoiler’s 13th Black Crusade is launched. This shadow is met by the righteous fury of the Blood Angels; leading a mighty coalition of Adeptus Mechanicus and Imperial Knights, the Sons of Sanguinius fight bitterly against the servants of Chaos.

Yet the fires of war that consume the worlds of the Diamor System are revealing dark secrets, harbingers of a terrible doom that even the Blood Angels will be hard-pressed to prevent coming to fruition…

The Rules

The 136-page hardback Black Crusade: Angel’s Blade features a host of new rules content for Warhammer 40,000, to be used alongside Codex: Blood Angels:

- Updated datasheets for Blood Angels, including Terminator Captains, Death Company Chaplains, Assault Squads and Devastator Squads;
- Relics of the Lost; incredibly rare and powerful Death Company relics once borne by a Chapter member who succumbed to the Black Rage;
- Revised and updated Wargear of Baal;
- Death Company Tactical Objectives;
- 9 new Blood Angels Formations, an Angel’s Blade Strike Force and a Lost Brotherhood Strike Force;
- 3 new Altar of War missions: Death on the Wing, Honour of the Angels and No Matter the Odds.

**rollawaythestone**

Excited to get a Golden Host formation for my Sanguinary Guard and a Death Company formation!

**Bull0**

H.B.M.C. wrote:
Cool artwork. The whole picture is really nice.

Of course, it's more pictures of just the miniatures, bit like the one in the DW Codex where the guy with the Stalker-Pattern Bolter is reloading it, just like (and only like) you can do with that specific mini.

Maybe off topic, but I was able to use that stalker bolter in a normal firing pose with a minimum of converting effort. Just cut at the hand, cut down a magazine to fit in the mag well, and glue the gun and hand into a normal pair of aiming bolter arms. Not a humble brag, just for anyone reading this worried that they're going to be stuck with a squad of guys all reloading in perfect synch.

That death company box looks like a pretty good deal, as for the other boxes can't say I'm a big fan of the blood angels assault terminator kit, and I think everyone who wants blood angel dreadnoughts has a bunch now where they've been cheaply available a few times (stormclaw etc).

**eskimo**

Thanks for making this, it infuriates me how people make a news topic and just leave it to rot. -take note.

But anyway, can't wait to see the new Baal stuff. Really intrigued as i love our unique models. The Chaplain model is awesome as is but too expensive, some cool but non OP rules may tip me over the edge to buy. Also more Karlean(?) rules would be sweet.

Anything jump pack i'll lap up.

**warboss**

In the grim darkness of the future, there is only supplement/formation spam.