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I'm currently building an alpha strike black templar army and along with a skyhammer fielding a Shadowstrike Killteam from the new(ish) angels of death book.

There's no reason at 1500pts this shouldn't be the whole force so what do i do as far as a warlord is concerned? Do i just make a sergeant it and that's cool?

The other question is at higher points i was planning to include a CAD for versatility and make the HQ my Warlord - either fielding a Chaplain or Captain with jump pack with the hopes of joining one of the formation units, most likely a 10 man vanguard squad from the shadow strike. Is it possible to attach said character to a unit from the formation pregame and if so do i still get the formation benefits?

Kataklysmic wrote:
I'm currently building an alpha strike black templar army and along with a skyhammer fielding a Shadowstrike Killteam from the new(ish) angels of death book.

There's no reason at 1500pts this shouldn't be the whole force so what do i do as far as a warlord is concerned? Do i just make a sergeant it and that's cool?

What do the Warlord rules tell you to do? The first two sentences in bold under 'The Warlord' in the rulebook tell you quite clearly the basic requirements for the Warlord model. In your example a Space Marine Sergeant would work.

The other question is at higher points i was planning to include a CAD for versatility and make the HQ my Warlord - either fielding a Chaplain or Captain with jump pack with the hopes of joining one of the formation units, most likely a 10 man vanguard squad from the shadow strike. Is it possible to attach said character to a unit from the formation pregame and if so do i still get the formation benefits?

The rulebook FAQ disallows this:

"Q: If I’m using a special Detachment, such as the Nemesis Strike Force Detachment, and add Independent Characters from Battle Brother Factions (e.g. the Librarius Conclave), can they all still benefit from the first turn deployment and come in together?

A: No, the rules for Detachments and Formations only apply to models/units that are part of the Detachment or Formation. If a Formation or Detachment must appear on a certain turn, that will preclude Independent Characters who do not have the appropriate special rule from joining that unit."