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Hi guys,

I started a blood angels list a while ago but i have never gotten around to finishing the list.

The list (including the ones I'm thinking of adding to the list) is:

HQ
-Commander Dante
-The Sanguinor (warlord)

Elites
-2x Sanguinary Guard
- 4x Angelus Boltgun
- 2x Encarmine Sword
- 2x Encarmine Axe
-1x Sanguinary Guard Ancient
- 1x Angelus Boltgun
- 1x Encarmine Sword

Fast Attack
-2x Assault Squad (Jump Pack)
- 2x Flamer
- 2x bolt pistol/chainsword
- 1x Evercerator

Heavy Support
-2x Predator
- 1x Predator autocannon
- 2x Lascannon sponsons

So the intention is to drop the Sanguinary guard squads down with The Sanguinor and the ancient to give re-rolls to hit and re-roll 1s to wound along with an additional attack.

Dante would advance up the field with the assault squad.

The predators will do predator stuff (hopefully).

Any feed back would be great on what i should drop/keep and any strats.

Cheers,

Looks pretty good. I would suggest swapping the angelus Boltguns for plasma pistols, since they’re actually cheaper and have more punch. I personally find the swords to be better for the points than the axes to, although ymmv. These changes would free up 30 points. I would also consider how much Dante is bringing to the table along side the sanguinor. You might find the re-rolls useful, but I feel that he’s just too expensive right now considering he doesn’t really have that much unique about him. Again, ymmv, but I would personally swap him for a jump pack librarian and another assault squad. This would then allow you to get an extra cp, as well as allowing you to drop him with the sanguinor and either buff him of the guard when they drop.

Edit: I’ve just done some points calculations and the changes I have suggested, giving the Libby a sword and the assault squad the same loadout as the other two, should put you at exactly 1500points.

I feel that it's in your benefit to outfit the sarge with a thunder hammer, so you have have him, plus the eviscerator to do your work in close combat. This may be a case of ymmy because assault marines only have one attack each (2 for the sarge), but 3 S8 attacks is enough to start threatening HQ and lighter vehicles more reliably, I think, and the ability to deep strike won't hurt, either.

Cheers for the advice guys. I dropped Dante and the predators and took an additional assault squad and a lib dread with a melta

I equiped the assault squads with melta bombs, thunder hammers and plasma pistols on the sergeants and an everserator, 2x flamers and a vanilla for the rest of the squad.

I also am now taking a cullexus assassin to baby sit the lib dread up the field.

Deepstriking is useless for BA, who are the masters of deepstriking, because thats what they like to do all the time. But, they are as good, or as bad at it, as any other SM. Hopefully the codex will fix that. Fail the 9" charge and your san guards will do almost nothing, except some shooting. You chance of making the charge are only 28%. Also, some players use area denial. They dont give you enough space 9" away from their units to place your unit(s). You would have to kill something first to make space. Until then your san guards will idle in the skies and do nothing, you cant make use of their points.
You were right about dropping the preds, they are overpriced. Use razorbacks instead, either with twin assault cannon or twin las cannon. A captain lets you reroll 1s to hit, and a primaris lieutenant lets you reroll 1s to wound. Commander dante is also overpriced.