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I'm putting together a Blood Angels list for casual games, mostly against my wife. She plays an AdMech list focused around 4xDakkaStellans, 2x Neutronagers, and a Knight. I'm not looking to be super competitive, being that I mostly just play against her, I just don't feel super excited about any of the ideas I've had to fill out the following list. There's almost 400 points to play with, and I can't come up with anything else I find interesting/fun/fluffy.

My list is built mostly around a Death Company Strike Force box, which is why the DC Dread is in there. I also really enjoy terminators, even though I know they aren't optimal. That leaves me with the Stormraven as the most viable method of getting both of those units into combat, as terminators not making their 9" deepstrike charge makes me nervous, and the dread walking across the board isn't likely to make it. What I'm really looking to do is add something that'll draw fire from the Stormraven, which makes me think of adding some Razorbacks, or even adding two more flyers to get another CP from an air wing. I could also add another cheap battalion for more board control and CP's.

The problems I'm having are self-inflicted. I don't enjoy repetition, so the thought of adding multiple Razorbacks bores me, as does the thought of more scouts. I also don't like the fluff behind Primaris, so I'm not terribly interested in adding any Intercessors or anything else. I also don't like the idea of having named characters in the list, as it's not realistic they would bother with a small battle like a 2000pt match really is, realistically speaking. I only talked myself into Lemartes because he's so good, and the large number of marines, captain, and dreadnought falling to the Black Rage all at once might be enough to pique his interest from across the galaxy. In the same vein, I don't really want to add any Sanguinary Guard, because they're too elite. Three predators for killshot would be an obvious answer, as it would necessitate focus fire on a pred to prevent killshot, but again with the repetition.

None of those restrictions are set in stone at all, I know there aren't too many more options. Does anybody have any ideas, or feel like the repetition of 2-3 Razorbacks would be worth the boring factor? Please talk me into something, I keep waffling back and forth.

I genuinely appreciate any input.



On a side note, which model are people using for Slamguinius? Right now I'm using the DC Chaplain from the DC box.

I am also using the DC Chaplain and my army incorporates the same DC Strike force box.

I also have a large unit of DC backed by Lemartes, the only difference in my list being that I do have a sizable unit of Sanguinary Guard supported by sanguinary ancient with FNP banner.

My issue is all I really have is my stormraven to carry my dreadnought. It will undoubtedly be the first thing targeted which worries me.

Granted of the options you have discussed I think the air wing would be a nice touch. It is something the opponent has to deal with, which will draw fire from doth the dreadnoughts and the DC+Lemartes.

Killshot preds is the same idea, but more repetitive, which I agree is not something im terrible fond of in my lists.

I run a similar list actually, and my advice to you is to move the Stormraven into an Airwing Detachment with some lascannon Stormtalons. Gain an extra CP and some appropriate firepower for use against her heavies and her screens.

I run an 8th Company/DC themed force myself. Which fluff wise makes Lemartes more likely to be travelling along with since (according to my fluffly calculations) the Eighth is above average in succumbing to the Black Rage.

With that, no Termie armour for me, I like the TH and/or PF intermingled into the DC. Scouts should probably all have Bolters, they are your gunline afterall, expendable if they do get charged, also, throwing in HB (my preference) or ML as you have plenty of points gives them a tad more dakka. If it comes to CC all they have to do is survive one round to deny the enemy from firing...

DC Stormraven carrying the DC dread and no JJ DC might be something to think about instead of the Termies. 240 points for 12, 9 with Boltguns, 3 with Boltgun/PF... Lemmie can jump around as needed to support the two groups of DC...

To squeeze in the 400 points, could either do a pair of Hawks with Las-Talons at 378 or run a single Hawk, Talon, and Raven which would add 393 to your list as is...

If you need more points, and don't mind losing the Psychic portion, run 11 DC foot, with a SP for support, saves you 70 points whilst giving at least the footsloggers +1 Str...

I appreciate the input everybody!

Thus far I've decided to replace the Librarian Dreadnought with a Librarian in Terminator Armor to save a few points, and to let him drop in 9" and wings himself right where he needs to be in order to shut down the Dakkabots or an Onager. Proxying him in to two games has gone well so far.

Additionally, I tried those two games with 3x Lasbacks, which also performed well, but has made me feel like 2x Lascannon Preds would be a bit better. 2 more lascannons, and a bit more tempting as targets to draw fire from the Stormraven.

That's my biggest concern about the airwing idea, adding two more flyers, is that if both of those additional targets have Hard to Hit, my opponent still may as well focus fire the Stormraven first off.