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Hey everyone, here's a 1750 point Blood Angel army list. I'm trying out a new army but I would particularly like to hear what you all think about the Aggressor squads and just to let you know they replaced 3 Laz-Razorbacks when planning for this army. This list is mostly for fun so I hope you enjoy and any advice would be very helpful.

BATTALION DETACHMENT
HQ
-Captian Slamguinius: Warlord + Thunder Hammer + Storm Shield + Angels Wings Relic + Artisan of War = 129pts
-Lemartes = 129pts

TROOPS
-Scout Squad (5 men) + Camo cloak + 1 Storm Bolter + 4 Bolt Guns = 72pts
-Scout Squad (5 men) + Camo cloak + 1 Storm Bolter + 4 Bolt Guns = 72pts
-Scout Squad (5 men) + Camo cloak + 1 Storm Bolter + 4 Bolt Guns = 72pts

VANGUARD DETACHMENT
HQ
-Mephiston Lord of Death: (Quickening, Unleash Rage, Wings of Sanguinius)

ELITES
-Sanguinary Guard (6 men) + 6 Powerfists + 6 Plasma Pistols = 234pts
-Sanguinary Guard Ancient: + Encarmine Sword + Plasma Pistols + Standard of Sacrifice (Armory of Baal)= 105pts
-Death Company (12 men) + Jump Packs + 11 Chainswords and Boltguns + 1 Thunder Hammer = 256pts

VANGUARD DETACHMENT
HQ
-Sanguinary Priest + bolt pistol & chainsword + Jump Pack = 86pts

ELITES
-Aggressor Squad (3 men) + 3 Auto Boltstorm Gauntlets and Fragstorm = 111pts
-Aggressor Squad (3 men) + 3 Auto Boltstorm Gauntlets and Fragstorm = 111pts
-Aggressor Squad (3 men) + 3 Auto Boltstorm Gauntlets and Fragstorm = 111pts
-Aggressor Squad (3 men) + 3 Auto Boltstorm Gauntlets and Fragstorm = 111pts

=1744pts

Scout Screen, Death Company storm ahead like the crazy bastards they are with Forlorn Fury stratagem, Aggressors will follow behind them as a wall of dakka and powerfists, Mephiston will scare the piss out of any enemy commander in his sights, and the Slamguinius with the Sanguinary Guards/Ancient and Priest will deepstrike at the best opportunity probably in turn 2. Let me know what you all think. Thanks

You've done a good thing by weighting almost the entire army towards glass-cannon-infantry. That way there's no obvious target to shoot at, because everything you have dies quickly but any one unit which gets through can do massive damage.

I'd recommend combining 2 of your aggressor squads into 1 squad of 6 so you can auspex scan any deep strikers with 12D6+72 shots. You can always deploy them as a combat squad if the enemy isn't running deep strikers.

Don't make slam your warlord, he dies too quickly.
Lemartes and DC should DS as they've paid for it, save the CP from FF. Also consider spliting up the DC. I recommend 7 with jp's and bolter's with 1 TH and PS in each.
Same with the SG, also they seem to be too expensive. The PF's should be 1 in x amount but not on all. The -1 just killed it for me even with warlord near. Pistol's I've not tried but if you do I would consider a company ancient in JP instead of the SA. Index I know but the rule's are better IMHO. I live in a hellblaster re-roll spam world and it just wreck's these guy's even when using auspex scan.
Drop the camo cloak's. Scout's should always be cheap and cheerfull.
I hope you have luck with the SP. I never did. I would ditch him and put another captain instead to back up the Aggresor's and make him the WL.

Hope my random musing's help somehow

kryczek wrote:
Don't make slam your warlord, he dies too quickly.
Lemartes and DC should DS as they've paid for it, save the CP from FF. Also consider spliting up the DC. I recommend 7 with jp's and bolter's with 1 TH and PS in each.
Same with the SG, also they seem to be too expensive. The PF's should be 1 in x amount but not on all. The -1 just killed it for me even with warlord near. Pistol's I've not tried but if you do I would consider a company ancient in JP instead of the SA. Index I know but the rule's are better IMHO. I live in a hellblaster re-roll spam world and it just wreck's these guy's even when using auspex scan.
Drop the camo cloak's. Scout's should always be cheap and cheerfull.
I hope you have luck with the SP. I never did. I would ditch him and put another captain instead to back up the Aggresor's and make him the WL.

Hope my random musing's help somehow

Thanks for all the help! In another list I have the Sang Ancient as the Warlord do you think that would be a better alternative and what role would the other Captain have if I replaced the Priest? Unfortunately I finished building&Painting the SG so I can't change them and I REALLY want to use them. I also have heard very varied opinions on the size of Death Company Squads with some preferring larger squads and others preferring smaller squads so I would like to hear your opinion. Also do you think having 12 Aggressors is better for this list then 3 Laz-Razorbacks or vice versa. Looking forwards to your replies and thanks again

This is my refined list and thanks for all the help. The BIG question is, which do you think is better for this army, Aggressors or Razorbacks?

BATTALION DETACHMENT
HQ
-Captian + Jump Pack + Thunder Hammer + StormShield = 129
-Lemartes = 129pts

TROOPS
-Scout Squad (5 men) + 5 Bolt Guns = 55pts
-Scout Squad (5 men) + 5 Bolt Guns = 55pts
-Scout Squad (5 men) + 5 Bolt Guns = 55pts

DEDICATED TRANSPORT
-Razorback + Twin Assault Cannon + Storm bolted= 116pts
-Razorback + Twin Assault Cannon + Storm bolted= 116pts
-Razorback + Twin Assault Cannon + Storm bolted= 116pts

VANGUARD DETACHMENT
HQ
-Mephiston (Quickening, Wings, and Rage) = 145pts

ELITES
-Sanguinary Guard Ancient: Warlord + Encarmine Sword + Plasma Pistols + Standard of Sacrifice = 105pts
-Sanguinary Guard (6 men) + 6 Powerfists + 6 Plasma Pistols = 234pts
-Death Company (12 men) + Jump Packs + 10 Chainswords and Boltguns + 2 Thunderhammer = 272pts
-Agressors (6 men) + 6 Boltstorm & Fragstorm Gauntlets = 222pts

=1749pts

Major changes are the Razorbacks, should they be assault or las cannon cause I heard las got nerfed in 8th? Is the Captian better for slamming things or being support for the Razors and Aggressors? And is it better to have a unit of 6 Aggressors or 1 Liby Dread? let me know what you think and I look forward to any feedback you all can give me.