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Been looking to paint up a teeny tiny Blood Ravens army. (Aka Combat Patrol)

Which Space Marine Combat Patrol do you think works best for them?



Edit: I don't care whose "Chapter Name" is on the box. ie. Raven Guard can easily get a red paint job.

The one you stole from the Shop, hehehe.


I think the generic one fits, as boring as that answer may seem. It has a librarian in it and Blood Ravens liked their librarians. The Dark Angels one also looks quite generic.
It's possible I didn't see all the patrols because the warhammer Page is terrible.

The generic one is, IMO, an awful combat patrol compared to all the others which came after - even if it does have a Librarian in it.

The Dark Angels and Imperial Fists ones (the latter soon to come) are fantastic generic sets, and I could see a strong argument for the Raven Guard one (especially if you really liked Dawn of War II). The old Blood Angels one had a Librarian, though you can't buy it any more, and might not be "balanced" like the other are. Finally, I must admit I'm fond of the Deathwatch one.

The generic one seems kinda dumb.

I can see the Imperial Fists or Raven Guard both being workable... thanks for the advice.

Is the Deathwatch one, the one led by the Lieutenant?

 Lathe Biosas wrote:
Is the Deathwatch one, the one led by the Lieutenant?

Deathwatch is Lieutenant with power sword, Apothecary, 10 Intercessors, and three flamestorm Aggressors. The Intercessors have a stratagem which lets them use special issue ammo to get Anti-Monster and -Vehicle, and can split into combat squads.

i would say the new imperial fist one, and get a librarian

knowledge is power, guard it well

The Imperial Fist one might work the best, as it comes with a squad of company heroes.

I can grab Castellan Crow of the Grey Knights as he is the only primaris scale Grey Knight and use him (minus his arms) as the company champion (The Blood Ravens have a suit of Grey Knight Power Armor they use), and for the ultimate in meme-glory, I can have the Ancient carry a standard for a chapter that isn't theirs.

But...

The Raven Guard one does fit tge Dawn of War 2 aesthetic. And might be more fun, even if there are less conversion opportunities.

I think Thule died before the primaris stuff... gotta go do some research.