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EDITED: was (1K) now (1850)

Asked my friend nicely and he agreed to up our points limit to 1850!

Has it been clarified if TH/SS can take CML? If so then my list is as follows.

This is the list I got:

HQ:

Belial - 190

Librarian in TDA - 95

DWCS: - 315
Apothecary (SB)
Standard Bearer with Deathwing Company Standard (SB/PF)
Company Champion (HoC)
TH/SS (CML)
+ LRC - 250

Elites:

Deathwing Knights: - 235
x5 (4 with FotU, 1 with MoA)
+ LRC - 250

Troops:

Deathwing Squad 1: - 255
x1 Sgt.
x1 TH/SS (CML)
x1 SB/CF
x2 SB/PF

Deathwing Squad 2: - 255
x1 Sgt.
x1 TH/SS (CML)
x1 SB/CF
x2 SB/PF

Total - 1845

Will be marching the LRCs up the field with Belial, the Libby, the DWCS and the Knights and will be deep striking the 2 Deathwing Squads.

Will be up against a Tau player. This will also be my first match not using Tyranids ever!

Can you have 3 HQ's?, as good as divination is I'd drop the chaplain and libby for another deathwing squad

MarkyMark wrote:
Can you have 3 HQ's?, as good as divination is I'd drop the chaplain and libby for another deathwing squad

no... no you cant... Sorry bit of a brain dead moment. Revising now

As of now, it is my opinion that the Apothecary upgrade is not really worth it and it has a pretty hefty price tag. However, I realize that the DW have few optinos that fill points well under 45 points.


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HQ.

Belial - 190.

Deathwing Command Squad - 311
RETRIBUTION Standard
Assault Cannon x1
TH/SS x1

Troops.

Deathwing Terminator Squad - 250
1 Assault Cannon
1 Chain Fist
Sgt. with TH/SS

Deathwing Terminator Squad - 250
1 Assault Cannon
1 Chain Fist
Sgt. with TH/SS


Total - 1001

Ohhhhhh 1 point over! I would allow it if I played you hahaha

EDIT: the command squad points are too high. It actuall runs 290.

What caused the Command Squad to run 311 points? I don't have a DA codex, but I always hate when units don't come to a nice multiple of 5. That's why if I field Wolf Guard (18 points) in my Space Wolf army, I always field 5 of them, to make a nice 90 points) It pains me to have my list at 1997 or 1998, instead of 2000. I gus that's just me. I'd also let you run 1 point over in a casual game. In a tournament, that's a whole different story. Regardless, it looks like a fun army. just out of curiosity, how do you think your army would fare against this 1000 point IG mechanized veteran army? Do you think it would have a chance? No answer for the flyers. Not really an answer for the tanks. up against an army that can put out upwards of 20 AP2 hits in a single turn... I think that this IG army would table just about any TEQ army it went up against.

HQ 1 - CCS, Plasma x4, Chimera, Astropath (195)
Troop 1 - Veteran Squad, Plasma x3, Chimera (170)
Troop 2 - Veteran Squad, Melta x3, Chimera (155)
Troop 3 - Veteran Squad, Melta x3, Chimera (155)
Fast 1 - Vendetta Gunship (130)
Fast 2 - Vendetta Gunship (130)
Elite 1 - Guardsman Marbo (65)

Retribution Standard... I think posting the actual point cost is against Dakka policy so I can only direct you to look it up. Sorry.


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Assault cannons for fliers and chain fists or Thunder hammers for the tanks in my iteration.

IG is absurd...

EDIT: I was wrong about the standard. I was reading the italicized point costs in the dark. It is a multiple of 5 after all.

Aren't they?

Not sure if this is supposed to be new codex or old, but as near as I can tell, a 1000 point game doesn't have room for the cute command squad stuff. Just throw Belial in with a large squad to terms for first turn no scatter, with a smaller squad to come in second turn and claim objective/offer fire support. 3+ CML are also essential to give you a (small) chance to deal with faster/flying armies...

Also, DW Seems really poor for 1k points, Greenwing seems 100x better.

Good luck battle brother!

I tend to agree that Deathwing has trouble in lower point games. Altough Ravenwing does too!!! I find that the less elite armies do better in low point games. The elite armies (marines, Eldar, etc.) really need more points to field their devastating combinations of units. For example, with my Space Wolf army, I'm currently 7-3 so far in 6th edition. 2 of those 3 losses were in the 2 smallest point games I've played. I'm 7-1 in games over 1500 points. I feel that it may be similar for Dark Angels. It's just hard to beat armies like DE and IG, playing at 1000 points. They can field a good army, and you can only field a couple squads.

Ironically, I think DA are decent in small point matchups compared to other SM armies, but still stack up terrible compared to Xenos or Guard.
Just focus on PA dudes and cheap useful HQ's and hope for the best imo.

I'm loving all the advice as for flyers I won't have to worry about that as I only play 2 of my friends and one plays tau and the other tau or space marines.


Edit: meant to say they don't own any flyers because one is a purist who dislikes fw and the other hates the look of space marine flyers.