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I play Dark Angels and was wondering what are the best available Deathstars to the codex
I have tried out RWCS with a bike libby (plan on getting Sammael and an interrogator chaplain on a bike) and I recently tried out a Deathwing knights squad with the Dark Angels libby conclave and an interrogator chaplain in a land raider, but are there any other options?

Bike Libby and Sammael with a command squad are good enough for a decent deathstar. But it will cost you your points. Consider a Deathshroud for a bonus on the cover save. Jinking with the RW detachment rule has huge perks. If your RW is your main attack force, also consider your backboard units or your supporting units. Maybe have another deatchment of DWs for support? Maybe a CML or two?

Go Crazy! Sammael, Chaplain and Librarian on bikes then 10 black knights.

This unit, backed by a dark shroud, is horrific on the charge, durable as all heck, mobile and shooty!

Its a lot of points though

 Massaen wrote:
Go Crazy! Sammael, Chaplain and Librarian on bikes then 10 black knights.

This unit, backed by a dark shroud, is horrific on the charge, durable as all heck, mobile and shooty!

Its a lot of points though

A lot of points is an understatement, that's a huge dent in points

Interrogator chaplain ezekiel and DW command squad with banner and a few other conclave librarians. Extra 2 attacks on everyone before rage kicks in, and you have the champion throwing his at initiative AP2 attacks around

interrogator chaplain in tda with the shroud hooked up with deathwing knights in a land raider and an HQ command tanks as your warlord for good measure, you now have t5 terminators with some really powerful CC with hit & run, let us not forget the possible furious charge or fnp if within contesting radius of an objective. its really really tough to manage deathwing knights when they can up and leave CC meaning a tarpit isnt possible, you can also use the land raider excelsior as a transport should the raider/redeemer be immobilized

the black knights hit squadb of doom is incredibly points heavy and a bit of an all in by you the player if someone manages to kill it or at least deal a big enough dent into its composition youve essentially burned his army nto nothing and hes going to send the rest of the game buying time for you to lsoe to any score advantage he might have obtained.

Sammael and a RW Command Squad is pretty good. The added FNP to Sammael makes him a bit of a beast. It sucks that the Dark Angels Librarius Conclave is strictly inferior to the Codex: Space Marines version. If DA could use the Codex: Space Marines version, you could field FIVE Bike Librarians, attach them all to the Sammael RWCS, and have all sorts of fun with different disciplines.