After seeing the list that won the first heat of the Warhammer GT, I thought I'd see if I could knock something together from my own collection of Dark Angels that would work similar to that list. This is what I came up with.
Detachment 1: Battalion Detachment
HQ:
Azrael
Primaris Lieutenant: MC Auto Bolt Rifle
Troops:
Tactical Squad: Lascannon, Bolt Pistol/Chainsword on Sgt.
Tactical Squad: Lascannon, Storm Bolter/Chainsword on Sgt.
Tactical Sqaud: Lascannon, Storm Bolter/Chainsword on Sgt.
Fast Attack:
Ravenwing Darkshroud: Heavy Bolter
Flyer:
Ravenwing Dark Talon
Dedicated Transport:
Razorback: Twin Assault Cannon
Razorback: Twin Assault Cannon
Razorback: Twin Heavy Bolter
Detachment 2: Battalion Detachment
HQ:
Ezekiel
Company Master: Power Sword, MC Boltgun
Troops:
Tactical Squad: Lascannon, Bolt Pistol/Chainsword on Sgt.
Tactical Squad: Missile Launcher, Plasma Pistol/Chainsword on Sgt.
Scout Squad: 4x Sniper Rifle, Missile Launcher, Camo Cloaks
Dedicated Transport:
Repulsor: Twin Lascannon, Heavy Onslaught Gatling Cannon, Onslaught Gatling Cannon, 3x Storm Bolter, 2x Fragstorm Grenade Launcher, Ironhail Heavy Stubber
Total 2000 points
Basically I would try to get as many units as possible inside of Azrael and the Lieutenant's auras, and the Darkshroud's as well for that -1 to hit them. The Repulsor is only in the list because I don't own enough AssCan Razorbacks; I know it's not really that good. Still, inside of Azrael's reroll bubble it should be fairly nasty and it does have the advantage of being able to fall back and still shoot if it ends up with somebody tagging a fender. Ezekiel is there for psychic defense as he can deny 2 powers every turn and throw a couple of his own. For those units that just won't fit within Azrael's bubble, the Company Master should give them at least a small buff. My main concern is things like Genestealer Cult lists that have ways to get CC units in my face quickly; I'd have to use the Tacs as bubble wrap, which means basically sacrificing them. Admittedly, the vehicles would then proceed to maul anything that killed the Tacs, but I'm still not sure it would work. There are other choices that seem not to make sense (like the Sergeants' loadouts) that are only the way they are due to the limits of my collection. Still, it's something new and different for me to eventually try.
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