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Fresh-Faced New User




My first attempt at a list for a new player league starting soon.
Lemme know how bad it is & what I should change. Thanks!

++ Patrol Detachment 0CP (Imperium - Adeptus Astartes - Dark Angels) [25 PL, 3CP, 500pts] ++

+ Configuration +

**Chapter Selector**: Dark Angels

Battle Size [3CP]: 1. Combat Patrol (0-50 Total PL / 0-500 Points)

Detachment Command Cost

+ HQ +

Primaris Chaplain on Bike [6 PL, 115pts]: 3. Calibanite Knight, 4. Mantra of Strength, Benediction of Fury, Warlord

+ Troops +

Intercessor Squad [5 PL, 105pts]: Auto Bolt Rifle
. 4x Intercessor: 4x Bolt pistol, 4x Frag & Krak grenades
. Intercessor Sergeant: Astartes Chainsword, Plasma pistol

Intercessor Squad [5 PL, 105pts]: Auto Bolt Rifle
. 4x Intercessor: 4x Bolt pistol, 4x Frag & Krak grenades
. Intercessor Sergeant: Astartes Chainsword, Plasma pistol

+ Fast Attack +

Bike Squad [9 PL, 175pts]
. Biker Sergeant: Plasma pistol
. 2x Space Marine Biker w/Chainsword: 2x Astartes Chainsword, 2x Frag & Krak grenades, 2x Twin boltgun
. Space Marine Biker w/Special Weapon: Plasma gun
. Space Marine Biker w/Special Weapon: Plasma gun

++ Total: [25 PL, 3CP, 500pts] ++

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Stalwart Dark Angels Space Marine




Plains World

Smash chaplain is always fun. You can also consider bringing an Interrogator Chaplain with jump pack and Teeth of Terra. ICs get Inner Circle which is basically permanent Transhuman Physiology, and if you stick with Calibanite Knight he'll be doing a ton of attacks and wounding infantry on a 2+.

For plasma, hellblasters with assault incinerators or inceptors with plasma are where it's at. Both good. You could fit some in by taking out one of those Intercessor units and a couple of bikes. Dark Angels benefit from having one strong plasma unit for Weapons from the Dark Age rather than having a bunch of plasma spread out.

For Deathwing, one option that a lot of people overlook is Relic Terminators with lightning claws and combi bolters. 20 shots per turn and rerolling wounds in close combat is no joke and their Inner Circle ability makes them extra tough.

Hard to do all that with 500 points but if the league is one of those increasing points value ones you can add more stuff as time goes by.

Main thing is just to try things out and see what you enjoy. Bring stuff that lets you try out different stratagems and lets you take advantage of DA's unique abilities like Ravenwing and Deathwing.
   
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Regular Dakkanaut





I would invest in a unit of Deathwing Knights especially in a 500 point game not a lot of units can take those on. Especially for DA we have some of the best Terminators in the game with the melee/shooter combo unlike the separation of the other chapters it makes for a great mixture even outside the relic terminators. A suggestion for a smaller point game is use a cheaper HQ and use the extra points for units/upgrades than at high levels you can buff the HQ or use a named character.
   
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Secretive Dark Angels Veteran



Canada

Dusklord84 wrote:
Spoiler:
My first attempt at a list for a new player league starting soon.
Lemme know how bad it is & what I should change. Thanks!

++ Patrol Detachment 0CP (Imperium - Adeptus Astartes - Dark Angels) [25 PL, 3CP, 500pts] ++

+ Configuration +

**Chapter Selector**: Dark Angels

Battle Size [3CP]: 1. Combat Patrol (0-50 Total PL / 0-500 Points)

Detachment Command Cost

+ HQ +

Primaris Chaplain on Bike [6 PL, 115pts]: 3. Calibanite Knight, 4. Mantra of Strength, Benediction of Fury, Warlord

+ Troops +

Intercessor Squad [5 PL, 105pts]: Auto Bolt Rifle
. 4x Intercessor: 4x Bolt pistol, 4x Frag & Krak grenades
. Intercessor Sergeant: Astartes Chainsword, Plasma pistol

Intercessor Squad [5 PL, 105pts]: Auto Bolt Rifle
. 4x Intercessor: 4x Bolt pistol, 4x Frag & Krak grenades
. Intercessor Sergeant: Astartes Chainsword, Plasma pistol

+ Fast Attack +

Bike Squad [9 PL, 175pts]
. Biker Sergeant: Plasma pistol
. 2x Space Marine Biker w/Chainsword: 2x Astartes Chainsword, 2x Frag & Krak grenades, 2x Twin boltgun
. Space Marine Biker w/Special Weapon: Plasma gun
. Space Marine Biker w/Special Weapon: Plasma gun

++ Total: [25 PL, 3CP, 500pts] ++

Created with BattleScribe (https://battlescribe.net)


Its tough to build at 500 points - can't do everything. I don't run a Primaris Chaplain on a Bike with my Ravenwing, but many folks do! You've got a couple of fairly durable squads that can hold a couple of objectives, a fast close-combat leader and a fast squad. I worry about your ability, though, to handle something like a Dreadnought or a transport that is holding a key enemy squad.

I might drop two of your Ravenwing Bikes and add an Attack Bike with a Multi-Melta to that Squadron. You lose out on some chainsword attacks, but gain the ability to kill a vehicle. The range band of the multi-melta also goes well with your Plasma Guns. The Squadron would still have four models to protect your Chaplain from shooting for a round and would have some great shooting against elite infantry/vehicles/monsters. It would, though, sorely miss each lost biker whereas right now you have two somewhat ablative (albeit 30 point) models.

Good hunting!
   
 
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