<![CDATA[Latest posts for the thread "Help choosing a 30k space marine chapter."]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/69.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net Help choosing a 30k space marine chapter. http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/662575/8099765.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/662575/8099765.page GMT Help choosing a 30k space marine chapter. http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/662575/8099788.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/662575/8099788.page GMT Help choosing a 30k space marine chapter. Moreso than even a 40k army, Legion lists are expensive and packed full of character, people and history. You'll be spending an awful lot of time and money with them and so you want to be choosing your Legion based on fluffy reasons before gameplay IMO.

Ultramarines and Imperial Fists both do infantry hordes well; Fists promote Bolters and good old Tactical-spam, where Ultramarines prefer a more balanced loadout and plenty of special weapons.
For closer work, Death Guard and Salamanders both receive bonuses to template weaponry; Death Guard are more destructive with Shred and Rad Grenades, where Salamanders get MC gear and better melee.
Iron Hands can do an implacable wall of ~T5 bodies and armoured vehicles, while Iron Warriors can bury you under artillery units and Cyclone Missiles.
Raven Guard will scythe out entire units to Mor Deythan and Lethal Strikes, where the Alpha Legion will rip apart your vehicles and steal your opponents special units.
Night Lords can pack up buckets of cheap Volkite squads while Sons of Horus can do Banestrike-spam.

The Emperor's Children, World Eaters and Word Bearers don't really go into shooting so much, but every Legion can still be built from the same foundations.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/662575/8099808.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/662575/8099808.page GMT Help choosing a 30k space marine chapter. http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/662575/8099834.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/662575/8099834.page GMT Help choosing a 30k space marine chapter. http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/662575/8099885.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/662575/8099885.page GMT Help choosing a 30k space marine chapter.
 dragoonmaster101 wrote:
Lore help: They are legions, not chapters. The chapters were instituted after the Horus Heresy.
I am aware just did not think about it and after Hersey chaos become warbands. So I tried to change the thread title earlier but I cant sorry.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/662575/8099970.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/662575/8099970.page GMT Help choosing a 30k space marine chapter.
The next step would be to go onto the 40k wiki site and read about all the remaining legions on your list. After you've done this I bet you could narrow your potential choices down to a handful. If you can come back to us with 2-4 potential legions, we can much better help you to pick one.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/662575/8099983.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/662575/8099983.page GMT