Blood Angels are probably the one force I keep going back to, as I feel they can give me some of what I want while being a solid build.
The following list I've actually seen play to a solid finish by more than one player at tourneys, so its nothing original, I may differ in a couple of spots, and there is certainly a couple of question marks I have over the wargear. But it should be there or there abouts.
1750 BLOOD ANGELS
Mephiston
Sanguinary Priest - Combi-Melta/LC
Sanguinary Priest
5x ASM - MG - AssCan Razor
5x ASM - MG - AssCan Razor
5x ASM - MG - AssCan Razor
5x ASM - MG - LasPlas Razor
5x ASM - MG - LasPlas Razor
1x Attack Bike - MM
1x Attack Bike - MM
1x Attack Bike - MM
5x Devastators - MLx4
5x Devastators - MLx4
5x Devastators - MLx4
1740 - Since Necrons are actually a "thing", I figure I probably should have 5x Search Lights really.
So its nothing new, the devs could easily be predators, but with FNP and 12 S8 shots versus AV13 and 6 S9 6 S7 shots, its a interesting debate, as both require dealing with, but this sort of "hybrid" army with plenty of threats in both the backfield and front field are looking quite solid.
I've opted for the AssCan's, since it gives another unit that can deal with both tanks and infantry.
The armour saturation is low at only 5 hulls, opposed to the 8 it could well be, but with plenty of threats moving up (Mephiston, 3 attack bikes as well as the FNP marines).
How do you think this army fares? Pick it apart. Will Necrons wraiths, scarabs and command barges touch it in all the wrong places, Dark Eldar lance and cannon all the FNP out of the list. Does it fold to psyflemen?
I think it has a fair shout.
At Caledonian I played against Blood Angels using the Flamerback config which was something like 5 Assault Marines with a Lightning claw and Meltagun and a Priest nearby. They absolutely wrecked my Wolf Guard units on the charge and I was surprised at how much carnage those Heavy Flamers caused.
ReplyDeleteAs for the Dev Vs Pred debate there are some good pro's for either but my personal preference would be Preds simply because they have the fast chassis and can move 6" and fire. It also means you don't need that priest to baby sit the Devs so he can go support the assault squads.
Maybe something along these lines?
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Sanguinary Priest - Power wep
Sanguinary Priest
5x ASM - MG- Claw - Hvy Flamer Razor, SL, Dozer
5x ASM - MG- Claw - Hvy Flamer Razor, SL, Dozer
5x ASM - MG- Claw - Hvy Flamer Razor, SL, Dozer
5x ASM - MG - LasPlas Razor
5x ASM - MG - LasPlas Razor
1x Attack Bike - MM
1x Attack Bike - MM
1x Attack Bike - MM
Predator - Lascannon Sponsons
Predator - Lascannon Sponsons
Predator - Lascannon Sponsons
Something to look at. I personally like devs as I like to mix up my lists, plus I don't have great luck with armour pen charts (against me).
ReplyDeleteThe flamers I am not too sure, I think I'd want them en mass and push a bit more into the midfield with mephy support. Not to say I don't like it, but with templates I feel you need a lot of them to guarantee you get the value out of them.
I do prefer this style of list to my old pred spam ones though has to be said.
I've been playing something of a departure from the normal razor spam MSU list. It has been invaluable to have the extra bodies in the world of massed shooting.
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Mephiston
2 x Sanguinary Priests
10 AssMarines 2 melta power fist rhino
10 AssMarines 2 melta power fist rhino
10 Tacticals combi melta melta missile launcher flamerback
10 Tacticals combi melta melta missile launcher flamer back
3 x MM assualt bikes
3 x Autolas predators
@Bully - original list.. why ONE Lightning Claw? Drop it, buy the 5 searchlights, then use the remaining points to get the second priest a combi melta and one of the Serg's in the AssCannons gets a combi melta too..
ReplyDeletethen at least you have 3 units of dual melta, rather than relying on the one meltagun per unit... seems better than just one LC...
Whilst I know single MM AB's with FNP are good.. I prefer running in pairs...any scope for that here?
Next tournament is Brighton 1850...??? lol!
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DeleteNOOOOOOOoooooo, it is on one of the only two weekends in the entire year where i will be away with work! sad face :(
Deletehow much are multi-melta devastators in BA armies?
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