Hello all,
I thought I would try and make a Dark Angels list that is a little less "gimmicky", and take an approach that would present a balanced, yet powerful, army that could take on many different opponents in a tournament setting. It has quite a bit of versatility, and plays similarly to some balanced vanilla lists, but also provides things that only Dark Angels can have, or units that are at a "discounted" points cost due to the old codex. Here is the list:
Belial - Thunderhammer - Storm Shield
Deathwing Terminator Squad - Thunderhammer x5 - Storm Shield x5 - Cyclone Missile Launcher - Standard Bearer - Apothecary
Tactical Squad of 10 - Lascannon - Meltagun - Sergeant w/ Power Weapon - Razorback - TL Lascannon - Extra Armor
Tactical Squad of 10 - Lascannon - Meltagun - Sergeant w/ Power Weapon - Razorback - TL Lascannon - Extra Armor
Dreadnought - Venerable - Plasmacannon - Heavy Flamer - Extra Armor
Dreadnought - Venerable - Plasmacannon - Heavy Flamer - Extra Armor
Dreadnought - Venerable - Plasmacannon - Heavy Flamer - Extra Armor
Ravenwing Land Speeder - Typhoon Missile Launcher - Multi-Melta
Ravenwing Land Speeder - Typhoon Missile Launcher - Multi-Melta
Ravenwing Land Speeder - Typhoon Missile Launcher - Multi-Melta
I believe this list will be very fun to play. It has speed, firepower, and a very formidible close-combat presence. The reason I took Belial was to create an extremely powerful Terminator unit that will hit harder than most Terminator units, while being tougher to kill than most other Terminator units. They also become my third Troops choice, and will Deep Strike on turn one.
I also wanted to take advantage of the "discounts" Dark Angels get on Venerable Dreadnoughts and Land Speeder Typhoons. A Venerable Dreadnought of the same configuration costs 35 points less for Dark Angels than Vanilla, and the Typhoons cost 25 points less. This effectively gives me an extra 180 points to use on the rest of the army. Now, I needed to take Tactical Squads, and they are slightly more expensive than Vanilla Tactical Squads by 15 points each with their current configuration, but that still effectively leaves me with 150 points extra that Vanilla would not have.
Please let me know what you think. I think this list has a lot to offer, and could give Dark Angels players out there something else to consider than the typical Ravenwing or Deathwing lists you almost always see.
Thanks in advance,
Kal