In case you run into a Tau/Eldar guy tomorrow

Click it, read it, laugh, but remember everything it says. NOTE There are a few bad words.

6 weird/bad things noticed in the Blood Angels codex

1- Death Company Tycho- no where does it say that he Joins the DC. Nor does he have Independent Character. Basically, until an FAQ, don't take DC Tycho as he has to run solo.

2- Tycho's Rites of Battle- Tycho's RoB say you must use Tycho's LD, not may. Normally, this wouldn't be an issue. BUT if you LD bomb Tycho with assassins and other LD attacking units, then some one can effectively lower your entire army's LD.

3- Sanguinary Priests- As 1 Wound IC you have to be very careful using them, and each is a KP as well. These guys are going to be targeted A LOT. Minimize their deaths by keeping them at the back of a squad when assaulting and hopefully they are out of 6".

4- Stormraven- No model. Pretty much everyone agrees on this.

5- Dante's Inferno Pistol- Was an infernus pistol in 3rd ed, then in 4th became a pistol melta gun and now back to an infernus pistol. Not really a problem, just an observation.

6- Veteran Marine/Honour Guard Paint Schemes- Veterans had Yellow/Red helmets up until now depending on if they were assault or tactical, just like normal marines. Gold Helmets on them are okay and I don't have a problem with that. What I will not be doing is Gold Armoured honour guards. They will be just like veterans with gold helmets and red armour. Only Sanguinary guard will have Gold Armour for me.

7- 7th point removed. Thanks guys for pointing out the error in my thoughts. -Gothmog

Biggest Bang: Dreadnoughts 2500 pts and 2000 pts

The new Blood Angels codex brings the possibility of Dreadnoughts to the center stage. So here are two lists maximizing the dreadnought concept.

2500 pts
Reclusiarch: 130

Death Company Dreadnought: 160 -Blood Talons, Drop Pod
Death Company Dreadnought: 160 -Blood Talons, Drop Pod
Death Company Dreadnought: 160 -Blood Talons, Drop Pod
Death Company Dreadnought: 160 -Blood Talons, Drop Pod
Death Company Dreadnought: 160 -Blood Talons, Drop Pod
Death Company (26): 520

Librarian Furioso Dreadnought: 210 -Drop Pod, Wings of Sanguinius, 1 other power
Librarian Furioso Dreadnought: 210 -Drop Pod, Wings of Sanguinius, 1 other power
Librarian Furioso Dreadnought: 210 -Drop Pod, Wings of Sanguinius, 1 other power

Dreadnought: 140-Drop Pod
Dreadnought: 140-Drop Pod
Dreadnought: 140-Drop Pod

Pts: 2500 Scoring Units: 0 KPs: 24

2000 pts
Reclusiarch: 130

Death Company Dreadnought: 125 -Blood Talons
Death Company Dreadnought: 125 -Blood Talons
Death Company Dreadnought: 125 -Blood Talons
Death Company Dreadnought: 125 -Blood Talons
Death Company Dreadnought: 125 -Blood Talons
Death Company (25): 500

Librarian Furioso Dreadnought: 175- Wings of Sanguinius, 1 other power
Furioso Dreadnought: 125
Furioso Dreadnought: 125

Dreadnought: 105
Dreadnought: 105
Dreadnought: 105

Pts: 2000 Scoring Units: 0 KPs: 13

So both lists have 11 Dreadnoughts in them, which is the most you can possibly fit in any list outside of Apocalypse.

If you want in the 2500 pt list you can drop the Drop-pods from the Death Company Dreads and then take magna-grapples or better weapons on the Heavy Support Dreadnoughts or heavy flamers throughout the list. Just mess around with it. But now you know it can be done.

Blood Angels 2000 pt List

NOTE This is a 2 year old list pretty much and was the very first list I produced with the codex and I don't run it AT ALL
For my current list, check it out here- http://sepulchreofheroes.blogspot.jp/p/current-lists.html

http://sepulchreofheroes.blogspot.jp/p/current-lists.html
Here is my first list with the new codex and what I will be running for now.


HQ Commander Dante- 225
HQ Astorath the Grim- 220

Elites Sanguinary Priest (1)- 90: Power Weapon, Jump Pack

Troops Sanguinary Guard (5)- 250: Chapter Banner; Infernus Pistol; Powerfist
Troops Death Company (7)- 315: Powerfist; 3 x Power Weapon; Jump packs
Troops Assault Squad (10)- 210: 2 x Flamers; Lightning Claw
Troops Assault Squad (10)- 235: 2 x Meltagun; Powerfist
Troops Assault Squad (10)- 225: 2 x Meltagun; Powerweapon

Fast Attack Baal Predator- 115: Flamestorm Cannon or Assault Cannon
Fast Attack Baal Predator- 115: Flamestorm Cannon or Assault Cannon

Pts: 2000 Scoring Units: 4-7 KP: 10-13

Thoughts
Put Dante and the Sanguinary Priest with the Sanguinary Guard. Astorath goes with the Death Company.
I can either play an entirely reserve game with deep striking and outflanking or deploy piecewise.
The great thing is that I have a 50% chance of Red Thirst making guys fearless/furious and if I play the reserve game, I can decide where to put my furious guys, rather than deploying and then finding out who it afflicted.

Two of the assault squads are armour/transport hunters with their melta wepaonry. Shoot then assault.
Dante and Sanguinary guard are my heaviest assault troops and are also decent armour killers the turn they deep strike since they don't scatter so I can set them within 3" of a vehicle. Guaranteed furious charge as well and feel no pain on top of their 2+ save and +1 A is amazing. Plus, Dante takes my enemy's best character and makes him worse.
One Assault squad is horde killing with 3 handflamers.
The Death Company are opportunistic killers and probably will deep strike most of the time to help control their rage by putting them closer to things I want them to kill. The powerfist is there to make sure someone doesn't just put an empty rhino in front of them and make them chase it around the battlefield.
Baal Predators are suicide units for wiping out a squad or two or transports when taking assault cannons. Two of them will give me good odds of flanking at least one where I want a majority of the time. Scout and fast means I could just straight off deploy them as well.

Blood Angles Advanced Order Now Up!

Check with your Games Workshop Site, but the Blood Angels are now up for advanced order in the US at least:

Codex Blood Angels
Baal Predator
Death Company
Sanguinary Guard
Astorath
Sanguinor
Lemartes
Vanguard Veteran Sergeant
Chapter Master Seth
Flesh Tearer Shoulder Pads

Oh HAPPY DAY!

*EDIT: They are up in the store, but not quite ready for order! BAH! I have to wait a few hours now to blow my money.