timff8
10-11-2011, 02:24 PM
Hi all
For the last forever I've been playing around with a Descent of Angels list, and here's the latest incarnation thereof. Let me know what you think:
Alighieri the Squall
Honor Guard with Jump Packs, 2 Meltaguns, 2 Lightning Claws, 3 Storm Shields
5 Sanguinary Guard
2 Sanguinary Priests with Jump Packs
10 Assault Marines with 2 Meltaguns
10 Assault Marines with Power Weapon, 2 Meltaguns
10 Assault Marines with Power Fist, 2 Meltaguns
5 Vanguard Veterans with Lightning Claw, 2 Power Weapons
5 Vanguard Veterans with Power Fist, 3 Storm Shields
Total: 2000 points
Alighieri is my Counts-As Sanguinor. Ordinarily I hate to use special characters, but in the current BA 'Dex if you want a CC character with any sort of gear, you're sort of stuck. I built him before the current codex, so I don't feel to bad about using him as said Sanguinor, as I built him with no particular rulesset in mind.
There is no Librarian in this list, I'm sure you've noticed. This kind of ties in to the above statement. Librarians to me are no longer what I want in a character. Back when they were 3 wounds and could take some fricken gear they were aweseome. Now they are just essentially purchased army utility. They are just to frail for my tastes, especially in an army that is going to get up close and personal, and in this points level most likely encounter something along the lines of Palladins, Calgar, Hive Tyrants, etc. 2 Wounds with no Invluln. and zip gear is just going to get knocked over like a stack of moldy potatoes.
I kind of regret the lack of flamers in this list, as I really like template weapons, but more crucial is having 4 units that can reliably threaten vehicles, so the meltaguns came out ahead on priority.
Tell me any thoughts you might have, and berate me for over-explaining things!
All the best,
Timff8
For the last forever I've been playing around with a Descent of Angels list, and here's the latest incarnation thereof. Let me know what you think:
Alighieri the Squall
Honor Guard with Jump Packs, 2 Meltaguns, 2 Lightning Claws, 3 Storm Shields
5 Sanguinary Guard
2 Sanguinary Priests with Jump Packs
10 Assault Marines with 2 Meltaguns
10 Assault Marines with Power Weapon, 2 Meltaguns
10 Assault Marines with Power Fist, 2 Meltaguns
5 Vanguard Veterans with Lightning Claw, 2 Power Weapons
5 Vanguard Veterans with Power Fist, 3 Storm Shields
Total: 2000 points
Alighieri is my Counts-As Sanguinor. Ordinarily I hate to use special characters, but in the current BA 'Dex if you want a CC character with any sort of gear, you're sort of stuck. I built him before the current codex, so I don't feel to bad about using him as said Sanguinor, as I built him with no particular rulesset in mind.
There is no Librarian in this list, I'm sure you've noticed. This kind of ties in to the above statement. Librarians to me are no longer what I want in a character. Back when they were 3 wounds and could take some fricken gear they were aweseome. Now they are just essentially purchased army utility. They are just to frail for my tastes, especially in an army that is going to get up close and personal, and in this points level most likely encounter something along the lines of Palladins, Calgar, Hive Tyrants, etc. 2 Wounds with no Invluln. and zip gear is just going to get knocked over like a stack of moldy potatoes.
I kind of regret the lack of flamers in this list, as I really like template weapons, but more crucial is having 4 units that can reliably threaten vehicles, so the meltaguns came out ahead on priority.
Tell me any thoughts you might have, and berate me for over-explaining things!
All the best,
Timff8