ElectricPaladin
08-01-2012, 01:30 PM
Although I've successfully made a 6th Edition almost-entirely-jump list that I'm pretty happy about, here's my attempt at a mech list. Mech isn't dead in 6th, just no longer king of the hill, and this list is intended to take advantage of Blood Angels speed, durability, and my desire to buy, build, and magnetize the **** out of a Land Raider in the relatively near future.
HQ
• Gabriel Seth Counts-As
w/Honor Guard (1 Blood Champion, 3 Power Weapons)
in a Land Raider w/Searchlight
Troops
• 5 Assault Marines, Hand Flamer & Power Weapon Sergeant, 1 Flamer
in a Laserback w/Searchlight
• 5 Assault Marines, Hand Flamer & Power Weapon Sergeant, 1 Flamer
in a Laserback w/Searchlight
• 5 Scouts w/Camo Cloaks, 1 Missile Launcher
• 5 Scouts w/Camo Cloaks, 1 Missile Launcher
Fast Attack
• Baal Predator (Dakka) w/Searchlight
Heavy Support
• 5 Devastators, 4 Missile Launchers
in a Laserback w/Searchlight
As you can see, I've got a lot of las to take out heavy armor and double out lone targets (I will never forget the look of horror on Mae-Linh's face, or the feeling of relief I felt, when a hail mary lascannon shot from across the board took out the Doom of Malan'tai) and I've got searchlights all over the place, a lot of missiles for light vehicles and light/medium infantry, and a durable, hard-hitting elite unit riding around in a freaking Land Raider. My scouts can Infiltrate to hold objectives in cover, and thanks to their camo cloaks, they will be pretty hard to kill.
I'm also entertained by the sheer size of a Sanguinary Priests FNP bubble when he's riding in a Land Raider. Huge!
Now, I don't see any big holes (except for a lowish model count at 1.5k, but that's just par for the course with Blood Angels), but I see a number of potential changes. I'm curious to hear if you recommend any of these over the list I've got right now, along with any other feedback you might have.
I'm seriously tempted to say that I've got enough las in this list and turn the assault laserbacks into something with more synergy with the marines inside, like flamebacks or assault-cannon-backs (is there a slang term for that? Assback seems like a bad idea). I'd probably keep a lascannon on the Devs' razorback, since lascannons and missile launchers have the same range. The flamer option would give me 70 more points!
I'm not sure exactly what I'd do with those points, but it would be something cool. Maybe a vanilla predator? Of course, that would involve also buying another predator, which I'm not thrilled to do.
Other things I could see changing to scrape together a few more points are the camo cloaks on the Scouts (30 points), or combining the scouts into a single unit with one missile launcher (15 points). Theoretically, that would give me enough points for a lascannon predator… an interesting possibility, especially if I trade in for a Land Raider variant without lascannons.
I'm also not sure if which kind of Land Raider I want. I could trade down for a Crusader or Redeemer - equipped with better close-range weaponry - and kill the extra points with a multi-melta to help the Land Raider contribute even more at close range.
Anyway, what do you think?
EDIT: Oh, btw, can anyone tell me which Land Raider kit is the one that includes all the weapons sprues for my magnetizing binge? I need it so I can place it correctly in my budget.
Buying minis as a grownup is the best...
HQ
• Gabriel Seth Counts-As
w/Honor Guard (1 Blood Champion, 3 Power Weapons)
in a Land Raider w/Searchlight
Troops
• 5 Assault Marines, Hand Flamer & Power Weapon Sergeant, 1 Flamer
in a Laserback w/Searchlight
• 5 Assault Marines, Hand Flamer & Power Weapon Sergeant, 1 Flamer
in a Laserback w/Searchlight
• 5 Scouts w/Camo Cloaks, 1 Missile Launcher
• 5 Scouts w/Camo Cloaks, 1 Missile Launcher
Fast Attack
• Baal Predator (Dakka) w/Searchlight
Heavy Support
• 5 Devastators, 4 Missile Launchers
in a Laserback w/Searchlight
As you can see, I've got a lot of las to take out heavy armor and double out lone targets (I will never forget the look of horror on Mae-Linh's face, or the feeling of relief I felt, when a hail mary lascannon shot from across the board took out the Doom of Malan'tai) and I've got searchlights all over the place, a lot of missiles for light vehicles and light/medium infantry, and a durable, hard-hitting elite unit riding around in a freaking Land Raider. My scouts can Infiltrate to hold objectives in cover, and thanks to their camo cloaks, they will be pretty hard to kill.
I'm also entertained by the sheer size of a Sanguinary Priests FNP bubble when he's riding in a Land Raider. Huge!
Now, I don't see any big holes (except for a lowish model count at 1.5k, but that's just par for the course with Blood Angels), but I see a number of potential changes. I'm curious to hear if you recommend any of these over the list I've got right now, along with any other feedback you might have.
I'm seriously tempted to say that I've got enough las in this list and turn the assault laserbacks into something with more synergy with the marines inside, like flamebacks or assault-cannon-backs (is there a slang term for that? Assback seems like a bad idea). I'd probably keep a lascannon on the Devs' razorback, since lascannons and missile launchers have the same range. The flamer option would give me 70 more points!
I'm not sure exactly what I'd do with those points, but it would be something cool. Maybe a vanilla predator? Of course, that would involve also buying another predator, which I'm not thrilled to do.
Other things I could see changing to scrape together a few more points are the camo cloaks on the Scouts (30 points), or combining the scouts into a single unit with one missile launcher (15 points). Theoretically, that would give me enough points for a lascannon predator… an interesting possibility, especially if I trade in for a Land Raider variant without lascannons.
I'm also not sure if which kind of Land Raider I want. I could trade down for a Crusader or Redeemer - equipped with better close-range weaponry - and kill the extra points with a multi-melta to help the Land Raider contribute even more at close range.
Anyway, what do you think?
EDIT: Oh, btw, can anyone tell me which Land Raider kit is the one that includes all the weapons sprues for my magnetizing binge? I need it so I can place it correctly in my budget.
Buying minis as a grownup is the best...