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Welcome to the Veritas Vitae Series! Following the release of the 9th edition Supplement, there is no better time to discuss all the tools that we have access to. This ongoing series of articles focuses on what a Blood Angels Force Commander has at their disposal, with advice, information, and tactics plucked from the readily available to the more obscure parts of GWs rulesets. Like all Veritas Vitae articles, these remain active and are in flux, so we can add and update them as the information contained within changes. So please chip in with any and all suggestions to help your fellow Frater to vicory against the daemon, the heretic, the xenos, and the traitor. Relics A Blood Angels force has a number of Relics available to boost its Characters and these can be found in the various support books available to us. This guide explores what they are, what they do, an how best to maximise their use for our army. Article Setup The following are notes on the setup of article below:Header in Blood Red, power is found in Supplement: Blood Angels Header in Enchanted Blue, power is found in Codex: Space Marines Keywords will appear in Bold format Important points will appear in underlined format Locations The following points are where the Relics listed below can be found in each sourcebook: Chapter Command Relics begin on page 98 Chapter Relics begin on page 108 Blood Angels Relics begin on page 52 Special-Issue Wargear Relics begin on page 53 Common rules The following are common rules which apply to Relics: Relics are chosen during the Mustering Armies step on game setup If your army is led by an Adeptus Astartes Warlord, an Adeptus Astartes Character can be given a Chapter Relic If your army is led by an Blood Angels Warlord, a Blood Angels Character can be given a Chapter Relic or a Blood Angels Relic, or a Special-Issue Wargear Relic If your army is led by a Warlord from a Blood Angels Successor Chapter, a Character from the Blood Angels Successor Chapter can be given a Chapter Relic, or a Special-Issue Wargear Relic When using points, where it says you replace an item with a Relic, you still pay the cost of the item being replaced Unless otherwise stated, a Vehicle cannot be given a Relic Unless otherwise stated, a model cannot have more than one Relic and Named Characters cannot be given any Links The Relics a Blood Angels force can use are split into four different categories, the links to which - along with any relevant support - can be found below: Relics Support Chapter Command Relics Chapter Relics Relics of the Angels Special-Issue Wargear