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I bought the Indomitus box a while back because I was in love with the Bladeguard Veterans and the Captain and I am looking to expand them to a 2000 point army. I like the Knight motif and want to lean into that fantasy with Bladeguard and Cavalry. I want to be solid in the assault phase but I don't necessarily want to be all assault as I already main World Eaters and regularly run lists with two guns in them at the most. I'm aiming for a semi-competitive list that I can do well with in random pick-up games. I chose Dark Angels merely because they have more rules supporting cavalry. They will actually be painted as loyalist World Eaters albeit with a marble effect on the plate armor. For all I know this kind of list would be better suited as a different army, in which case I would appreciate that input as well. I am sticking to Outriders hypothetically because I want to utilize models I already own. I wouldn't be opposed to converting them into Black Knights. Items in bold are things I own, items that aren't I would need to buy. Dark Angels - 11 CP - 2000 Pts Ravenwing Outrider Detachment (All Have ObSec?) [HQ] SMASH Primaris Chaplain on Bike / Canticle of Hate / Master of Maneuver / Honour of the First Legion / Mace of Redemption (Str x2, AP-3, D2) / Warlord / 115 pts [ELITE] Ravenwing Apothecary / 100 pts [FA] Invader ATV x2 / Multi-melta / 85 pts x2 [FA] Outrider Squad x3 / 150 pts [FA] Outrider Squad x3 / 150 pts Vanguard Detachment [HQ] Ezekiel / 125 pts [HQ] Primaris LT x2 / Master-crafted Power Sword / Neo-volkite Pistol / 85 pts x2 [ELITE] Badeguard Veteran x4 / 140 pts [ELITE] Badeguard Veteran x4 / 140 pts [ELITE] Judiciar / 85 pts [ELITE] Judiciar / 85 pts [FA] Inceptor x3 / Plasma / 165 pts [FA] Inceptor x3 / Plasma / 165 pts [TRN] Impulsor / 110 pts [TRN] Impulsor / 110 pts Outrider Detachment can move around, block movement, clear chaff, heal, secure, objectives, and the Smash Chaplain can be my special snowflake that slays evil (may convert my Lord Celestant on Dracolion for the job, may convert the new Primaris Biker though I'd rather use that for the Ravenwing Apothecary). I through in a pair of the ATVs with melta for a bit of mobile anti-tank shooting. I've no idea if they are any good (they are certainly ugly). I have no attachment to them. Vanguard Detachment is because I want to bring Bladeguard. Each squad gets a Lieutenant for buffs, Judiciar for reliable anti-armor (Str 7, AP-2, Mortal Wounds on 6s) / utility, and an Impulsor for transport. Basically function as two mini melee death stars. I would have made the detachment a Deathwing Vanguard Detachment for ObSec on the Bladeguard Veterans as well and swap the Inceptors for Redemptor Dreadnoughts but then I wouldn't be able to bring the Impulsors or the Judiciars without also bring a third detachment. Inceptors are for whatever I might need teleporting or flying plasma for and because Dark Angels are supposed to be good with plasma. With minimal rearangement of points I could swap them out for Redemptor Dreadnoughts and would likely also grab two of those anyway as bench players. A huge weakness I already see in this list is that it won't scale super well if I need to downsize to 1500 or 1000 points for a game.