Helias_Tancred Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 If you had a $300 Amazon Gift card and wanted to use it to build a good start to a Blood Angels army, what would you get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolemai Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Honestly depends what's available on Amazon... How about the Codex and BaC to start with, then some DC boxes to taste? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Mapple Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 This is what I would get. Codex - $45 Betrayal at Calth - $140 Sanguine Strike Company - $155 BA Upgrade Sprue - $15 $355 I get it, it's over the budget. Maybe trim it down by not doing the upgrade sprue? Get the codex as an ebook? Without Codex it's only $10 over budget. That's 30 tacticals with 1/3 getting shoulder pads, sergeants getting swords and such 10 terminators (Calth and BA Assault) a captain in terminator armor (praetor), a librarian in terminator armor Chaplain/HQ/ or Priest with upgrade chalice Libby/Death Co/Furioso Dreadnought BA kit Contemptor who could be a Furioso Dreadnought Stormraven Alternatively, buying only single kits and keeping in the budget strictly, I'd go for the following: $40 - 1x BA Tacticals $30 - 1x Standard Tacticals (Combine with BA Tactical kit to get good mix) $60 - 2x Death Company (cheaper than assault squads, same number of bodies, lots of extra flavor bits) $33 - 1x Sanguinary Guard (HQ conversions, more assault squads, or as they are) $42 - 1x Blood Angels Dread $45 - 1x Codex $50 - 1x HQ choice of some kind + upgrade pack OR terminators of some kind Neither will be super competitive, but both are full of blood angel stuff and good values. Edit: for formatting, prices Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helias_Tancred Posted March 8, 2016 Author Share Posted March 8, 2016 Thanks guys! I already have the codex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Mapple Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Let us know what you end up ordering, and I'm sure we can help you with a list or two as well if you'd like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helias_Tancred Posted March 9, 2016 Author Share Posted March 9, 2016 Btw my local meta is more fluffy and competitive within our codices, not min/maxing power game stuff. I play with a select group of friends and we play for fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quixus Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Thanks guys! I already have the codex . I do love Dante. Dante can be bought in a blister, or built from the SG box. It's got everything you need: nipple armour, mask, axe, inferno pistol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Mapple Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 With the upgrade pack having torsos, heads, and a grail/cup in it (or two of them!) you can make a good corbulo, Mephiston, Sanguinor, and Astaroth as well. Then just use them as their generic counterparts of priest, librarian, chaplain... and whatever the Sanguinor is supposed to be. Captain? lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helias_Tancred Posted March 10, 2016 Author Share Posted March 10, 2016 Thanks for all the advice brothers. When I first started WH40k I ran out and bought around 3k of Blood Angels. To make a long story short I also fell in love with the Crimson Fists from reading Rynn's World and their slew of novellas. So I sold off most of my BA and bought standard Space Marine stuff and today I'm sitting on almost 5k of Crimson Fists. But I've always missed my first love, my first army, my first heroes. I still love the Crimson Fists (who doesn't?- great chapter with cool story) but I'm going to build a Blood Angel army too. I know in terms of power my Crimson Fists being codex marines have access to some great formations right now, updated stat lines for dreadnoughts, scouts, etc and access to some units that Blood Angels lack .. but that's okay. I know the strengths of the Blood Angels, I plan to use the heck out of it, and I love their story and who they are. I will enjoy playing them again. I started out wanting to do three allied detachments of the three other chapters I have love for- Blood Angels, Raven Guard, and Black Templars. For Blood Angels my go-to allied detachment will be a 10 man DC jump pack squad, and a 10 man tactical flamer squad. Will probably get Astorath to lead my DC and the force overall. But I realized I wanted more. I wanted to wield another Blood Angel army. So here I am. My first purchase was Captain Karlaen, some paints, and an upgrade pack. My second purchase was the Sanguine Strike Company off of Amazon. I will follow it up with more tactical squads, sanguinary guard, death company, and Dante. Then in another few weeks comes 2 stormravens, 3 pods, and 10 jump pack assault marines. It will be glorious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helias_Tancred Posted March 11, 2016 Author Share Posted March 11, 2016 Bought a tactical box off of Amazon too along with the Sanguine Strike Company today. My goal is 3 stormravens and 3 tactical squads because I want to run the formation. Also got out of the way my Librarian in terminator armor, my Furioso dreadnought, and my heavy hitters- an assault terminator squad. Captain Karlaen will run with them. Picked up the upgrade kit and with spare bits also built a 5 man plasma cannon devastator squad and a 5 man missile launcher devastator squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Mapple Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 With the capacity of 12 on the Stormravens, you can put your librarian in one of the stormravens with the 3 tactical squads, and then everyone has a ride. Sounds like good progress! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helias_Tancred Posted March 12, 2016 Author Share Posted March 12, 2016 With the capacity of 12 on the Stormravens, you can put your librarian in one of the stormravens with the 3 tactical squads, and then everyone has a ride. Sounds like good progress! Great idea! Also picked up Dante and Astorath at a local store that had a going out of business sale. Astorath will run with 10 jp death company. Dante will run with 10 sanguinary guard. I'm also going to get a Sanguinary priest, stick a jump pack on him, and he will run with Dante and the 10 sanguinary guard. Still need- 2 more stormravens, 2 more tactical squads, 10 death company, 10 sanguinary guard, sanguinary priest, 5 terminators (regular), 1 Baal predator, 3 drop pods, and 3 rhinos/razorbacks and then I will have a nice army. I plan on having this by mid-April. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helias_Tancred Posted March 12, 2016 Author Share Posted March 12, 2016 Maybe 3 speeders too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quixus Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Dante will run with 10 sanguinary guard. I'm also going to get a Sanguinary priest, stick a jump pack on him, and he will run with Dante and the 10 sanguinary guard. That is one expensive combination (550 without upgrades), and still only Dante has an invulnerable save, and no one has FNP. You might want to take fewer SG and add a Librarian (5++ or other goodies) and/or Sanguinary Priest (WS5 SG, WS 6 Librarian/SP, WS 7 Dante, FNP) instead. 11 models also have a huge footprint when they deep strike. The ICs can take other goodies that would benefit the group (Valour's Edge, Angel's Wings). [Edit]5 SG, Dante, Sanguinary Priest and Librarian with jump packs are 540 without upgrades[/Edt] BTW there is an edit button at the bottom of your posts. If you forgot to write something you could add it with that button. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helias_Tancred Posted March 13, 2016 Author Share Posted March 13, 2016 Thank you Quixis. I was thinking about what you suggested. 5 SG+Dante+SP is my little Death Star. Add 10 SG and its my big Death Star for larger point games. My normal games are 1500-2k, you are right, under those circumstances the smaller unit makes better sense. For Librarians I have the one in terminator armor that came with my Sanguine Strike Company boxed set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ushtarador Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 By now I'm sure you'll have enough bitz lying around to build your own librarian with jump pack as well, to go with the death star. :) If you can get your hands on a grey knights halberd, they make awesome force weapons for librarians, really makes them stick out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quixus Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 By now I'm sure you'll have enough bitz lying around to build your own librarian with jump pack as well, to go with the death star. If you can get your hands on a grey knights halberd, they make awesome force weapons for librarians, really makes them stick out! And if you cannot find a psychic hood, make one yourself with the pauldron pattern psychic hood (obviously not my idea but it is ridiculously easy). Usually the legs are the problem. You just don't get enough of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Servant of Dante Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 What I always like to say whenever SG come up: pay the (5xmelta bomb) points for the chapter banner. The extra attack just makes them worth the points (more or less). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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