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Here's the latest version of my 2K Ravenwing list.

 

+++ NA 2K Ravenwing v1.61 (Warhammer 40,000 9th Edition) [96 PL, 9CP, 2,000pts] +++

++ Outrider Detachment -3CP (Imperium - Adeptus Astartes - Dark Angels) [96 PL, 9CP, 2,000pts] ++

+ Configuration [12CP] +

**Chapter Selector**: Dark Angels
. Categories: PC: DA, Configuration

Battle Size [12CP]: 3. Strike Force (101-200 Total PL / 1001-2000 Points)  [12CP]
. Categories: Configuration

Detachment Command Cost [-3CP]
. Categories: Configuration

Ravenwing Outrider Detachment [3CP]
. Categories: Configuration, Aggressor Squad

+ Stratagems [-1CP] +

Stratagem: Relics of the Chapter [-1CP]: Number of Extra Relics [-1CP]
. Categories: Stratagems

 

+ HQ [16 PL, -1CP, 325pts] +

Ravenwing Talonmaster [8 PL, -1CP, 175pts]: 1. Brilliant Strategist, Arbiter's Gaze, Power sword, Stratagem: Hero of the Chapter [-1CP], Twin assault cannon, Twin heavy bolter
. Categories: Faction: Adeptus Astartes, Faction: Dark Angels, Faction: Imperium, Character, Land Speeder, Fly, Vehicle, Inner Circle, Lieutenant,

 

Ravenwing, Talonmaster, HQ

Sammael [8 PL, 150pts]: 4-6. Master of Manoeuvre, Bolt pistol, Frag & Krak grenades, Master-crafted plasma cannon, Raven Sword, Twin storm bolter, Warlord
. Categories: Faction: Adeptus Astartes, Character, Faction: Dark Angels, Grand Master, HQ, Biker, Fly, Sammael, Faction: Ravenwing, Faction: Imperium, Inner Circle, Captain, Warlord

 

+ Elites [24 PL, -1CP, 395pts] +

Ravenwing Apothecary [6 PL, -1CP, 135pts]: Bolt pistol, Chapter Command:  Chief Apothecary [1 PL, 35pts], Frag & Krak grenades, Reliquary of the Repentant, Selfless Healer, Stratagem: Hero of the Chapter [-1CP]
. Categories: Character, Faction: Dark Angels, Faction: Adeptus Astartes, Biker, Faction: Imperium, Apothecary, Inner Circle, Ravenwing, Elites, Chief Apothecary
. Black Knight Bike: Plasma Talon

 

Ravenwing Black Knights [18 PL, 260pts]
. Categories: Faction: Dark Angels, Faction: Imperium, Faction: Adeptus Astartes, Biker, Ravenwing Black Knights, Inner Circle, Core, Melta Bombs, Ravenwing, Elites
. Ravenwing Black Knight [35pts]: Bolt pistol, Frag & Krak grenades, Plasma Talon
. Ravenwing Black Knight [35pts]: Bolt pistol, Frag & Krak grenades, Plasma Talon
. Ravenwing Black Knight [35pts]: Bolt pistol, Frag & Krak grenades, Plasma Talon
. Ravenwing Black Knight [35pts]: Bolt pistol, Frag & Krak grenades, Plasma Talon
. Ravenwing Black Knight [40pts]: Bolt pistol, Corvus Hammer [5pts], Frag & Krak grenades, Plasma Talon
. Ravenwing Black Knight [40pts]: Bolt pistol, Corvus Hammer [5pts], Frag & Krak grenades, Plasma Talon
. Ravenwing Huntmaster [40pts]: Bolt pistol, Corvus Hammer [5pts], Frag & Krak grenades, Plasma Talon

 

+ Fast Attack [36 PL, 930pts] +

Attack Bike Squad [6 PL, 180pts]
. Categories: Faction: Adeptus Astartes, Attack Bike Squad, Biker, Faction: Imperium, Core, Fast Attack, Faction: Dark Angels, Ravenwing
. Attack Bike [2 PL, 60pts]: 2x Bolt pistol, 2x Frag & Krak grenades, Multi-melta [10pts], Twin boltgun
. Attack Bike [2 PL, 60pts]: 2x Bolt pistol, 2x Frag & Krak grenades, Multi-melta [10pts], Twin boltgun
. Attack Bike [2 PL, 60pts]: 2x Bolt pistol, 2x Frag & Krak grenades, Multi-melta [10pts], Twin boltgun

 

Attack Bike Squad [6 PL, 180pts]
. Categories: Faction: Adeptus Astartes, Attack Bike Squad, Biker, Faction: Imperium, Core, Fast Attack, Faction: Dark Angels, Ravenwing
. Attack Bike [2 PL, 60pts]: 2x Bolt pistol, 2x Frag & Krak grenades, Multi-melta [10pts], Twin boltgun
. Attack Bike [2 PL, 60pts]: 2x Bolt pistol, 2x Frag & Krak grenades, Multi-melta [10pts], Twin boltgun
. Attack Bike [2 PL, 60pts]: 2x Bolt pistol, 2x Frag & Krak grenades, Multi-melta [10pts], Twin boltgun

 

Bike Squad [5 PL, 120pts]
. Categories: Faction: Adeptus Astartes, Faction: Imperium, Biker, Bike Squad, Core, Fast Attack, Faction: Dark Angels, Ravenwing
. Biker Sergeant [40pts]: Combi-melta [10pts], Frag & Krak grenades, Twin boltgun
. Space Marine Biker w/Special Weapon [40pts]: Frag & Krak grenades, Meltagun [10pts], Twin boltgun
. Space Marine Biker w/Special Weapon [40pts]: Frag & Krak grenades, Meltagun [10pts], Twin boltgun

 

Bike Squad [5 PL, 120pts]
. Categories: Faction: Adeptus Astartes, Faction: Imperium, Biker, Bike Squad, Core, Fast Attack, Faction: Dark Angels, Ravenwing
. Biker Sergeant [40pts]: Combi-melta [10pts], Frag & Krak grenades, Twin boltgun
. Space Marine Biker w/Special Weapon [40pts]: Frag & Krak grenades, Meltagun [10pts], Twin boltgun
. Space Marine Biker w/Special Weapon [40pts]: Frag & Krak grenades, Meltagun [10pts], Twin boltgun

 

Bike Squad [5 PL, 120pts]
. Categories: Faction: Adeptus Astartes, Faction: Imperium, Biker, Bike Squad, Core, Fast Attack, Faction: Dark Angels, Ravenwing
. Biker Sergeant [40pts]: Combi-melta [10pts], Frag & Krak grenades, Twin boltgun
. Space Marine Biker w/Special Weapon [40pts]: Frag & Krak grenades, Meltagun [10pts], Twin boltgun
. Space Marine Biker w/Special Weapon [40pts]: Frag & Krak grenades, Meltagun [10pts], Twin boltgun

 

Land Speeders [9 PL, 210pts]
. Categories: Faction: Adeptus Astartes, Fly, Faction: Imperium, Land Speeder, Vehicle, Fast Attack, Faction: Dark Angels, Ravenwing
. Land Speeder [3 PL, 70pts]: Multi-melta [10pts]
. Land Speeder [3 PL, 70pts]: Multi-melta [10pts]
. Land Speeder [3 PL, 70pts]: Multi-melta [10pts]

 

+ Flyer [20 PL, 350pts] +

Nephilim Jetfighter [10 PL, 175pts]: Avenger mega bolter, 2x Blacksword missile launcher, Twin heavy bolter
. Categories: Faction: Adeptus Astartes, Faction: Dark Angels, Faction: Imperium, Faction: Ravenwing, Vehicle, Fly, Nephilim Jetfighter, Flyer, Aircraft

 

Nephilim Jetfighter [10 PL, 175pts]: Avenger mega bolter, 2x Blacksword missile launcher, Twin heavy bolter
. Categories: Faction: Adeptus Astartes, Faction: Dark Angels, Faction: Imperium, Faction: Ravenwing, Vehicle, Fly, Nephilim Jetfighter, Flyer, Aircraft

 

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I have not played this specific list, but I've been playing iterations of it for all of 2021. It's got its moments and it has some good matchups, but an issue with it is that it has no game in the assault phase, so I've been having problems with more assault based armies. What I'm hoping the planes will provide is another turn of shooting before assault armies can back it too far into a corner. I'm planning on starting them in Strategic Reserve as needed against shootier lists.

One reason I'm using Land Speeders is because I have them, whereas I don't have 9 Attack Bikes. Well, I didn't when I wrote the first iteration of the list, anyway. They do have a few strengths over ABs though. For one, they're not as hampered by terrain as ABs are. They have better toughness and more wounds. Plus, I get some mileage using them to key off of for Targeting Guidance.

 

Secondaries have been challenging. I haven't even been able to use DotW for most of 2021 because the person running most of the tournaments I've been didn't allow faction secondaries on the grounds of not everyone having them. Now that everyone has at least one, she's letting them be used now. I've actually started preferring Behind Enemy Lines to Engage because I don't have to worry about BEL for the first couple turns of the game, and afterwards any little remnant unit can score it for me.  I can usually rely on taking Assassinate or Bring It Down. One of those, BEL, and DotW are usually my go-tos. I only take a secondary that requires actions if I'm desperate, because I don't really have any units I can afford to tie up doing them.

On this flipside, this version of the list doesn't give up an obvious secondary. My previous iterations have had 5 characters - an additional Talonmaster and a RW Champion. This list goes down to 3, and doesn't really have enough vehicles to make Bring It Down worthwhile.

Have the flyers done well for you so far? I've tended to see them as overcosted but maybe it's worth giving them another look

 

As for targeting guidance, the talon master can do that, so maybe with reducing those to add MM ABs into the obsec bike squads?

Edited by Vulshra

I had not considered getting the points to add MM ABs to the Bike Squads by dropping the Speeders. It's not a bad though, but being able to have the Speeders just jump over terrain the bikes have to go around does come in handy with some consistency, and I'm a little more likely to hang the Talonmaster back a bit because it has a 24" range for his twin assault cannons, whereas ideally the MM Speeders are within 12", so more likely to be in position to trigger Targeting Guidance off of. Also, having Fly means they can't get trapped in combat, so I can use them to move-block and they fly away as needed.

So I have this other list that was meant to address the deficiency in the assault phase. I'm not sure I like it though. It all hinges on the Bike Chaplain to make it work. Hypothetically, if I time the charges for Assault Doctrine and manage the positioning right, I could have chainsword-wielding Bikers at AP -2 wounding T4 targets on 2's, and thunder hammer wielding sergeants wounding T8 targets on 2's. That would be neat, but the points-per-attack investment is pretty high, and Ravenwing don't really have any rules, stratagems, or upgrades that make them sexy in assault. All they have going for them is their mobility, which admittedly is a pretty significant advantage, but other, more assaulty armies can often manage similar degrees of mobility and attacks for much less per model.

+++ NA 2K Ravenwing Assault v1 (Warhammer 40,000 9th Edition) [93 PL, 9CP, 2,000pts] +++

++ Outrider Detachment -3CP (Imperium - Adeptus Astartes - Dark Angels) ++

+ Configuration +

**Chapter Selector**: Dark Angels

Battle Size: 3. Strike Force (101-200 Total PL / 1001-2000 Points)

Detachment Command Cost

Ravenwing Outrider Detachment

+ Stratagems +

Stratagem: Relics of the Chapter: Number of Extra Relics

 

+ HQ +

Primaris Chaplain on Bike: 2. Fury of the Lion (Aura), 3. Exhortation of Rage, 4. Mantra of Strength, Benediction of Fury, Chapter Command:  Master of Sanctity, Litany of Hate, Stratagem: Hero of the Chapter

 

Sammael: 4-6. Master of Manoeuvre, Warlord

 

+ Elites +

Ravenwing Apothecary: Chapter Command:  Chief Apothecary, Reliquary of the Repentant, Selfless Healer, Stratagem: Hero of the Chapter
. Black Knight Bike: Plasma Talon

 

+ Fast Attack +

=Attack Bike Squad

. Attack Bike: Multi-melta
. Attack Bike: Multi-melta
. Attack Bike: Multi-melta

 

Bike Squad
. Attack Bike: Multi-melta
. Biker Sergeant: Thunder hammer
. 6x Space Marine Biker w/Chainsword: 6x Astartes Chainsword, 6x Frag & Krak grenades, 6x Twin boltgun
. Space Marine Biker w/Special Weapon: Meltagun

 

Bike Squad
. Biker Sergeant: Thunder hammer
. 4x Space Marine Biker w/Chainsword: 4x Astartes Chainsword, 4x Frag & Krak grenades, 4x Twin boltgun

 

Bike Squad
. Attack Bike: Multi-melta
. Biker Sergeant: Thunder hammer
. 5x Space Marine Biker w/Chainsword: 5x Astartes Chainsword, 5x Frag & Krak grenades, 5x Twin boltgun
. Space Marine Biker w/Special Weapon: Meltagun
. Space Marine Biker w/Special Weapon: Meltagun

 

Land Speeders
. Land Speeder: Multi-melta
. Land Speeder: Multi-melta
. Land Speeder: Multi-melta

 

+ Flyer +

Nephilim Jetfighter: Avenger mega bolter

Nephilim Jetfighter: Avenger mega bolter

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