Kill Team Dark Angels Warhammer Heroes Kill Team

[m_r_parker]

Honestly, I think I could make these from the existing box-kits. I get that Space Marines typically won’t have as much ‘personality’ as their Chaos counterparts, and leaving off anything Chapter-related will broaden the scope of buyers - but there’s nothing that stands out for this set in n my eyes. At least the previous series (the one that’s in the KT starter set) had some more interesting bits like the sniper that n camp-cloak.

[Rhavien]

Boring! There is nothing flashy or outstanding about those models. Just a random assortment of normal guys with different poses. That's underwhelming. 

[Lord Abaia]

I am going to add my voice to the chorus of "meh." Dark Angels are the only Imperium faction that even remotely sparks my interest, but these models don't do anything for me. I'm not sure what I would have wanted, but this just isn't it.

 

It's for the best. I've got a big backlog of models to paint before I can even think of dipping my toe into a kill team which inevitably grows into a new army. Maybe I could just paint Cypher to go with my CSM to scratch that DA itch.

[Interrogator Stobz]

2 hours ago, Lord Abaia said:

... Maybe I could just paint Cypher to go with my CSM to scratch that DA itch.

A Fallen KT, using either CSM or AoD rules is a very cool thing.

[MoriyaSchism]

I thought about it some and while bland this set (if it becomes part of an updated Angels of Death PDF) has some nice new weapon options for Imperial Space Marines wearing normal armour. I'm still disappointed by a lack of wargear that was present in Space Marine teams from previous editions of the game. It's a bit rough when I have to use Chaos Marine rules to run regular Space Marines. 

[Blindhamster]

What’s fun. Is the reaction of bland is the same the last one got, but after some time, most people tend to look at that one fairly positively.

 

i do think there’s some nice poses in this set - I love the walking intercessor (soft spot for walking poses), the infiltrator is quite nice for pose and I really like the riever.

 

the assault intercessor is uninspired, as is the infernus marine. 
 

i quite like the sergeant, mostly because i do like alternative chest decoration when it shows up.

 

the lieutenant might be nice too from the silhouette. 
 

from an actual kill team rules perspective, i imagine these will be distinct from angels of death, which is a shame. It would be much better to just have them add rules to that kill team.

 

if I can find a cost effective way to get them all, i still probably will… because I like adding pose variety (I have both wolves battleline sets coming for my blood angels so I can mix them in)

[Xenith]

No doubt other have said it, but these are seriously uninspired. The first two sets were decent, interesting poses unavailable in plastic kits, plasma gunner with bionic arm, reloading pose, grenade throwing etc, and the terminators were super characterful with their bare faces, beards, servo skulls etc, however these just seem bland. No interesting gubbins or personalisation of wargear, three of seven with identical mohichans, five of seven in similar one leg forward shooting poses. Even the melee specialist is shooting rather than chopping. 

[Orange Knight]

I think what is lacking from the set is a Captain or a HQ model of some kind. The last set of heroes had a really nice Captain character that elevated the group, and I liked the random assortment of Heavy Intercessor, Sniper, etc.

 

 

[Robbienw]

The blacked out lieutenant might end up being fancy.

[Blindhamster]

Honestly a fancy veteran looking Phobos model would be great. I think rievers need that exact treatment tbh, bit more bling to make them look like veterans 

[FarFromSam]

Looks like the First has run out of helmets.   I get it, but not for me.

[LSM]

38 minutes ago, FarFromSam said:

Looks like the First has run out of helmets.   I get it, but not for me.

 

The 'Heroes models (in the past) have come with the choice of helmeted/unhelmeted heads for each one.

 

Presumably GW've just chosen to show the squad with buckets off for promo pictures, but they will still all have the option to be wearing a helmet.

[Lord_Ikka]

A new Reiver LT might be fun- its the only Phobos LT I don't have. 

[sarabando]

On 7/5/2025 at 5:49 AM, Lord_Ikka said:

A new Reiver LT might be fun- its the only Phobos LT I don't have. 

What like this?

 

Edited Monday at 09:13 PM by sarabando

[Lord Nord in Gravis Armour]

Ouch - why even bother keeping that one under wraps? It's inferior to the Reiver Lt. in every way.

[Marshal Reinhard]

Yeah... this is just the most uninspired series to date.

[HeadlessCross]

I mean, the cybernetic hand is fun, but he needs a skull mask. 

[Lord Nord in Gravis Armour]

I'm sure he has a skull mask on the other head (the picture confirms this model and most likely the entire set get two as is typical).

 

But it will probably be the full-helmet version rather than the half-helm like the existing Reiver LT has.

[Xanthous]

It looks like a full helmet on the sprue. I like the low-key design, it makes sense for a junior officer leading a kill team.

[Northern Walker]

What a terrible mini for it's function.

[Blindhamster]

And here’s me thinking “oh nice, I like the pose”

[Orange Knight]

Hmm, this set seems very safe and uninspired now that we've seen everything.

[Ramell]

I like them. Nothing super exciting, but good for adding a bit of variety to squads.

[Orange Knight]

5 minutes ago, Ramell said:

I like them. Nothing super exciting, but good for adding a bit of variety to squads.

 

Yes, I generally agree with this but at the same time I don't think that I would go out of my way to obtain any of them.

If I come across them at a good price I may reconsider.

[grailkeeper]

He doesnt seem particularly Dark Angel to me. I get that they're supposed to work for every chapter so people who dont play that particular chapter will buy them.

 

But given he's the super special LT you think they might have. A reiver in robes could be funny.