11th Edition Faction Pack Review: Blood Angels

[Karhedron]

BGVs are another unit we pay a premium for IIRC.

 

While it is nice that Sang Priests can join BGVs, it looks like everyone can add Apothecaries to them now.

 

I think the Sang Priest is still better. In a 6 man squad, he would on average save 9 wounds. An Apothecary would need to resurrect a fallen Marine in 3 Command Phases to draw level. Usually a squad would either win or die in that time. If you opponent dumps a load of attacks on the BGVs, they might get wiped in one turn and the Apothecary does nothing. The Sang Priest will always boost their durability and also provides the AP-1.

[Karhedron]

On 6/17/2026 at 11:09 AM, Karhedron said:

Lieutenants have come down in price to 45 points and it looks like they can be either Leader or Support. This is great and gives them a lot of flexibility. BGVs with Sang priest and Lieutenant is back on the menu! 

 

Nope, looks like it was a typo in the App. Lieutenants are now Support only. 

 

This is a shame, albeit it not unexpected. 45 points for Lethal Hits and Fallback+Shoot+Charge was a bargain and may still find uses elsewhere.

 

But for BGVs, the question now is who joins them alongside the Priest? Is having 2 Characters too many eggs in one Basket? Chaplain for +1 to Wound looks good although a Judiciar is now just 55 points. Even with the nerf to Fights First, he still packs a punch and makes a great caddy for Gift of Foresight.

[Rowland]

Guys, hope this is relevant here…it seems that when I make a BA army with a themed detachment I don’t get any enhancements.  Is that normal?