Games Workshop Warhammer 40,000 Codex: Dark Angels

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Not only are Psychomancers expert manipulators on the battlefield, but the miniature is absolutely stunning – if completely bizarre, but that’s Crypteks for you. Finally, the Deathwatch continue their long vigil against the xenos menace with the most adaptable veterans in the Space Marines roster. They’re also startlingly effective against non-alien armies, which has caught more than a few traitors unawares. Each Index also needs the full Space Marines faction Index to operate, as they all benefit from the Oaths of Moment army rule and can deploy most of the same core troops and vehicles. Each Chapter also includes a unique Detachment, granting a characterful rule plus bespoke Enhancements and Stratagems to spruce up your Space Marine army.

The Dark Angels and their successor chapters are collectively known as the " Unforgiven" and generally maintain close links with each other. The Chapter Masters of each chapter belong to the Inner Circle and also carry the honorific of "Grand Master of the Inner Circle". The Dark Angels Chapter Master is also the Inner Circle supreme leader and every member of the circle answer to him when it comes to the hunt for the Fallen. [16] The Dark Angels are known for their bewildering array of ancient rites and rituals, such as the Feast of Malediction and the Rite of Sins Renounced to the three-day Mindchant of the Iron Penance and the Liturgy of the Thrice-avenged. Most of these rituals are led by Chaplains and are all cold and solemn ceremonies. None of these are without meaning, and are heavily tied to ascension deeper into the Inner Circle. [67e] But before you get super excited, it’s worth noting that the permanent transhuman ability of INNER CIRCLE only works on the Infantry units, not the vehicles. On the vehicles, there isn’t quite as much reason to do it. The area you get the most value here is on a Plasma Redemptor, the unit that most had the outside chance of making a competitive list among the non-Deathwing units. Having the DEATHWING keyword means the Dreadnought can benefit from the Implacable Super Doctrine, giving it re-rolls to wound in melee against Characters or enemy units with 8+ wounds. It can also benefit from Belial’s Deathwing-exclusive chapter master re-rolls ability. Otherwise, that’s it, and if you didn’t think that was worth it well, you’re probably not wrong. These rules don’t see a ton of use, but a Deathwing Redemptor or two as support for a large group of terminators isn’t out of the question. If you’re wondering whether this makes you part of the Inner Circle, it does! Or it doesn’t, and you’re about to hear a plasma gun charging up. Much more interesting then, are the units that Dark Angels improves significantly, or work well paired with the Dark Angels.

Detachment Rules

Very Elite Army– Your army is frequently going to rely on expensive, difficult-to-kill units that cost a lot of points and that means your model counts are going to be low, which makes covering large parts of the table difficult. Additionally if the meta is flooded with under-costed threats you’re going to feel that more accutely.

M41: Ultramar Campaign& Terran Crusade — Dark Angels elements answer the call of the reborn Primarch Roboute Guilliman fighting alongside not only Space Wolves but even the Fallen. Marcelo took this list to a first place finish at the Bogota Grand Tournament in mid August. It’s a Deathwing list that runs incredibly heavy on Terminators and shows off just how far you can go down that route while still building something competitive.Thus among the armies of Unification it was the First Legion which became synonymous with death and were feared and regarded with ominous superstition by their mortal allies. This reputation eventually found its way into the Legion itself, and they adopted the skeletal icon of death as their own. While other growing Legions were granted lesser honorous of standing triumphant in mundane wars of conquest, the First realized that they were the left hand of the Emperor himself and took pride in their solitary self-imposed exile and dour demeanor. In time they became known as the Angels of Death, a title that has since become synonymous to all Space Marines but was originally theirs alone. [63c] Great Crusade Fury of the Lion (AURA)– While a friendly DARK ANGELS unit is within 6″ of this WARLORD, if this WARLORD has made a charge move, was charged, or performed a Heroic Intervention this turn, add one to the Strength characteristic of models in that unit. Another great warlord trait that rewards defensive play as well as offensive play. Not one you will see often but it’s easy to trigger and use and is valuable for helping fight off other bully units that might challenge your supremacy at midtable. B+

Warhammer Community: The Road to Thramas – Part 1: Wings of the Dark Angels (Posted December 9 2019) (last accessed 12/9/2019) Adamantine Mantle. Let us a model ignore wounds on a 5+. A solid boost in durability for a character, and best on characters who do not benefit from taking artificer armor. B

Combat Patrol: Dark Angels

Befitting their fame as stalwart (some would say stubborn) defenders and cool-headed combatants at close range, the Dark Angels have a duo of Stratagems ideally suited to confronting large mobs of enemy troops. Mind Wipe (Malediction) – WC 7 –Select one aura ability that unit has. Until the start of your next psychic phase, that unit loses that aura ability. This is a spell that can find a lot of use, in the right kind of matchups. As this is a spell that needs to be chosen in list building, I have never been able to bring myself to use it. The casting amount is fine, and the range is also fine, but the effect of taking up a heavily contested magic slot is a miss for me. C In the Outer Circle, terminators are still beloved. I like doing 5-man Squads with two Storm Shield, Thunder hammer terminators, two regular guys, and a Cyclone Missile Launcher. Remember, when we are building OC units, we are looking for every unit to have access to bolters and some sort of weapon that we want to Master Arts. The Cyclone Missile Launcher is perfect for this. The other interesting thing here is you may find yourself building Outer Circle lists without captains, as your entire army already has rerolled on your units. So, running these units very Storm Bolter heavy is not a sad thing either. A single unit of eight storm bolter carriers and two storm shields is one of my more common layouts. Now, this is also a fantastic example of the differences between an OC list and an Inner Circle list. These guys are nowhere near as durable as their Inner Circle brothers, but thanks to storm shields and cover, you can do a bit of a fake imitation. Not only that, but OC armies are more encouraged to run MSU versions of this unit. Five men with no upgrades other than a Sergeant with a Storm Shield and a Cyclone Missile Launcher. Mix this with the Stratagem Deathwing Assault where they get a bonus to wound as they land, and suddenly Storm Bolters in Tac doctrine become very scary. Start a unit on the table, put two in reserves and drop them in on 2 and 3. This is a unit that will really surprise people with what OC can do when it comes to offensive consistency.

Trephination (Witchfire) -WC 5 –The closest enemy unit within 18″ of and visible to this PSYKER suffers D3 mortal wounds. If the result of the Psychic test was greater than the Leadership characteristic of the enemy unit, that enemy unit suffers three mortal wounds instead.

The Blood Angels, for example, bring along the dreaded Death Company , led by the seraphic Commander Dante for a maelstrom of bloody close combat.