1500 Points Blood Angels Tournament List

[Mr Sanguine]

I've made alot of sacrifices and compromises compared to previous lists. This is what I've come up with that will cover all the bases I like to play in an army within the points limit.

HQ

Reclusiarch
Bolt Pistol, Crozius, Rosarius
130 pts

TROOPS

5 Man Death Company
Bolt Pistols, Chainswords, Power Fist
125 pts

Land Raider
2 Twin-Linked Lascannons, Twin-Linked Heavy Bolter, Extra Armour
265 pts

10 Man Tactical Squad
Meltagun, Missile Launcher
175 pts

Razorback
Twin-Linked Heavy Bolter, Storm Bolter, Extra Armour
80 pts

5 Man Assault Squad
Remove Jump Packs, Meltagun
110 pts

Razorback
Twin-Linked Heavy Bolter, Storm Bolter, Extra Armour
45 pts

5 Man Assault Squad
Meltagun
110 pts

ELITES

Sanguinary Priest
Bolt Pistol, Chainsword, Blood Chalice
50 pts

Sanguinary Priest
Bolt Pistol, Chainsword, Blood Chalice
50 pts

Sanguinary Priest
Bolt Pistol, Chainsword, Blood Chalice
50 pts

FAST ATTACK

5 Man Vanguard Squad
Jump Packs, Power Fist
175 pts

HEAVY SUPPORT

Predator
Autocannon, Lascannon Sponsons
135 pts

Reclusiarch and death company go in the land raider with a sanguinary priest. Priest adds an extra man to the sqaud and gives furious charge and feel no pain to the chaplain. They are going straight at the enemy.

The razorbacks go in behind the land raider and capture objectives and/or support the land raider. Sanguinary priests in both to add survivabilty and capability.

The half of the tactical squad with the missile launcher can sit back on an objective and/or support. The assault squad on jump packs can play the mid field and intercept anything trying to get through to my objective.

The Vanguard have taken the terminators place and are no longer a suicide squad (big step for me) . Somebody pointed out how heroic intervention can make or break a game so their job is to arrive and attack a high value target and then support and/or contest after their main job is done.

Again the predator is there for long range support and in an objective game it will deploy away from the objectives, but in sight of as many as possible or at least my own so it forces desicions on the opponent whether to engage the predator or ignore it and get shot to pieces.

On the tabletop I'm hoping this list will prove greater than the sum of its parts as everything works together. There's nothing in the list that hasn't got a specific function. I've tried to include as much speed and resilience into the list and capturing ability while having enough supporting units to get the job done.

[Angelofblades]

You have 12 KP's at 1500 pts... I have 12 KP's in my 2k list...

You need more Death Co, and honestly, honestly, add an Inferno Pistol the the reclusiarch, I promise you, you will find it rewarding. Bump your DC to 7 man, add 2 PW's.

Switch the LR to an LRC or LRR to save point and for the love of all that is holy add a Multi-melta to it.

Drop one of the priests, and all that Extra armor, it's not worth it on AV 11. Give the Sg'ts of your assault squads Power weapons, and add another Vangaurd, add in 2 power weapons and a Melta bomb as well. Heroic Intervention can make or break a game, but you have to ensure that the VV are properly equipped. It doesn't do well for your VV to come in, charge and have all their attacks bounce off power armor, because that's exactly what will happen when you don't have power weapons. A lone power fist isn't going to cut it, also by adding a Melta bomb marine, you back up the power fist in regards to taking out tanks. Drop in, charge a tank, hit it with a melta bomb, if you don't blow it, hopefully you immobilize it, then the PF which strikes at I1, auto hits.

Honestly, I don't believe in BA tacticals anymore. They're simply not worth it, when I could just have 10 assault marines w/ 2 Melta guns and a PW/ Infernus pistol Sgt, so I have options on whether I deploy them or Deep Strike them in and pop armor.