10th Edition Dark Angels Lists

[drew]

Realized my previous thread probably should've been organized into a couple of separate ones to better keep track of factions, so this will be kept strictly Dark Angels

[drew]

Dark Angels Trial List 2.0 (1955 points)
Space Marines
Dark Angels
Strike Force (2000 points)
Unforgiven Task Force


CHARACTER

Ancient in Terminator Armour (100 points)
• 1x Power fist
1x Storm bolter
• Enhancement: Pennant of Remembrance

Captain in Terminator Armour (115 points)
• 1x Relic weapon
1x Storm bolter
• Enhancement: Heavenfall Blade

Lion El’Jonson (380 points)
• Warlord
• 1x Arma Luminis
1x Fealty


OTHER DATASHEETS

Ballistus Dreadnought (170 points)
• 1x Armoured feet
1x Ballistus lascannon
1x Ballistus missile launcher
1x Twin storm bolter

Deathwing Command Squad (430 points)
• 1x Watcher in the Dark
• 1x Deathwing Ancient
• 1x Power fist
1x Storm bolter
• 1x Deathwing Apothecary
• 1x Chainfist
1x Storm bolter
• 1x Deathwing Champion
• 1x Halberd of Caliban
• 7x Deathwing Command Terminator
• 4x Chainfist
2x Cyclone missile launcher
3x Storm Shield
2x Storm bolter
2x Storm bolter
3x Thunder hammer

Deathwing Knights (235 points)
• 1x Watcher in the Dark
• 1x Knight Master
• 1x Flail of the Unforgiven
• 4x Deathwing Knight
• 4x Mace of absolution

Deathwing Terminator Squad (205 points)
• 1x Watcher in the Dark
• 1x Deathwing Sergeant
• 1x Power weapon
1x Storm bolter
• 4x Deathwing Terminator
• 3x Chainfist
1x Cyclone missile launcher
1x Storm Shield
2x Storm bolter
1x Storm bolter
1x Thunder hammer

Deathwing Terminator Squad (205 points)
• 1x Watcher in the Dark
• 1x Deathwing Sergeant
• 1x Power weapon
1x Storm bolter
• 4x Deathwing Terminator
• 2x Chainfist
1x Cyclone missile launcher
1x Power fist
1x Storm Shield
2x Storm bolter
1x Storm bolter
1x Thunder hammer

Ravenwing Black Knights (115 points)
• 1x Ravenwing Huntmaster
• 1x Black Knight combat weapon
1x Bolt pistol
1x Plasma talon
• 2x Ravenwing Black Knight
• 2x Black Knight combat weapon
2x Bolt pistol
2x Plasma talon


This is probably the only list I'll run as the Unforgiven Detachment, just for fun. The Detachment is meh, the Battle-Shock bonuses feel more gimmicky than legitimate, although the Enhancements are solid and the detachment has some really good strats. I think the flexibility of the Gladius means thats the auto take normally. Im iffy on the Ballistus and Black Knights currently, but Im lacking in high strength shooting, and mobility (although I can deep strike a chunk of my list to help lessen that). The Lion is great, and extremely durable this edition (the ability for a 2+,3++,4+++ in 10th vs a 2+,4++ goes a long way toward keeping him alive long enough to connect with an opposing unit). I've only played a couple of games with this version so this is a pretty early draft

[drew]

This list is likely what I'll be bringing to the Leviathan Tournament on Saturday, barring any last minute changes tomorrow. Captain will go with the command squad and Chaplain with one of the Knight squads. The Lion will move up likely alongside the command squad but can move elsewhere to help provide support to my flanking units. Black knights as a full squad because I still need mobility and some extra anti-tank options... not entirely sure how they'll perform but this is the time to experiment. Infiltrators for the usual reason, Intercessors to hold my back line or tag it and move on as needed, and Infernus marines to round things off with a new unit just to see how they feel

Leviathan Tournament List v1 (1995 points)
Space Marines
Dark Angels
Strike Force (2000 points)
Gladius Task Force


CHARACTER

Captain in Terminator Armour (120 points)
• 1x Relic weapon
1x Storm bolter
• Enhancement: Bolter Discipline

Chaplain in Terminator Armour (90 points)
• 1x Crozius arcanum
1x Storm bolter

Lion El’Jonson (380 points)
• Warlord
• 1x Arma Luminis
1x Fealty


BATTLELINE

Intercessor Squad (95 points)
• 1x Intercessor Sergeant
• 1x Bolt pistol
1x Bolt rifle
1x Close combat weapon
• 4x Intercessor
• 4x Bolt pistol
4x Bolt rifle
4x Close combat weapon


OTHER DATASHEETS

Deathwing Command Squad (430 points)
• 1x Deathwing Ancient
• 1x Power fist
1x Storm bolter
• 1x Deathwing Apothecary
• 1x Chainfist
1x Storm bolter
• 1x Deathwing Champion
• 1x Halberd of Caliban
• 7x Deathwing Command Terminator
• 4x Chainfist
2x Cyclone missile launcher
3x Storm Shield
2x Storm bolter
2x Storm bolter
3x Thunder hammer

Deathwing Knights (235 points)
• 1x Watcher in the Dark
• 1x Knight Master
• 1x Flail of the Unforgiven
• 4x Deathwing Knight
• 4x Mace of absolution

Deathwing Knights (235 points)
• 1x Watcher in the Dark
• 1x Knight Master
• 1x Flail of the Unforgiven
• 4x Deathwing Knight
• 4x Mace of absolution

Infernus Squad (90 points)
• 1x Infernus Sergeant
• 1x Bolt pistol
1x Close combat weapon
1x Pyreblaster
• 4x Infernus Marine
• 4x Bolt pistol
4x Close combat weapon
4x Pyreblaster

Infiltrator Squad (90 points)
• 1x Infiltrator Sergeant
• 1x Bolt pistol
1x Close combat weapon
1x Marksman bolt carbine
• 4x Infiltrator
• 4x Bolt pistol
4x Close combat weapon
1x Helix Gauntlet
1x Infiltrator Comms Array
4x Marksman bolt carbine

Ravenwing Black Knights (230 points)
• 1x Ravenwing Huntmaster
• 1x Black Knight combat weapon
1x Bolt pistol
1x Plasma talon
• 5x Ravenwing Black Knight
• 5x Black Knight combat weapon
5x Bolt pistol
5x Plasma talon

[drew]

Trying to mess around until something sticks, so feedback on these lists will be greatly appreciated*

*I'm mostly building with units I have and I likely wont be investing too heavily into upgrading my existing armies until after/around their codex releases

[drew]

Jul 21, 2023 7:41:15 GMT -5 drew said:

This list is likely what I'll be bringing to the Leviathan Tournament on Saturday, barring any last minute changes tomorrow. Captain will go with the command squad and Chaplain with one of the Knight squads. The Lion will move up likely alongside the command squad but can move elsewhere to help provide support to my flanking units. Black knights as a full squad because I still need mobility and some extra anti-tank options... not entirely sure how they'll perform but this is the time to experiment. Infiltrators for the usual reason, Intercessors to hold my back line or tag it and move on as needed, and Infernus marines to round things off with a new unit just to see how they feel

Leviathan Tournament List v1 (1995 points)
Space Marines
Dark Angels
Strike Force (2000 points)
Gladius Task Force


CHARACTER

Captain in Terminator Armour (120 points)
• 1x Relic weapon
1x Storm bolter
• Enhancement: Bolter Discipline

Chaplain in Terminator Armour (90 points)
• 1x Crozius arcanum
1x Storm bolter

Lion El’Jonson (380 points)
• Warlord
• 1x Arma Luminis
1x Fealty


BATTLELINE

Intercessor Squad (95 points)
• 1x Intercessor Sergeant
• 1x Bolt pistol
1x Bolt rifle
1x Close combat weapon
• 4x Intercessor
• 4x Bolt pistol
4x Bolt rifle
4x Close combat weapon


OTHER DATASHEETS

Deathwing Command Squad (430 points)
• 1x Deathwing Ancient
• 1x Power fist
1x Storm bolter
• 1x Deathwing Apothecary
• 1x Chainfist
1x Storm bolter
• 1x Deathwing Champion
• 1x Halberd of Caliban
• 7x Deathwing Command Terminator
• 4x Chainfist
2x Cyclone missile launcher
3x Storm Shield
2x Storm bolter
2x Storm bolter
3x Thunder hammer

Deathwing Knights (235 points)
• 1x Watcher in the Dark
• 1x Knight Master
• 1x Flail of the Unforgiven
• 4x Deathwing Knight
• 4x Mace of absolution

Deathwing Knights (235 points)
• 1x Watcher in the Dark
• 1x Knight Master
• 1x Flail of the Unforgiven
• 4x Deathwing Knight
• 4x Mace of absolution

Infernus Squad (90 points)
• 1x Infernus Sergeant
• 1x Bolt pistol
1x Close combat weapon
1x Pyreblaster
• 4x Infernus Marine
• 4x Bolt pistol
4x Close combat weapon
4x Pyreblaster

Infiltrator Squad (90 points)
• 1x Infiltrator Sergeant
• 1x Bolt pistol
1x Close combat weapon
1x Marksman bolt carbine
• 4x Infiltrator
• 4x Bolt pistol
4x Close combat weapon
1x Helix Gauntlet
1x Infiltrator Comms Array
4x Marksman bolt carbine

Ravenwing Black Knights (230 points)
• 1x Ravenwing Huntmaster
• 1x Black Knight combat weapon
1x Bolt pistol
1x Plasma talon
• 5x Ravenwing Black Knight
• 5x Black Knight combat weapon
5x Bolt pistol
5x Plasma talon

Made 1 small adjustment to this before the weekend to give the Intercessors a grenade launcher. I found it performed quite well overall, the Intercessors never ended up getting to sticky my home objective and move on, however they did their job scoring me primary points.

The Infernus marines while not very tough were a very handy bodyguard unit for the Lion as he moved along my opponents flanks, as the extra inch of movement vs my Terminators allowed them to stick within 3" to provide Lone Operative. Their Pyreblasters were handy to provide damage in overwatch, softening targets for the Lion to finish. They didn't last more than a battle round and a half on average but that provided more than enough support for their points.

My Deathwing Knight units excelled as durable melee threats that I split between 1 unit with the Chaplain moving up a flank and the 2nd in deep strike to rapid ingress in my opponents backline and threaten their home objective, and both units were able to tank huge amounts of damage and tie up critical targets as needed.

My command squad died in the bottom of the first battle round in game 1, but they held strong in the middle of the battlefield game 2 and farmed sustained hits (they didn't get on any objectives but they took down Rotigus and a Deathshroud unit and pressured the core of my opponents force.

The Black Knights felt solid as a 6 man unit, and will likely be a staple unit for me in future lists.

The Lion proved to be a largely unkillable melee monster that when running up with the Infernus squad force opponents to commit large amounts of their shooting to try and stop him from connecting. Almost everything he connected with died within the first round of combat, with a Heavy Intercessor squad being the only unit he couldn't take down before they fell back.
I think theres definitely things I can tweak and some units I could swap out, but this felt like a fairly solid rounded list that could play both the primary and secondary games.

[drew]

Version 1 of my current round of Dark Angels lists.

++ Vanguard Tester (Imperium - Adeptus Astartes - Dark Angels) [1,985pts] ++

+ Configuration +


Battle Size: 2. Strike Force (2000 Point limit)

Detachment: Vanguard Spearhead

+ Epic Hero +


Azrael [105pts]: Warlord

Sammael [130pts]

+ Character +


Chaplain in Terminator Armour [100pts]: Storm Bolter, The Blade Driven Deep

+ Battleline +


Intercessor Squad [85pts]

. Intercessor Sergeant: Bolt Rifle, Close Combat Weapon
. 4x Intercessors: 4x Bolt Pistol, 4x Bolt Rifle, 4x Close Combat Weapon

+ Infantry +


Bladeguard Veteran Squad [180pts]

. Bladeguard Veteran Sergeant: Neo-volkite Pistol
. 5x Bladeguard Veterans: 5x Heavy Bolt Pistol, 5x Master-crafted Power Weapon

Deathwing Knights [470pts]: Watcher in the Dark

. 9x Deathwing Knight: 9x Mace of absolution

Infiltrator Squad [100pts]: Helix Gauntlet

. Infiltrator Sergeant
. 4x Infiltrators: 4x Bolt Pistol, 4x Close Combat Weapon, 4x Marksman Bolt Carbine

Infiltrator Squad [100pts]: Helix Gauntlet

. Infiltrator Sergeant
. 4x Infiltrators: 4x Bolt Pistol, 4x Close Combat Weapon, 4x Marksman Bolt Carbine

Scout Squad [55pts]

. Scout Sergeant: Boltgun
. Scout w/ Heavy Weapon: Heavy Bolter
. 2x Scouts w/ Astartes Shotgun: 2x Astartes Shotgun, 2x Bolt Pistol, 2x Close Combat Weapon
. Scouts w/ Boltgun

Sternguard Veteran Squad [100pts]

. Sternguard Veteran Sergeant: Combi-weapon
. 2x Sternguard Veteran w/Bolt Rifle: 2x Close Combat Weapon, 2x Sternguard Bolt Pistol, 2x Sternguard Bolt Rifle
. Sternguard Veteran w/Combi-weapon
. Sternguard Veteran w/Special Weapon: Sternguard Heavy Bolter

+ Mounted +


Ravenwing Black Knights [220pts]

. 5x Ravenwing Black Knight: 5x Black Knight combat weapon, 5x Bolt Pistol, 5x Plasma talon
. Ravenwing Huntmaster

+ Vehicle +


Ballistus Dreadnought [140pts]

Redemptor Dreadnought [200pts]: Icarus Rocket Pod, Macro Plasma Incinerator, Onslaught Gatling Cannon, Twin Fragstorm Grenade Launcher

++ Total: [1,985pts] ++

[drew]

Testing the Vanguard Spearhead with this list initially allowed to me figure out a rough core to future lists: Azrael, 10x Deathwing Knights w/Chaplain to infiltrate, Ballistus + Redemptor, 2x 5 Infiltrators and 5x Scouts. The black Knights+ Sammael in this list were more of a fun choice because I hadn't had a chance to run him previously, and the Bladeguard were a replacement for an additional 5x Dw Knights that I could run Azrael with. Intercessors were a point filler unit. Felt like the list had a lot of mobility and options, but definitely needed a little more staying power. The bikes presented a solid threat, but shooting or melee could quickly overwhelm them. It's got some strong elements, but a few things that bring it down. It'll win games, but if the brick is ignored, my other units are small enough to be taken out quickly with concentrated fire/melee.

[drew]

The Vanguard list Im currently testing with:

++ Sneaky Deathwing (Imperium - Adeptus Astartes - Dark Angels) [2,000pts] ++

+ Configuration +


Battle Size: 2. Strike Force (2000 Point limit)

Detachment: Vanguard Spearhead

+ Epic Hero +


Azrael [105pts]: Warlord

+ Character +


Chaplain in Terminator Armour [100pts]: Storm Bolter, The Blade Driven Deep

Deathwing Strikemaster [80pts]: Mace of absolution, Storm Shield

Lieutenant [65pts]

. Pistol, Master-crafted Bolt Rifle & Melee Weapon: Bolt Pistol, Master-crafted Power Weapon, Plasma Pistol

+ Infantry +


Deathwing Knights [470pts]: Watcher in the Dark

. 9x Deathwing Knight: 9x Mace of absolution

Deathwing Knights [235pts]: Watcher in the Dark

. 4x Deathwing Knight: 4x Mace of absolution

Hellblaster Squad [250pts]

. 9x Hellblaster: 9x Bolt Pistol, 9x Close Combat Weapon, 9x Plasma Incinerator
. Hellblaster Sergeant: Plasma Pistol

Infiltrator Squad [100pts]: Helix Gauntlet

. Infiltrator Sergeant
. 4x Infiltrators: 4x Bolt Pistol, 4x Close Combat Weapon, 4x Marksman Bolt Carbine

Infiltrator Squad [100pts]: Helix Gauntlet

. Infiltrator Sergeant
. 4x Infiltrators: 4x Bolt Pistol, 4x Close Combat Weapon, 4x Marksman Bolt Carbine

Scout Squad [55pts]

. Scout Sergeant: Combat Knife
. Scout w/ Heavy Weapon: Heavy Bolter
. 2x Scouts w/ Astartes Shotgun: 2x Astartes Shotgun, 2x Bolt Pistol, 2x Close Combat Weapon
. Scouts w/ Boltgun

Sternguard Veteran Squad [100pts]

. Sternguard Veteran Sergeant: Combi-weapon
. 2x Sternguard Veteran w/Bolt Rifle: 2x Close Combat Weapon, 2x Sternguard Bolt Pistol, 2x Sternguard Bolt Rifle
. Sternguard Veteran w/Combi-weapon
. Sternguard Veteran w/Special Weapon: Sternguard Heavy Bolter

+ Vehicle +


Ballistus Dreadnought [140pts]

Redemptor Dreadnought [200pts]: Icarus Rocket Pod, Macro Plasma Incinerator, Onslaught Gatling Cannon, Twin Fragstorm Grenade Launcher

++ Total: [2,000pts] ++

[drew]

Finding from my recent game, the 10x Deathwing Knight brick + Chaplain w/Blade Driven Deep is a really powerful way to mess with how my opponents play the game, infiltrating into the centre of the battlefield denies primary + secondary scoring with minimal effort allowing my other units to focus their efforts elsewhere. Adding the 2nd 5x Dw Knights + Strikemaster gives me a deep striking unit I can use to threaten my opponents backline or reinforce objectives as needed (that I can pick back up in my opponents fight phase with a stratagem and deploy again my next turn, constantly applying pressure). Azrael leading the Hellblaster Brick with a Lieutenant has been useful so far, being quickly targeted, but earning their points back and forcing my opponent to commit heavily to deal with them early giving my Knights time to create additional objectives before they began being picked off.

Still need more testing, but Im pretty happy with the results so far.

[raceygaming]

What is your plan if you come up against a forward deployment who wins roll and blocks out big chunks of mid board?

[drew]

Thats probably not a game that starts in my favor. I'd lose the advantage of sitting in the mid board for the first turn, and my DW Knights would have to spend a turn advancing before either moving onto or charging the centre. (5" of movement giving me up to 11" on an advance, averaging out to something like 9.5" of movement, if I deploy right on the line of my deployment zone or just over it if Im lucky, I'll have the centre secured by the 2nd battle round). It's definitely possible to lose the full squad in a single round of shooting, but highly unlikely (given the 2+/4++, 4+++ vs mortals and -1 Dmg with 4 wounds per model), so I should still have a good chunk of my squad left when my turn rolls around.

Hellblasters have assault, so I can advance them the first round to get their guns in position to start softening the mid field, and the Redemptor + Ballistus can provide additional fire support. I'd ideally just need to open up a single flank enough to bring in my other DW Knights mid field (assuming Im screened out of their DZ). They're less good than they used to be with full re-rolls, but sustained + lethal at strength 7/8 is still solid, and they have a 4++ as long as Azrael is alive, buying them some protection from my opponents attacks.

As well, I can relocate units as needed back within my own lines with the Guerilla Tactica strat to protect them or bait my opponent (after either wiping an enemy unit in the fight phase, or denying a charge with Calculated Feint, pulling back D6").

In theory, I've got at least some answers, in reality I'd need more practice to be confident. And everything will still come down to a combination of random dice rolls and secondary objectives, which could throw the game in either players favor regardless of who had the advantage (certain combinations of fixed objectives will mess with me regardless, if my opponent can score without very little interaction, Im likely fighting for my life no matter what)

**Also, not 100% sure if my math checks out properly, full honesty I struggle a fair amount with a lot of math related stuff so feel free to correct anything that seems off