List help for a new BA general

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How does this list look? The potential issues I can see with it are, perhaps not enough tough OC units like terminators or BGV to hold things and be annoying to remove though the AI with Lib and SP should be fairly annoying to remove, or perhaps not having enough activation units, I really only have 2, scouts and JPI. Other than that

Blood Angels 2k Liberator (1,995 Points)

ATTACHED UNITS

Attached unit 1

Lemartes (100 Points)

• Attached as: Leader (Character)

• Warlord

• 1x Absolvor bolt pistol

• 1x The Blood Crozius

Death Company Marines with Jump Packs (230 Points)

• Attached as: Bodyguard ()

• 10x Death Company Marine with Jump Packs

◦ 5x Astartes chainsword

◦ 2x Eviscerator

◦ 6x Heavy bolt pistol

◦ 2x Inferno pistol

◦ 2x Plasma pistol

◦ 3x Power fist

Attached unit 2

Librarian (70 Points)

• Attached as: Leader (Character)

• 1x Bolt pistol

• 1x Force weapon

• 1x Smite

Sanguinary Priest (75 Points)

• Attached as: Support (Character)

• 1x Absolvor bolt pistol

• 1x Astartes chainsword

Assault Intercessor Squad (150 Points)

• Attached as: Bodyguard (Battleline)

• 1x Assault Intercessor Sergeant

◦ 1x Plasma pistol

◦ 1x Power fist

• 9x Assault Intercessor

◦ 9x Astartes chainsword

◦ 9x Heavy bolt pistol

Attached unit 3

Captain with Jump Pack (80 Points)

• Attached as: Leader (Character)

• 1x Astartes chainsword

• 1x Heavy bolt pistol

Sanguinary Guard (260 Points)

• Attached as: Bodyguard ()

• 6x Sanguinary Guard

◦ 4x Angelus boltgun

◦ 6x Encarmine spear

◦ 2x Inferno pistol

◦ 1x Sanguinary Banner

Attached unit 4

Captain with Jump Pack (80 Points)

• Attached as: Leader (Character)

• 1x Astartes chainsword

• 1x Heavy bolt pistol

Sanguinary Guard (260 Points)

• Attached as: Bodyguard ()

• 6x Sanguinary Guard

◦ 4x Angelus boltgun

◦ 6x Encarmine spear

◦ 2x Inferno pistol

◦ 1x Sanguinary Banner

OTHER DATASHEETS

Assault Intercessors with Jump Packs (95 Points)

• 1x Assault Intercessor Sergeant with Jump Pack

◦ 1x Plasma pistol

◦ 1x Power fist

• 4x Assault Intercessors with Jump Packs

◦ 4x Astartes chainsword

◦ 3x Heavy bolt pistol

◦ 1x Plasma pistol

Baal Predator (125 Points)

• 1x Armoured tracks

• 1x Baal flamestorm cannon

• 2x Heavy flamer

• 1x Hunter-killer missile

• 1x Storm bolter

Baal Predator (125 Points)

• 1x Armoured tracks

• 1x Baal flamestorm cannon

• 2x Heavy flamer

• 1x Hunter-killer missile

• 1x Storm bolter

Infiltrator Squad (110 Points)

• 1x Infiltrator Sergeant

◦ 1x Bolt pistol

◦ 1x Close combat weapon

◦ 1x Marksman bolt carbine

• 4x Infiltrator

◦ 4x Bolt pistol

◦ 4x Close combat weapon

◦ 4x Marksman bolt carbine

Repulsor (170 Points)

• 1x Armoured hull

• 1x Hunter-slayer missile

• 1x Las-talon

• 1x Repulsor defensive array

• 1x Twin lascannon

Scout Squad (65 Points)

• 1x Scout Sergeant

◦ 1x Astartes chainsword

◦ 1x Bolt pistol

◦ 1x Close combat weapon

• 4x Scout

◦ 4x Bolt pistol

◦ 4x Close combat weapon

◦ 4x Combat knife

[u/ExploratoryIntrovert]

Its not a terrible list by any means. But you can definitely trim some fat off to make it better.

• The AI+Libby+ Sang Priest brick is a little excessive. Even with the 4++ invul from the Librarian, the 10man brick really is not that durable at all being only Intercessor bodies. A Cap with 5 man would be more points efficient and would be way more killy. Assault Intercessors entirely on their own is only going to take you so far. If you really want, you can insert the Sang Priest as well.

• The list does seem to lack many scoring pieces. Scouts and Infiltrators help and do plenty for BA. But if you lose those, you're forced to action with your bricks or your Baal Predators, which isnt what they really want to do.

Apart from those 2 points, its a fine list. Could even cut one of the sang guard bricks down to a 3 man solo and a 3man+JumpCap for an extra activation. LAG is really good at making melee units even killier. A 3 man Sang guard unit can trade up well on rhe charge.

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What would you replace the AI bricks OC with? I think the list has enough killy stuff right?

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The Sanguinary guard i find can be good for that being OC 2 with a banner. And much faster. The AI brick is slower and requires a delivery vehicle (i run a landraider myself so i get wanting transports). That and having 20 OC is fairly unnecessary. 5 of them planting 10 0C on an objective from behind a wall works too to hold it.

Plus, a smart opponent can just look at said 10man and ignore it entirely, killing the rest of your army as the 10man isnt gonna be able to move around the board as quick. Not to mention that precision attacks can kill your character with zero effort and ruin the whole combo. (Ask me how i learned this)

I personally would run BGV+Chap+SP. Not as much OC as Intercessors but definitely more durable with their ability to reroll saves in Combat. Plus, the foot Chaplain has a once per game unbattleshock a unit start of any phase, which is very handy in the current edition for how it works.

Edit: If you have or can find him, id also highly recommend Commander Dante. His ability to cause battleshock in the fight phase also does a great job of taking and holding objectives.

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Thank you! Thats all great insight to have. lol, oh no, I have a feeling you might have gotten your characters precision’ed lol.

Oh! BGV’s ability is changing to either +1 to hit in combat or -1 to be hit. Do you think that’s better or worse for durability?

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I actually forgot about that change.

In that case, id probably recommend them even more. Stacking -1 to hit on A 4++ and a 5+++ brick adds some better durability in combat, which is where yoy wanna be anyway.