What will you choose and why?
So I was having a look over at The Bell of Lost Souls and found dedicated area for the Dark Angel upcoming release, The information below is from the hero known as StickMonkey, this is a rumoured outline of what to expect as your army choices from the codex,
The question is what will you choose any why?
HQ:
Azrael - Artificer or Terminator options. New model. Lions Helm grants 3+ Inv., Lion’s Wrath grants Gets Hot rerolls (army-wide?), Master crafted Plasma Blaster (see Horus Heresy book?), Sword of Secrets is Sx2 Master Crafted Power weapon. Watcher in the Dark model is W:1 5+ Inv, with no other stats. It cannot be targeted by anything including blasts, and must stay within 2″ of Azrael or is removed. Watcher can take Look Out Sirs.
Belial - Terminator armor. New model. Eternal Warrior 2+ Inv!!! Grants Elites Deathwing Termys Heroic Intervention if he is attached. Cannot take options, Master Crafted Strombolter. Sword of Secrets is a Relic Blade with an additional effect. Belian grants a buff to Termys within 6″.
Sammael - If mounted in his Speeder, unlocks scoring Speeders. Can also take his normal bike.
Azmodai – Current model (finecast) Unlocks no units. His Litanies grants a longer ranged more potent buff.
Ezekiel - Current model (finecast), Psyker Level 3
Barakiel – Master of the Forge. Armed with a “Reaper Cannon” – 36″ S:5 Assault (6 or 12?) AP:3 Extremely Expensive in points.
Librarian – Power Level 1 (upgrade to 2)
Company Master – Power Armor, or Terminator armor
Interrogator Chaplain
Command/Honor squad Terminators or Bikes with Belial or Sammael respectively, Apothecary, Standard bearer, 1x Heavy weapon upgrades. W:2 regardless of armor, or bikes.
Elites:
Chaplains / Brother-Interrogators - Unit size 1-3. Chaplain style death masks, dual bolt pistols and power maul. (can upgrade pistols). B-I have an increased BS over regular chaplains and can operate independantly as IC or join units, B-I only buff the unit they join with litanies (more potent version), while non-upgraded chaplains buff a 6″ bubble. B-I are only characters if independent, and cannot leave attached units (similar to Wolfguard).
Inner Circle Unit Terminator armor. W:1, Heroic Intervention if Belial is attached to the unit. WS/BS 5. They get a cover save upon deepstriking. “Lion-themed” visually. Entire unit can purchase Sergeant upgrades. No heavy weapons, Unit max size:5. Categorized as Deathwing Assault Unit
Dreadnought – Venerable and Mortis options. Categorized as Deathwing Assault Unit.
Scouts – Land Speeder Storm as dedicated transport. “Markerlight” effect targets one enemy unit – other Dark Angels units then get a bonus (reroll to hit?) versus the unit as long as the Scouts are within line of sight to thier “Fallen” target. Teleport Homer. Sergeant Namaan (WOOHOO!!) returns, granting Reserve rerolls to all Death Wing units.
Techmarine
Veterans
TROOPS:
Deathwing Terminators – Same general layout as we have now, but with additional Plasma Cannon and Autocannon heavy weapon options.
Tactical Squads – The old classics we all love, moving on…
Ravenwing Bike Squad – Up to ten bikers, for each 5 bikes, you may upgrade one to an Attack bike. Attack bike gunner options are: HB, MM, HF, Twin-linked Plasmagun!. Squad can Combat Squad and has Teleport Homers.
FAST ATTACK:
Ravenwing Landspeeder Support Squad – Same as now, but gunner option are: HB, MM, HF, Twin-linked Plasmagun!
Ravenwing Bike Support Squad – Full Attack Bike unit (could also be a duplicate report of the TROOPS Bike Squad)
Assault Squad – Same old classic jump-pack squad we have now.
Ravenclaw Air Superiority Fighter – Dual “Reaper Cannons” allowing Snap Shots on flyers. Can be replaced with 2x Missiles, or 2x Plasma Cannons.
HEAVY SUPPORT:
Predator – Plasma and “Reaper Cannon” new main gun option, no new sponson options – new model kit possible (and the Predator is kind of an old kit).
Whirlwind - Flakk missile option.
Land Raider – Dark Angels get all the current Imperial types. Deathwing can take then at dedicated transports.
Dreadnought – The classics that we know and love, moving on…
Devastator Squad – Flakk missile option.
Vindicator - Nothing new here…
Siege Cannon – Techmarine’s mortar-like cannon. Multiple sources speak of this model being somehow interchangable with Imperial Guard artillery kits to round out the last missing models. ~Editor’s note: the Griffon perhaps?
DEDICATED TRANSPORTS:
Rhino – Standard rules.
Razorback – Standard rules, new updated model kit with ALL turret weapons options mentioned.
Land Raider – Deathwing Terminators ONLY.
Land Speeder Storm – Scouts only.
Battle Bunker – from the Wall of Martyrs kit.