Can Dark Angels use space marine stratagems?

As well as the powerful stratagems in the Space Marine Codex, Dark Angels have access to a range of new ones to boost the power of the army even further. Wrath of the Lion (2CP)– Use in the command phase if a combat doctrine is active.
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Do you need space marine codex for Dark Angels?

What to Buy. The Dark Angels are a Supplemental Codex, being an offshoot of the Space Marines faction. The army can consist of many units taken from both books, giving you a huge amount of variety. To play the army you will need BOTH Codex: Dark Angels, and Codex: Space Marines.
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What units can Dark Angels have?

The Dark Angels are often thought of as three armies in one, as they have a core of regular Space Marines, surrounded by fast-moving Ravenwing units, and ultra-resilient Terminator Deathwing units.
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Can Dark Angels successors use Deathwing?

Currently if you play a Dark Angels Successor Chapter (such as Angels of Absolution, etc) you must take the Inheritors of the Primarch successor chapter tactic in order for your Deathwing and Ravenwing units to take advantage of the red-hot Inner Circle and Jink rules.
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Are Dark Angels overpowered?

One of the most absolutely overpowered parts of the book is the Ravenwing and Deathwing rules. This gives extra rules to any units that has one of those keywords. In the core Marine book this is pretty much any model on a bike, a speeder, or in Terminator armor, and also includes Bladeguard.
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Why are deathwing white?

The Deathwing Company's Astartes later painted their Terminator Armour in a bone-white colour scheme to remember the lone squad of Dark Angels Terminators who defended a Dark Angels recruitment planet known as Plain's World from a Tyranid Genestealer invasion.
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What is the best space marine?

Warhammer 40K: 6 Strongest Space Marine Chapters
  1. 1 The Ultramarines.
  2. 2 Blood Angels. ...
  3. 3 Dark Angels. ...
  4. 4 Black Templars. ...
  5. 5 Space Wolves. ...
  6. 6 Imperial Fists. Descendents of the 7th legion, the Imperial Fists are renowned for their knowledge of siege defense and warfare. ...
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Are the Dark Angels loyal?

The Dark Angels are loyal to the Emperor, no matter what the broader 40k community might think.
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How many Space Marines are in the Dark Angels?

Twenty Legions of Space Marines were created by the Emperor during the Great Crusade to join and lead the Emperor's quest to unite all of humanity under the aegis of the Imperium of Man.
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Do Deathwing Terminators have ObSec?

1st Company - Terminator Squads, Terminator Assault Squads, Relic Terminator Squads and Deathwing Terminator Squads (not Command Squads or DW Knights) get ObSec if they are in a Vanguard Detachment containing only DEATHWING/INNER CIRCLE models.
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Why do Dark Angels use plasma?

The official reason given in previous editions was that DA are the first legion and have access to older technology, which in this case meant plasma.
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Can Dark Angels have vanguard veterans?

The vanguard veteran squad is only available in codex space marines. Dark Angels armies using codex dark angels don't get the option. Although you could just paint them the same as the rest of the powered armored marines in your army and build an army list entirely from codex: SM and use all of its rules.
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Why did the Dark Angels change to green?

Sometime after the Betrayal, the Dark Angels changed their primary heraldry colour from black to dark green. Lion El'Jonson had previously decreed that Dark Angels could change their armor to green in memory of the war against the Great Beasts of Caliban.
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Can Dark Angels take centurions?

It cannot transport Jump Pack, Primaris, Terminator or Centurion models.
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Can Dark Angels advance and charge?

The increase to a 4+ invulnerable save if you advance is also a nice bonus. However, the loss of Speed of the Raven, allowing you to advance and still shoot and charge, will mitigate the effectiveness of doing so, unless your unit has Assault Weapons or does not need to fire that turn.
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What happened to Lion El Johnson?

Fate of the Lion

During his duel with Luther on Caliban, Lion El'Jonson suffered a severe psychic blow which left him mortally wounded.
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Who are the Dark Angels rivals?

The current point at which we are with the Horus Heresy novels is that there is a definite rivalry with the Dark Angels and the Night Lords. The Space Wolves have also always been rivals to the Dark Angels, although it's more a rivalry between competitive siblings than enemies.
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Why are the Dark Angels Unforgiven?

The Unforgiven have come to hold this name because of the events surrounding the death of their primarch at the hands of his second-in-command Luther and a contingent of the original Dark Angels Legion which turned to Chaos at the end of the Horus Heresy.
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Do Blood angels follow the Codex?

The Blood Angels generally adhere closely to the organisation laid down in Roboute Guilliman's Codex Astartes, and the Chapter's Astartes are equipped in a similar manner to most other Space Marines.
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Is Cypher Lion El Jonson?

An elderly human Lord Cypher, who advised Luther and Lion El'Jonson during the campaign against the Great Beasts. He died a few Terran years after the coming of the Imperium and the Emperor to Caliban. A young Lord Cypher, who was one of Luther's advisers during the first stages of his rebellion.
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Who is the Primarch of the GREY Knights?

Before he departed, the Sigillite selected Janus from among the eight to continue the work he had begun. So it was that Janus became the first Supreme Grand Master of the Grey Knights.
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What is the dark angels secret?

The Fallen are the secret enemy of the Unforgiven -- the present-day Dark Angels and their Successor Chapters who relentlessly pursue their ancient foes in a desperate search for forgiveness for their ancient betrayal of the Emperor. The Fallen's treachery and betrayal is the Dark Angels' secret shame.
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Are Ultramarines the strongest?

The Ultramarines are considered one of the strongest and most honoured of all the Space Marine Chapters in the Imperium of Man, and were responsible for almost single-handedly holding the Imperium together after the Horus Heresy.
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How old can a space marine get?

They do not age. They can effectively live for all eternity and fight forever as far as far as a combat effective Space Marine can. But, they will die, all Space Marines eventually at some point during their lifetimes will come accross a battle they will not survive. Death to a Space Marine is always a violent one.
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What is the coolest space marine chapter?

Best Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine chapters
  • Iron Hands.
  • Ultramarines.
  • White Scars.
  • Blood Angels.
  • Salamanders.
  • Imperial Fists.
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