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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Are Dark Angels any good?

Dark Angels on the other hand just get to be good at everything. Their Chapter Tactic, unlike pretty much any other, is amazing in both combat and shooting. Their super doctrine, likewise is good all the time. They have access to amazing special shooting units, but also super awesome close combat units.
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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 do Dark Angels do 40k?

A Dark Angels Primaris Captain in combat. When the Dark Angels do undertake joint operations alongside other Chapters, it is quite common for them to do so with others amongst the so-called "Unforgiven" -- the Successor Chapters of the original Dark Angels Legion.
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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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Dark Angels in Warhammer 40K Ninth Edition - Army Overview and Unit Discussion



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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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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Are Dark Angels heretics?

By going to Istvaan, the Dark Angels – all Dark Angels - would be seen as traitors and heretics however vociferously it might be denied by their primarch. Despite the relatively small number of Dark Angels present at Istvaan, the legion reaped a bloody tally against the loyalist Raven Guard.
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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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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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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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Can Dark Angels take centurions?

It cannot transport Jump Pack, Primaris, Terminator or Centurion models.
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Where should I start collecting Dark Angels?

Building a Beginner Dark Angels Army

The first port of call for a Dark Angels army is, of course, the Dark Angels Combat Patrol box set. This is a flexible box, containing a Primaris Chaplain, three Interceptors, a Redemptor Dreadnought, and five Primaris Intercessors.
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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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Can Ravenwing advance and shoot?

The Ravenwing can also utilise Hit and Run Wargare to fall back and shoot, as well as Skilled Riders for a means of accessing -1 to hit. Sadly, they have lost Speed of the Raven, meaning a unit can no longer advance and fire as normal.
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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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How many Space Marines do the Dark Angels have?

By the end of the Great Crusade the Dark Angels had a strength slightly under 200,000 Space Marines, but many of these were spread out across the Galaxy and unaware of the greater galactic developments.
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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 Luther a Space Marine?

Luther, also known as the "Arch-betrayer," was once the second-highest-ranking officer of the ancient Dark Angels Space Marine Legion.
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Are the Blood Angels heretics?

The Blood Angels are a formerly Loyalist First Founding Space Marine Legion of Heretic Astartes who are wholly dedicated to the service of the Chaos God Nurgle, the Lord of Decay, though they were once the noble descendants of the angelic Primarch Sanguinius.
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Who are the watchers in the dark?

The Watchers in the Dark are a strange race of humanoid creatures of small stature native to the lost world of Caliban who inhabit The Rock, the mobile fortress-monastery of the Dark Angels Space Marine Chapter. They are often utilised by the Chapter and its Unforgiven Successor Chapters as favoured servants.
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How hot is a melta gun?

The Meltagun, also called a "Fusion Gun," "Melter," or "Cooker," is a powerful, short-ranged anti-armour weapon that produces an intense, energetic beam of heat in the tens of thousands of degrees Centigrade.
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What powers do Dark Angels have?

Dark Angel has vast powers and is able to perform a variety of feats including mind control, altering her size, teleportation and altering the time stream.
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How strong is a plasma pistol?

Plasma pistols have a core power output of 100-150 KV at 2~3 dA, but when overcharged, the power output can reach 1.5 MV @ 2~3 dA.
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