Angel's Keep: A 40K Dark Angels Blog

  Hello fellow 40K enthusiasts! It seems that we're in a holding pattern waiting for 11th to fully drop. There were a lot less events held last weekend than over the previous ones. Less does not mean none though. There were still 14 GT or larger events held over the weekend, including 2 that had more than 100 players. That gives us some data to work with.  What that data tells us is that the Defiler meta is going to be what we wrap 10th edition with. The Top Faction of the weekend was, once again, Chaos Space Marines, and it appears the main list-building question CSM players are asking themselves is if the right number of Defilers is 2 or 3. The detachment breakdown is as follows. Detachment PBZ Soulforged Warpack 1st 1 1 2nd 2 1 3rd I don't have any really penetrating insight into these lists I haven't made before. The short version is: Defilers and Chosen, with some utility units and supporting characters. My eyes are starting to glaze over when I look at CSM lists becau...

  Greetings honored battle brethren! Another weekend has passed, so I'm here with another Dark Angels update. It was not a big event weekend. Player numbers were low for the 40K community as a whole and Dark Angels players in particular. I was, however, able to pick out a few lists worth talking about.  The first of those lists is Zac Brooks-Richardson's Gladius Task Force list, which he used to go 4-1 and place 3rd out of 34 players at Nailhammer 11 (2 day 5 game GT) held in Belper, England. Here's Zac's list on BCP. We'll discuss it below.  The lion does not concern himself with victrix  (Nice!) Lion Dad (unconcerned with Victrix) - Warlord Azrael Lieutenant with Combi-weapon Intercessor Squad: 5 bolter boys Assault Intercessors with Jump Packs: 5 flying choppy boys Ballistus Dreadnought Ballistus Dreadnought Deathwing Knights: 5 awesome chonky macey boys Deathwing Knights: 5 awesome chonky macey boys Deathwing Knights: 5 awesome chonky macey boys Incurs...

  Hello fellow 40K enthusiasts! Another weekend has gone by with 40K players battling it out on tabletops worldwide. As I've made it my wont, I've compiled the data of the Top Three results from those events so I can share it with you. I figure it's good for everyone to know what they can expect to face in the competitive scene. Sometimes it's fun too! Unfortunately, in what may be the last weekend of 10th edition, the fun is not to be had. This is because the Defiler meta continues to be an unwanted cancer across the competitive scene. Our Top Faction is once again Chaos Space Marines, with the result and detachment breakdown as follows. I'm just going to trust you can make sense of my abbreviations. Detachment PBZ Bile Hu Ma Re Ra 1st 2 1 1 2nd 3 2 3rd 2 As you can see, the majority of top three results were Pactbound Zealots, and all of those lists had at least 1 Defiler, with 6 out of the 7 having at least 2. In addition to that, the Renegade Raiders list had 2 ...