NEW Death Guard vs Blood Angels Warhammer 40k Battle Report – Codex First Impressions



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The time has arrived to unleash the favored sons of Nurgle across the galaxy and watch as they spread his gift.

Luka throws together a Mortarion’s Anvil Plague Company lead by the Primarch himself to go up against the Blood Angels lead by Commander Dante.

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  1. ARMY LISTS:

    DEATH GUARD ARMY LIST:

    Mortarion – 490 Pts

    Death Guard Daemon Prince – Sword, Wings – 185 Pts RELIC: Warp Insect Hive

    Malignant Plague Caster – Bolt Pistol – 95 Pts RELIC(-1CP) – Plague of Glothila

    10x Plague Marines – 2x Blight Launcher, 2x Plasma, Power Fist – 260 pts

    10x Poxwalkers – 50 pts

    10x Poxwalkers – 50 pts

    5x Blightlord Terminators – Plague Spewer, Flail of Corruption, Combi-Flamer – 215 Pts

    Biologus Putrifier – 65 Pts

    Helbrute – Heavy Flamer, Multimelta – 130 Pts

    5x Chaos Spawn – 115 Pts (-2CP Grandfatherly Influence)

    Feotid Bloat-Drone – Fleshmower – 135 Pts

    Feotid Bloat-Drone – Fleshmower – 135 Pts

    Miasmic Malignifier – 75 Pts

    BLOOD ANGEL ARMY LIST:

    ++ Battalion Detachment -3CP (Imperium – Adeptus Astartes – Blood Angels) [103 PL, 1,995pts, -3CP] ++

    + Configuration [-3CP] +

    **Chapter Selection**: Blood Angels

    Detachment Command Cost [-3CP]

    + HQ [17 PL, 325pts] +

    Commander Dante [9 PL, 175pts]: Frag & Krak grenades, Inferno pistol, The Axe Mortalis

    Librarian Dreadnought [8 PL, 150pts]: Furioso fist, Furioso force halberd, Smite, Storm bolter

    + Troops [20 PL, 430pts] +

    Tactical Squad [5 PL, 110pts]

    . 3x Space Marine [54pts]: 3x Bolt pistol, 3x Boltgun, 3x Frag & Krak grenades

    . Space Marine Sergeant [28pts]: Bolt pistol, Boltgun, Frag & Krak grenades, Hand Flamer [5pts], Power sword [5pts]

    . Space Marine w/Special Weapon [28pts]: Bolt pistol, Frag & Krak grenades, Meltagun [10pts]

    Tactical Squad [5 PL, 110pts]

    . 3x Space Marine [54pts]: 3x Bolt pistol, 3x Boltgun, 3x Frag & Krak grenades

    . Space Marine Sergeant [28pts]: Bolt pistol, Boltgun, Frag & Krak grenades, Hand Flamer [5pts], Power sword [5pts]

    . Space Marine w/Special Weapon [28pts]: Bolt pistol, Frag & Krak grenades, Meltagun [10pts]

    Tactical Squad [5 PL, 110pts]

    . 3x Space Marine [54pts]: 3x Bolt pistol, 3x Boltgun, 3x Frag & Krak grenades

    . Space Marine Sergeant [28pts]: Bolt pistol, Boltgun, Frag & Krak grenades, Hand Flamer [5pts], Power sword [5pts]

    . Space Marine w/Special Weapon [28pts]: Bolt pistol, Frag & Krak grenades, Meltagun [10pts]

    Tactical Squad [5 PL, 100pts]

    . 4x Space Marine [72pts]: 4x Bolt pistol, 4x Boltgun, 4x Frag & Krak grenades

    . Space Marine Sergeant [28pts]: Bolt pistol, Boltgun, Frag & Krak grenades, Hand Flamer [5pts], Power sword [5pts]

    + Elites [42 PL, 795pts] +

    Death Company Marines [16 PL, 270pts]: Jump Pack [2 PL, 20pts]

    . Death Company Marine [37pts]: Frag & Krak grenades, Thunder hammer [15pts]

    . Death Company Marine [37pts]: Frag & Krak grenades, Thunder hammer [15pts]

    . Death Company Marine [22pts]: Frag & Krak grenades

    . . Bolt pistol and chainsword: Astartes Chainsword, Bolt pistol

    . Death Company Marine [22pts]: Frag & Krak grenades

    . . Bolt pistol and chainsword: Astartes Chainsword, Bolt pistol

    . Death Company Marine [22pts]: Frag & Krak grenades

    . . Bolt pistol and chainsword: Astartes Chainsword, Bolt pistol

    . Death Company Marine [22pts]: Frag & Krak grenades

    . . Bolt pistol and chainsword: Astartes Chainsword, Bolt pistol

    . Death Company Marine [22pts]: Frag & Krak grenades

    . . Bolt pistol and chainsword: Astartes Chainsword, Bolt pistol

    . Death Company Marine [22pts]: Frag & Krak grenades

    . . Bolt pistol and chainsword: Astartes Chainsword, Bolt pistol

    . Death Company Marine [22pts]: Frag & Krak grenades

    . . Bolt pistol and chainsword: Astartes Chainsword, Bolt pistol

    . Death Company Marine [22pts]: Frag & Krak grenades

    . . Bolt pistol and chainsword: Astartes Chainsword, Bolt pistol

    Sanguinary Guard [17 PL, 310pts]

    . Sanguinary Guard [30pts]: Angelus boltgun, Encarmine axe, Frag & Krak grenades

    . Sanguinary Guard [30pts]: Angelus boltgun, Encarmine axe, Frag & Krak grenades

    . Sanguinary Guard [30pts]: Angelus boltgun, Encarmine axe, Frag & Krak grenades

    . Sanguinary Guard [30pts]: Angelus boltgun, Encarmine sword, Frag & Krak grenades

    . Sanguinary Guard [40pts]: Frag & Krak grenades, Plasma pistol [5pts], Power fist [5pts]

    . Sanguinary Guard [30pts]: Angelus boltgun, Encarmine sword, Frag & Krak grenades

    . Sanguinary Guard [30pts]: Angelus boltgun, Encarmine sword, Frag & Krak grenades

    . Sanguinary Guard [30pts]: Angelus boltgun, Encarmine sword, Frag & Krak grenades

    . Sanguinary Guard [30pts]: Angelus boltgun, Encarmine sword, Frag & Krak grenades

    . Sanguinary Guard [30pts]: Angelus boltgun, Encarmine sword, Frag & Krak grenades

    Terminator Assault Squad [9 PL, 215pts]

    . Assault Terminator Sergeant [43pts]

    . . Thunder Hammer & Storm Shield [10pts]: Storm shield, Thunder hammer [10pts]

    . 4x Assault Terminator w/THSS [172pts]: 4x Storm shield, 4x Thunder hammer [40pts]

    + Fast Attack [12 PL, 235pts] +

    Assault Squad [12 PL, 235pts]: Jump Pack [2 PL, 20pts]

    . 7x Space Marine [126pts]: 7x Astartes Chainsword, 7x Bolt pistol, 7x Frag & Krak grenades

    . Space Marine Sergeant [33pts]: Frag & Krak grenades, Inferno pistol [5pts], Power fist [10pts]

    . Space Marine w/Special Weapon [28pts]: Frag & Krak grenades, Meltagun [10pts]

    . Space Marine w/Special Weapon [28pts]: Frag & Krak grenades, Meltagun [10pts]

    + Dedicated Transport [12 PL, 210pts] +

    Drop Pod [4 PL, 70pts]: Storm bolter

    Drop Pod [4 PL, 70pts]: Storm bolter

    Drop Pod [4 PL, 70pts]: Storm bolter

    ++ Total: [103 PL, 1,995pts, -3CP] ++

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    ++ Battalion Detachment -3CP (Imperium – Adeptus Astartes – Blood Angels) [103 PL, 1,995pts, -3CP] ++

    + Configuration [-3CP] +

    **Chapter Selection**: Blood Angels

    Detachment Command Cost [-3CP]

    + HQ [17 PL, 325pts] +

    Commander Dante [9 PL, 175pts]: Frag & Krak grenades, Inferno pistol, The Axe Mortalis

    Librarian Dreadnought [8 PL, 150pts]: Furioso fist, Furioso force halberd, Smite, Storm bolter

    + Troops [20 PL, 430pts] +

    Tactical Squad [5 PL, 110pts]

    . 3x Space Marine [54pts]: 3x Bolt pistol, 3x Boltgun, 3x Frag & Krak grenades

    . Space Marine Sergeant [28pts]: Bolt pistol, Boltgun, Frag & Krak grenades, Hand Flamer [5pts], Power sword [5pts]

    . Space Marine w/Special Weapon [28pts]: Bolt pistol, Frag & Krak grenades, Meltagun [10pts]

    Tactical Squad [5 PL, 110pts]

    . 3x Space Marine [54pts]: 3x Bolt pistol, 3x Boltgun, 3x Frag & Krak grenades

    . Space Marine Sergeant [28pts]: Bolt pistol, Boltgun, Frag & Krak grenades, Hand Flamer [5pts], Power sword [5pts]

    . Space Marine w/Special Weapon [28pts]: Bolt pistol, Frag & Krak grenades, Meltagun [10pts]

    Tactical Squad [5 PL, 110pts]

    . 3x Space Marine [54pts]: 3x Bolt pistol, 3x Boltgun, 3x Frag & Krak grenades

    . Space Marine Sergeant [28pts]: Bolt pistol, Boltgun, Frag & Krak grenades, Hand Flamer [5pts], Power sword [5pts]

    . Space Marine w/Special Weapon [28pts]: Bolt pistol, Frag & Krak grenades, Meltagun [10pts]

    Tactical Squad [5 PL, 100pts]

    . 4x Space Marine [72pts]: 4x Bolt pistol, 4x Boltgun, 4x Frag & Krak grenades

    . Space Marine Sergeant [28pts]: Bolt pistol, Boltgun, Frag & Krak grenades, Hand Flamer [5pts], Power sword [5pts]

    + Elites [42 PL, 795pts] +

    Death Company Marines [16 PL, 270pts]: Jump Pack [2 PL, 20pts]

    . Death Company Marine [37pts]: Frag & Krak grenades, Thunder hammer [15pts]

    . Death Company Marine [37pts]: Frag & Krak grenades, Thunder hammer [15pts]

    . Death Company Marine [22pts]: Frag & Krak grenades
    X8
    . . Bolt pistol and chainsword: Astartes Chainsword, Bolt pistol

    Sanguinary Guard [17 PL, 310pts]

    . Sanguinary Guard [30pts]: Angelus boltgun, Encarmine axe, Frag & Krak grenades
    X3
    . Sanguinary Guard [30pts]: Angelus boltgun, Encarmine sword, Frag & Krak grenades

    . Sanguinary Guard [40pts]: Frag & Krak grenades, Plasma pistol [5pts], Power fist [5pts]

    . Sanguinary Guard [30pts]: Angelus boltgun, Encarmine sword, Frag & Krak grenades
    X5

    Terminator Assault Squad [9 PL, 215pts]

    . Assault Terminator Sergeant [43pts]

    . . Thunder Hammer & Storm Shield [10pts]: Storm shield, Thunder hammer [10pts]

    . 4x Assault Terminator w/THSS [172pts]: 4x Storm shield, 4x Thunder hammer [40pts]

    + Fast Attack [12 PL, 235pts] +

    Assault Squad [12 PL, 235pts]: Jump Pack [2 PL, 20pts]

    . 7x Space Marine [126pts]: 7x Astartes Chainsword, 7x Bolt pistol, 7x Frag & Krak grenades

    . Space Marine Sergeant [33pts]: Frag & Krak grenades, Inferno pistol [5pts], Power fist [10pts]

    . Space Marine w/Special Weapon [28pts]: Frag & Krak grenades, Meltagun [10pts]

    . Space Marine w/Special Weapon [28pts]: Frag & Krak grenades, Meltagun [10pts]

    + Dedicated Transport [12 PL, 210pts] +

    Drop Pod [4 PL, 70pts]: Storm bolter

    Drop Pod [4 PL, 70pts]: Storm bolter

    Drop Pod [4 PL, 70pts]: Storm bolter

    ++ Total: [103 PL, 1,995pts, -3CP] ++

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  2. I think Morty did what he's meant to which is be the biggest baddest thing on the board and force your opponent to dump everything into him to kill it or ignore it entirely. either way the opponent looses.

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  3. Death Guard seem super OP at the minute. Especially Mortarion. From a lore point of view making a Primarch nearly unkillable makes sense. On the tabletop for 490 points it doesn’t though.

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  4. First turn charge you should have used Adaptive strategy in your command phase on your terminators and use angels sacrifice on your librarian dreadnought in your fight phase, forcing all of Mortarions attacks on your dreadnought. Then your Terminators can survive and attack on full strength

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  5. https://www.goonhammer.com/hammer-of-math-killing-mortarion/ Here is a mathhammer showing how many effort needs to kill Mortarion. Even a fully decked up Warlord Titan will have more than 30% chance failing to kill Morarion. Remember how we scream "Ironhand Leviathan Dreadnought is so OP tough" a year ago? The same Warlord Titan actually would only failed to finish it in one round 13% of the time. Morty is almost 3 times as tough as the "too OP Leviathan Dread". Morty seems should cost 600pts not 490pts.

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  6. 43 mins in, yes attack drone IMO. Also I think this is a huge uphill battle for BA, I think knowing miasma is up, run and gun and keep reserves in space till miasma is failed or denied. Also allows stretching out DG then gor for backfield obj. Play the mission? Thats my initial thoughts cause at first look I was like, morty is about to grape his face off…

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  7. If you want to see how to run a proper Blood Angels list against DG and Mortarion, check out Blood Angels Commander from 2 weeks ago:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwgA1w73d18

    His Blood Angels lists are excellent, and he knows how to use them.

    MWG videos are for fun and seeing well-painted armies, but they are NOT videos to watch for beginners to learn strategy from, even if Luka is very knowledgable.

    The lists are not competitive or even competent half the time because they are basically product placement for new models or models that aren't seeing a lot of use. When there is a new hot army whose codex has dropped, they are more likely to bring out the strong stuff to show it off, but when they do, you can bet your last dollar that the other side won't be bringing its A game. Case in point. Blood Angels v. Salamanders video another case in point….

    So, think of MWG videos as a GW showroom floor, not a master class in gameplay.

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  8. Not sure if it changed in the new codex, but the fleshmower is a plague weapon in the old codex, so you should have been able to re-roll the wounds in the first round fight phase to kill off that squad.

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  9. Your game table had me thinking
    “TROGDOR!!” The entire time lol. I know they weren’t actually thatched roof cottages but they were very medieval in comparison to the armies

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  10. Interesting, from this and other bat reps it sure looks like the new DG is very difficult to beat. Perhaps a little too difficult. Makes you wonder if that's the thing with GW and new models, make them OP to get sales, then dial them back for balance… and release something new that's OP at release.

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