By Robert Kaye
This codex is based off the one released in White Dwarf 229, with updates to take into account the changes between 3rd and 5th ed., and to give the player some measure of control over his army rather than have every unit having compulsory movement towards the nearest enemy. It also seeks to provide some balance to the army by removing redundant units and overpowered units and providing a means of holding objectives. This army is based on the idea that the Tower of the Lost, home to those who have succumbed to the black rage, at times releases its occupants under supervision by sane members of the Blood Angels to be given the chance to die in battle rather than to become abominations, and that some of the former squad members of those who succumb to the black rage assist their brethren one last time. Since this force is typically sent into deliberately suicidal missions, the most valuable members of the chapter do not attend such forces, with the occasional exception of Chaplain Lemartes as it is part of his duty. Although this army may seem extremely powerful in close combat, it does have a key weakness in that it has very few units that can take objectives, leaving the player with the choice of either making an army that does not try to take objectives and goes solely for the massacre, or one that uses the berserk elements of the army to protect those few scoring units while they take objectives.
The profiles for the majority of the units are available from the free Blood Angels codex online and have been reproduced here for ease of use.Special Rules:
Red Thirst: May not count as a scoring unit.
Guardians of the Lost: Counts as a scoring unit.
HQ
HQ: Lemartes, Guardian of the Lost 125 Points
WS 5 BS 5 S 4 T 4 W 3 I 5 A 3 Ld 10 Sv 3+
Unit Type: Jump Infantry
Individual: An army may only include one Chaplain Lemartes.
Wargear: Frag grenades, Krak grenades, Bolt pistol, Crozius Arcanum, Rosarius, Death Mask, Power armour, Jump pack
Special Rules: Independent Character, Honour of the Chapter, Litanies of Hate
HQ: Tycho, During the 3rd War for Armageddon 130 Points
WS 5 BS 5 S 4 T 4 W 3 I 5 A 3 Ld 10 Sv 2+
Unit Type: Infantry
Individual: An army may only include one Tycho.
Wargear: Frag grenades, Krak grenades, Bolt pistol, Iron Halo, Combi-meltagun, Artificer armour
Special Rules: Fearless, Feel No Pain, Furious Charge, Black Rage, Preferred Enemy: Orks, Independent Character
HQ: Chaplain 100 Points
WS 5 BS 5 S 4 T 4 W 2 I 5 A 3 Ld 9 Sv 3+
Unit Type: Infantry
Wargear: Frag grenades, Krak grenades, Bolt pistol, Crozius Arcanum, Rosarius, Power armour
Special Rules: Independent Character, Honour of the Chapter, Litanies of Hate
Options:
• Replace bolt pistol with a plasma pistol for +15 points.
• Take a storm bolter for +5 points, a combi-flamer, combi-plasma gun or combi-meltagun for +10 points, or power fist for +25 points.
• Take meltabombs for +5 points.
• Take a jump pack for +20 points or Space Marine bike for +30 points.
• Replace all other wargear with Terminator armour, storm bolter, Rosarius, and Crozius Arcanum for +25 points.
HQ: Librarian 120 Points
WS 5 BS 5 S 4 T 4 W 2 I 5 A 3 Ld 9 Sv 3+
Unit Type: Infantry
Wargear: Frag grenades, Krak grenades, Bolt pistol, Force weapon, Psychic hood, Power armour
Special Rules: And They Shall Know No Fear, Independent Character
Options:
• Replace bolt pistol with a plasma pistol for +15 points.
• Take a storm bolter for +5 points, or a combi-flamer, combi-plasma gun or combi-meltagun for +10 points.
• Take meltabombs for +5 points.
• Take a Space Marine bike for +30 points.
• Replace all other wargear with Terminator armour, storm bolter, force weapon, and psychic hood for +25 points.
Psychic Powers: Wings of Sanguinius, Might of Heroes
HQ: Captain 100 Points
WS 5 BS 5 S 4 T 4 W 3 I 5 A 3 Ld 10 Sv 3+
Unit Type: Infantry
Wargear: Frag grenades, Krak grenades, Bolt pistol, Chainsword, Iron halo, Power armour
Special Rules: And They Shall Know No Fear, Independent Character, Rites of Battle
Options:
• Replace bolt pistol with a plasma pistol for +15 points.
• Replace chainsword with a power weapon for +15 points, a power fist or single lightning claw for +25 points, a pair of lightning claws for +30 points, or a thunder hammer for +30 points.
• Take a storm bolter for +5 points, or a combi-flamer, combi-plasma gun or combi-meltagun for +10 points.
• Take meltabombs for +5 points.
• Take a jump pack for +20 points.
• Replace all other wargear with Terminator armour, plus one of the following weapon options, for +25 points: storm bolter (or any combi-weapon) & power sword (or power fist), a pair of lightning claws, or a thunder hammer & storm shield.
HQ: Death Company Captain 125 Points
WS 5 BS 5 S 4 T 4 W 3 I 5 A 4 Ld 10 Sv 3+
Unit Type: Infantry
Wargear: Frag grenades, Krak grenades, Bolt pistol, Chainsword, Iron halo, Power armour
Special Rules: Fearless, Feel No Pain, Furious Charge, Black Rage, Independent Character
Options:
• Replace bolt pistol with a plasma pistol for +15 points.
• Replace chainsword with a power weapon for +15 points, a power fist or single lightning claw for +25 points, a pair of lightning claws for +30 points, or a thunder hammer for +30 points.
• Take a storm bolter for +5 points, or a combi-flamer, combi-plasma gun or combi-meltagun for +10 points.
• Take meltabombs for +5 points.
• Take a jump pack for +20 points.
• Replace all other wargear with Terminator armour, plus one of the following weapon options, for +25 points: storm bolter (or any combi-weapon) & power sword (or power fist), a pair of lightning claws, or a thunder hammer & storm shield.
ELITES
Elites: Honoured Death Company 40 Points/Model
Honoured Death Company: WS 4 BS 4 S 4 T 4 W 1 I 4 A 3 Ld 10 Sv 3+
Unit Composition: 5-10 Honoured Death Company
Unit Type: Infantry
Wargear: Frag grenades, Krak grenades, Bolt pistol, Bolter or chainsword, Power armour
Special Rules: Fearless, Feel No Pain, Furious Charge, Black Rage
Options:
• The entire squad may be given jump packs for +5 points per model.
• Any squad member may replace their bolt pistol with a plasma pistol for +15 points.
• Any squad member may replace their chainsword with a power weapon for +15 points or a power fist for +25 points.
• Any squad member may carry melta bombs for +5 points.
Transport: If jump packs are not taken then the squad may select a Blood Angels Rhino or a Drop Pod as a dedicated transport vehicle.
Elites: Tactical Squad 90 Points (240 Points including accompanying Death Company Squad)
Veteran Sergeant: WS 4 BS 4 S 4 T 4 W 1 I 4 A 2 Ld 9 Sv 3+
Space Marine: WS 4 BS 4 S 4 T 4 W 1 I 4 A 1 Ld 8 Sv 3+
Unit Composition: 1 Veteran Sergeant, 4 Space Marines
Unit Type: Infantry
Wargear: Frag grenades, Krak grenades, Bolt pistol, Bolter, Power armour
Special Rules: And They Shall Know No Fear, Combat Squads, Guardians of the Lost
Options:
• The squad may include five additional Space Marines for +75 points.
• The Veteran Sergeant may replace his bolt pistol with a plasma pistol for +15 points.
• The Veteran Sergeant may replace his bolter with a chainsword for free, with a power weapon for +15 points, or with a power fist for +25 points.
• The Veteran Sergeant may take meltabombs for +5 points.
• One Space Marine may replace his bolter with a flamer for +5 points, a meltagun for +10 points, or a plasma gun for +15 points.
• If the squad numbers 10 models, one Space Marine may replace his bolter with a heavy bolter, multi-melta, or a missile launcher for +10 points; with a plasma cannon for +15 points; or with a lascannon for +20 points.
Transport: Tactical Squads may select a Drop Pod, a Blood Angels Rhino, or a Razorback as a dedicated transport vehicle.
Companions: The Tactical Squad must be accompanied by a Death Company Squad from the Troops section. This squad must be paid for in the normal way but does not use up a Troops slot and may be deployed independently from the Tactical Squad, and is treated as a separate unit in every other way.
Elites: Death Company Dreadnought 125 Points
Type: Walker
WS 4 BS 4 S 6 I 4 A 2(3)+D3 Front Armour 12 Side Armour 12 Rear Armour 10
Wargear: Two Dreadnought close combat weapons, one with built-in storm bolter and one with built-in meltagun. Smoke launchers, Searchlight
Special Rule: Black Rage
Options:
• Upgrade to a Venerable Death Company Dreadnought for +20 points.
• Replace storm bolter with heavy flamer for +5 points.
• Take extra armour for +15 points.
Transport: A Death Company Dreadnought may select a Drop Pod as a dedicated transport.
TROOPS
Troops: Death Company 30 Points/Model
Death Company: WS 4 BS 4 S 4 T 4 W 1 I 4 A 2 Ld 9 Sv 3+
Unit Composition: 5-10 Death Company
Unit Type: Infantry
Wargear: Frag grenades, Krak grenades, Bolt pistol, Bolter or chainsword, Power armour
Special Rules: Fearless, Feel No Pain, Furious Charge, Black Rage, Red Thirst
Options:
• The entire squad may be given jump packs for +5 points per model.
Transport: If jump packs are not taken then the squad may select a Blood Angels Rhino or a Drop Pod as a dedicated transport vehicle.
FAST ATTACK
Fast Attack: Death Company Bike Squadron 45 Points/Model
Death Company Biker: WS 4 BS 4 S 4 T 4(5) W 1 I 4 A 2 Ld 9 Sv 3+
Unit Composition: 3-5 Death Company Bikers
Unit Type: Bikes
Wargear: Frag grenades, Krak grenades, Bolt pistol or chainsword, Space Marine bike with twin-linked bolters, Power armour
Special Rules: Fearless, Feel No Pain, Furious Charge, Black Rage
Fast Attack: Assault Squad 100 Points (250 Points including accompanying Death Company Squad)
Veteran Sergeant: WS 4 BS 4 S 4 T 4 W 1 I 4 A 2 Ld 9 Sv 3+
Space Marine: WS 4 BS 4 S 4 T 4 W 1 I 4 A 1 Ld 8 Sv 3+
Unit Composition: 1 Veteran Sergeant, 4 Space Marines
Unit Type: Jump Infantry
Wargear: Frag grenades, Krak grenades, Bolt pistol, Chainsword, Jump Pack, Power armour
Special Rules: And They Shall Know No Fear, Combat Squads, Deep Strike, Guardians of the Lost
Options:
• The squad may include five additional Space Marines for +110 points.
• Up to two Space Marines may replace their bolt pistol with a plasma pistol for +15 points per model.
• The Veteran Sergeant may replace his bolt pistol with a plasma pistol for +15 points.
• The Veteran Sergeant may replace his chainsword with a power weapon for +15 points or with a power fist for +25 points.
• The Veteran Sergeant may take meltabombs for +5 points.
• The Veteran Sergeant may take a combat shield for +10 points.
Transport: The Squad may remove its jump packs to count as Infantry and may then have a Drop Pod or a Blood Angels Rhino as a dedicated transport vehicle at no additional cost.
Companions: The Assault Squad must be accompanied by a Death Company Squad from the Troops section. This squad must be paid for in the normal way but does not use up a Troops slot and may be deployed independently from the Assault Squad, and is treated as a separate unit in every other way.
Fast Attack: Land Speeder Squadron 65 Points
Unit Composition: 1 Land Speeder
Type: Vehicle Squadron, Fast, Skimmer
BS 4 Front Armour 10 Side Armour 10 Rear Armour 10
Wargear: Heavy bolter or multi-melta
Options:
• May include up to two extra Land Speeders for +65 points each.
• One Land Speeder may add a Typhoon missile launcher for +10 points.
• Up to two Land Speeders may be given a heavy flamer for +10 points each or an assault cannon for +35 points each.
HEAVY SUPPORT
Heavy Support: Land Raider 250 Points
Type: Tank
BS 4 Front Armour 14 Side Armour 14 Rear Armour 14
Wargear: Twin-linked heavy bolter, Two twin-linked lascannons, Smoke launchers, Searchlight
Special Rules: Power of the Machine Spirit, Assault Vehicle
Options:
• Take a pintle-mounted storm bolter for +5 points.
• Take a hunter-killer missile for +15 points.
• Take extra armour for +15 points.
Transport Capacity: 10 Models. (Space Marines in Terminator armour count as two models.)
Heavy Support: Land Raider Crusader 250 Points
Type: Tank
BS 4 Front Armour 14 Side Armour 14 Rear Armour 14
Wargear: Twin-linked assault cannon, Multi-melta, Two hurricane bolters, Frag assault launcher, Smoke launchers, Searchlight
Special Rules: Power of the Machine Spirit, Assault Vehicle
Options:
• Take a pintle-mounted storm bolter for +5 points.
• Take a hunter-killer missile for +15 points.
• Take extra armour for +15 points.
Transport Capacity: 16 Models. (Space Marines in Terminator armour count as two models.)
Heavy Support: Whirlwind 85 Points
Type: Tank
BS 4 Front Armour 11 Side Armour 11 Rear Armour 10
Wargear: Whirlwind missile launcher, Smoke launchers, Searchlight
Options:
• Take a pintle-mounted storm bolter for +5 points.
• Take a hunter-killer missile for +15 points.
• Take a dozer blade for +5 points.
• Take extra armour for +15 points.
Heavy Support: Predator 70 Points
Type: Tank
BS 4 Front Armour 13 Side Armour 11 Rear Armour 10
Wargear: Autocannon, Smoke launchers, Searchlight
Options:
• Take a pintle-mounted storm bolter for +5 points.
• Take a hunter-killer missile for +15 points.
• Take a dozer blade for +5 points.
• Take extra armour for +15 points.
• Replace autocannon with twin-linked lascannon for +35 points.
• Take side sponsons with heavy bolters for +25 points or with lascannons for +60 points.
Heavy Support: Vindicator 125 Points
Type: Tank
BS 4 Front Armour 13 Side Armour 11 Rear Armour 10
Wargear: Demolisher cannon, Storm bolter, Smoke launchers, Searchlight
Options:
• Take a pintle-mounted storm bolter for +5 points.
• Take a hunter-killer missile for +15 points.
• Take a dozer blade for +5 points.
• Take extra armour for +15 points.
Heavy Support: Baal Predator 100 Points
Type: Tank
BS 4 Front Armour 13 Side Armour 11 Rear Armour 10
Wargear: Twin linked assault cannons, Smoke launchers, Searchlight, Over-charged Engines
Options:
• Take pintle-mounted storm bolter for +10 points.
• Take a hunter-killer missile for +15 points.
• Take side sponsons with heavy bolters or heavy flamers for +25 points.
• Take extra armour for +15 points.
TRANSPORT
Dedicated Transport Vehicle: Blood Angels Rhino 40 Points
Type: Tank
BS 4 Front Armour 11 Side Armour 11 Rear Armour 10
Wargear: Storm bolter, Smoke launchers, Searchlight
Special Rules: Repair, Over-charged Engines
Options:
• Take a pintle-mounted storm bolter for +5 points.
• Take a hunter-killer missile for +15 points.
• Take a dozer blade for +5 points.
• Take extra armour for +15 points
Transport Capacity: 10 Models. (May not carry models in Terminator armour.)
Dedicated Transport Vehicle: Razorback 50 Points
Type: Tank
BS 4 Front Armour 11 Side Armour 11 Rear Armour 10
Wargear: Twin-linked heavy bolter, Smoke launchers, Searchlight
Options:
• Take a pintle-mounted storm bolter for +5 points.
• Take a hunter-killer missile for +15 points.
• Take a dozer blade for +5 points.
• Take extra armour for +15 points.
• Replace twin-linked heavy bolters with twin-linked lascannon for +30 points.
Transport Capacity: 6 Models. (May not carry models in Terminator armour.)
Dedicated Transport Vehicle: Drop Pod 50 Points
Type: Immobile, Open-topped
BS 2 Front Armour 12 Side Armour 12 Rear Armour 12
Wargear: Storm bolter
Special Rules:
• Inertial Guidance System
• Immobile: A Drop Pod may not move once it has entered the battle, and counts in all respects as a vehicle that has suffered an Immobilised damage result (which cannot be repaired).
• After the Drop Pod lands, all passengers must immediately disembark (they may not assault that turn). No models can embark on it for the rest of the game.
Transport Capacity: 10 Models. Space Marines in Terminator armour count as 2 Models. Dreadnoughts count as 10 Models.
By Robert Kaye
This codex is based off the Death Guard codex in the 4th ed. Codex Chaos Space Marines, with updates to take into account the changes to the codex layout and the new units, so that players of the old Death Guard army, as well as other fans of Plague marines, can play with a proper army of them in 5th ed.
HQ
HQ: Abaddon the Despoiler
Same as codex chaos space marines (p90)
Unique
HQ: Fabius Bile
Same as codex chaos space marines (p90)
Unique
HQ: Typhus
Same as codex chaos space marines (p90)
Unique
HQ: Daemon Prince
Same as codex chaos space marines (p92) except that:
Must be given the Mark of Nurgle.
HQ: Plague Lord
Same as Chaos Lord from codex chaos space marines (p92) except that:
Costs 20 points more.
Must purchase the Mark of Nurgle (increasing his T by 1 and reducing his I by 1) and has Feel No Pain and blight grenades and therefore cannot take any other marks.
If given terminator armour the blight grenades are replaced by a Cloud of Flies, which has the same effect in close combat as blight grenades, but not when attacking vehicles.
HQ: Plague Sorcerer
Same as Chaos Sorcerer from codex chaos space marines (p93) except that:
Costs 20 points more.
Must purchase the Mark of Nurgle (increasing his T by 1 and reducing his I by 1) and has Feel No Pain and blight grenades and therefore cannot take any other marks.
If given terminator armour the blight grenades are replaced by a Cloud of Flies, which has the same effect in close combat as blight grenades, but not when attacking vehicles.
ELITES
Elites: Chosen Plague Marines
Same as Chosen Chaos Space Marines from codex chaos space marines (p94) except that:
They cost 26 points each.
They gain the Mark of Nurgle (increasing their T by 1 and reducing their I by 1) and have Feel No Pain, blight grenades and Fearless.
May not take icons, although one model may be given a personal icon for 5 points.
May not upgrade weapons with Heavy weapons.
Elites: Plague Terminators
Same as Chaos Terminators from codex chaos space marines (p94) except that:
They cost 38 points each.
They gain the Mark of Nurgle (increasing their T by 1 and reducing their I by 1) and have Feel No Pain, Cloud of Flies and Fearless.
May not take icons, although one model may be given a personal icon for 5 points.
Cloud of Flies has the same effect in close combat as having blight grenades, but not when it comes to attacking vehicles.
Elites: Possessed Plague Marines
Same as Possessed Chaos Space Marines from codex chaos space marines (p95) except that:
They cost 34 points each.
They gain the Mark of Nurgle (increasing their T by 1 and reducing their I by 1) and have Feel No Pain and blight grenades.
May not take icons, although one model may be given a personal icon for 5 points.
If Feel No Pain is rolled for on the Daemonkin chart increase the WS by 1 again.
Elites: Chaos Dreadnought
Same as codex chaos space marines (p95)
TROOPS
Troops: Plague Marines
Same as codex chaos space marines (p97)
FAST ATTACK
Fast Attack: Plague Bikers
Same as Chaos Bikers from codex chaos space marines (p99) except that:
They cost 41 points each.
They gain the Mark of Nurgle (increasing their T by 1 and reducing their I by 1) and have Feel No Pain, blight grenades and Fearless.
May not take icons, although one model may be given a personal icon for 5 points.
Fast Attack: Plague Raptors
Same as Chaos Raptors from codex chaos space marines (p99) except that:
They cost 28 points each.
They gain the Mark of Nurgle (increasing their T by 1 and reducing their I by 1) and have Feel No Pain, blight grenades and Fearless.
May not take icons, although one model may be given a personal icon for 5 points.
Fast Attack: Chaos Spawn
Same as codex chaos space marines (p99)
HEAVY SUPPORT
Heavy Support: Plague Havocs
Same as Chaos Havocs from codex chaos space marines (p100) except that:
They cost 23 points each.
They gain the Mark of Nurgle (increasing their T by 1 and reducing their I by 1) and have Feel No Pain, blight grenades and Fearless.
May not take icons, although one model may be given a personal icon for 5 points.
May not upgrade weapons with Heavy weapons.
Heavy Support: Obliterator Cult
Same as codex chaos space marines (p100)
Heavy Support: Chaos Predator
Same as codex chaos space marines (p100)
Heavy Support: Chaos Vindicator
Same as codex chaos space marines (p101)
Heavy Support: Chaos Defiler
Same as codex chaos space marines (p101)
Heavy Support: Chaos Land Raider
Same as codex chaos space marines (p101)
SUMMONED DAEMONS
0-1 Summoned Greater Daemon
Same as codex chaos space marines (p102)
Summoned Lesser Daemons
Same as codex chaos space marines (p102)
TRANSPORT
Dedicated Transport Vehicle: Chaos Rhino
Same as codex chaos space marines (p96)
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