u/ptlboi

I'm relatively new, with 2 games under my belt with World Eaters. I've always wanted to play Deathwatch, but I was too intimidated by the variability of the army. Since I understand the core rules a bit more, I'd love to give it a try.

I've been holding on to the Deathwatch Battalion box since it came out, and now with the Space Marine half from the Armageddon box, I was hoping I could get a good start on a Deathwatch Army.

Here's the models those 2 boxes include:

• Captain with Relic Shield
• Librarian
• Chaplain with Jump Pack
• Ancient
• Intercessor Squad
• Vanguard Veteran Squad
• Eradicator Squad
• 2 x 5 Deathwatch Veterans
• Corvus Blackstar

Could you advise on what my army composition should look like? I do want to focus on ranged shooting a bit, but I'm not sure what I can or cannot include into the army.

What are the essentials or "must includes" for a Deathwatch army?

I'd like to start with 1k so I can play with my buddy, then move on to a 2k army.

Thanks!

I started off with the Combat Patrol then added the Khorne Daemonkin box, and I thought I could build towards this army. The concept is just full melee charge army.

I'm a complete noob that's yet to play a game (just been collecting), so please let me know if this is an ok army to start with, and let me know what I should drop / take / change in terms of units, but also upgrades.

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+ FACTION KEYWORD: Chaos - World Eaters

+ DETACHMENT: Brazen Engines, Khorne Daemonkin (Rampaging Terrors)

+ TOTAL ARMY POINTS: 1995pts

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+ WARLORD: Char1: Khârn the Betrayer

+ ENHANCEMENT:

+ NUMBER OF UNITS: 16

+ SECONDARY: - Bring It Down: (5x2) - Assassination: 4 Characters

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Char3: 1x Daemon Prince of Khorne (200 pts): Hellforged weapons, Infernal cannon

Char1: 1x Khârn the Betrayer (115 pts): Warlord, Gorechild, Plasma pistol

Char2: 1x Lord Invocatus (110 pts): Bladed horn, Bolt pistol, Coward's Bane

Char4: 1x Master of Executions (60 pts): Axe of dismemberment, Bolt pistol

10x Bloodletters (90 pts)

• 1x Bloodreaper: Hellblade

• 9x Bloodletter: 9 with Hellblade

10x Bloodletters (90 pts)

• 1x Bloodreaper: Hellblade

• 9x Bloodletter: 9 with Hellblade

10x Khorne Berzerkers (180 pts)

• 1x Khorne Berzerker Champion: Chainblade, Bolt pistol

• 9x Khorne Berzerker: 9 with Bolt pistol, Chainblade

10x Khorne Berzerkers (180 pts)

• 1x Khorne Berzerker Champion: Chainblade, Bolt pistol

• 9x Khorne Berzerker: 9 with Bolt pistol, Chainblade

6x Bloodcrushers (180 pts)

• 1x Bloodhunter: Bladed horn, Hellblade

• 5x Bloodcrusher: 5 with Bladed horn, Hellblade

1x Chaos Rhino (100 pts): Murder-forged Entity, Armoured tracks, Combi-bolter

1x Chaos Rhino (100 pts): Murder-forged Entity, Armoured tracks, Combi-bolter

2x Chaos Spawn (95 pts): 2 with Hideous Mutations

3x Exalted Eightbound (140 pts)

• 1x Exalted Eightbound Champion: Chainblades

• 2x Exalted Eightbound: 2 with Chainblades

10x Jakhals (65 pts)

• 1x Jakhal Pack Leader: Autopistol, Chainblades

• 1x Dishonoured: Paired manglers

• 8x Jakhal: 8 with Autopistol, Chainblades

1x Maulerfiend (145 pts): Maulerfiend fists, Lasher tendrils

1x Maulerfiend (145 pts): Maulerfiend fists, Lasher tendrils

Thanks!

So here's what I currently have:

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- Combat Patrol (Demon Prince, MoE, 10 Berzerkers, 10 Jakhals)

- 1 Box of Chaos Spawn

- 1 Box of Eightbound

- Kharn the Betrayer

- Maulerfiend / Forgefiend ( Didn't build yet)

- Helbrute

- Chaos Rhino

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I was thinking to go more classic infantry melee army build.

Where do I go from here?

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Would the Exalted of the Red Angel box be good?