Goatboy’s Grimdark Armylist – Jack Harvester’s LVO 2025 Blood Angels

Goatboy with a unique 40K Blood Angel list from this last LVO 2025 that thinks outside the box and almost made the finals.

Goatboy here and I will get back to an Aeldari list when I can start brewing in the app.  Today I want to talk about Jack Harpster’s Blood Angel list from this last LVO.  I loved how it was a different style list that played into the strengths of the new detachment – Angelic Inheritors – to create a unique little monster that feels very Blood Angel like.  I just thought it was great he went a bit outside the box and almost took it to the finals.

Here is the armylist to check out.  The Detachment is really wanting to have as many characters in units as possible to help activate the armies abilities.  For those who haven’t seen the Detachment – character units get to pick 2 choices from 3 rules at the beginning of the game.  You have the ability to shoot and declare a charge when you fallback.  You can reroll hit rolls of 1 and wound rolls of 1.  You can also reroll Advance and Charge rolls for units.  All of these are pretty powerful and when you create a little MSU damage list you can easily ramp up your assault/movement capabilities of the army,

Goatboy’s Grimdark Armylist – Jack Harvester’s LVO 2025 Blood Angels

Space Marines
Blood Angels
Angelic Inheritors
Strike Force (2000 Points)

CHARACTERS

Captain with Jump Pack (85 Points)
• 1x Hand flamer
• 1x Relic weapon

Captain with Jump Pack (85 Points)
• 1x Hand flamer
• 1x Relic weapon

Commander Dante (130 Points)
• Warlord
• 1x Perdition Pistol
• 1x The Axe Mortalis

Librarian (65 Points)
• 1x Bolt pistol
• 1x Force weapon
• 1x Smite

Lieutenant with Combi-weapon (95 Points)
• 1x Combi-weapon
• 1x Paired combat blades
• Enhancements: Ordained Sacrifice

The Sanguinor (140 Points)
• 1x Encarmine broadsword

BATTLELINE

Intercessor Squad (80 Points)
• 1x Intercessor Sergeant
◦ 1x Astartes grenade launcher
◦ 1x Bolt pistol
◦ 1x Bolt rifle
◦ 1x Power fist
• 4x Intercessor
◦ 4x Bolt pistol
◦ 4x Bolt rifle
◦ 4x Close combat weapon

OTHER DATASHEETS

Devastator Squad (120 Points)
• 1x Devastator Sergeant
◦ 1x Close combat weapon
◦ 1x Combi-weapon
◦ 1x Power fist
• 4x Devastator
◦ 4x Bolt pistol
◦ 4x Close combat weapon
◦ 4x Lascannon

Inceptor Squad (240 Points)
• 1x Inceptor Sergeant
◦ 1x Close combat weapon
◦ 1x Plasma exterminators
• 5x Inceptor
◦ 5x Close combat weapon
◦ 5x Plasma exterminators

Inceptor Squad (120 Points)
• 1x Inceptor Sergeant
◦ 1x Assault bolters
◦ 1x Close combat weapon
• 2x Inceptor
◦ 2x Assault bolters
◦ 2x Close combat weapon

Infiltrator Squad (100 Points)
• 1x Infiltrator Sergeant
◦ 1x Bolt pistol
◦ 1x Close combat weapon
◦ 1x Marksman bolt carbine
• 4x Infiltrator
◦ 4x Bolt pistol
◦ 4x Close combat weapon
◦ 1x Helix Gauntlet
◦ 1x Infiltrator Comms Array
◦ 4x Marksman bolt carbine

Sanguinary Guard (130 Points)
• 3x Sanguinary Guard
◦ 2x Angelus boltgun
◦ 3x Encarmine blade
◦ 1x Inferno pistol
◦ 1x Sanguinary Banner

Sanguinary Guard (130 Points)
• 3x Sanguinary Guard
◦ 2x Angelus boltgun
◦ 3x Encarmine blade
◦ 1x Inferno pistol
◦ 1x Sanguinary Banner

Sanguinary Guard (130 Points)
• 3x Sanguinary Guard
◦ 2x Angelus boltgun
◦ 3x Encarmine blade
◦ 1x Inferno pistol
◦ 1x Sanguinary Banner

Vindicator (175 Points)
• 1x Armoured tracks
• 1x Demolisher cannon
• 1x Hunter-killer missile
• 1x Storm bolter

Vindicator (175 Points)
• 1x Armoured tracks
• 1x Demolisher cannon
• 1x Hunter-killer missile
• 1x Storm bolter

2000 pts

Using the Blood Angels List

The unit I love in this list is the Devastators that love having a Librarian attached to them.  They get at 4+ invulnerable save as well as having access to the Lone Operative stratagem form the unit – In the Shadow of Great Wings.  Beyond having a pretty metal name it is a powerful ability that lets you pick it after the enemy targets one of your units in the shooting phase.  It means the unit can’t be shot unless they are within 18 inches which is huge for a unit throwing out 4 Lascannons that reroll 1’s to hit and 1’s to wound.  It gives the army another “long ranged” damage piece that helps keep things honest as you move your Vindicators up the field and see what you can kill with them.  The Sanguinor also gets a lot more interesting when they can reroll their hits and wounds most of time and try to fish for some Devastating options.

I like the list a lot and think it is awesome Jack did so well with it.  It is one of the reasons I keep looking at my Blood Angel project and wondering if I can even get close to doing as well as Mr. Harpster on the table tops.  Also looking at ways to make a cool Devastator unit built out of Primarch bodies running around with Lascannons.

Give it up for Jack – what a sweet list!

Thomas Reidy, aka Goatboy, the ever-evil member of BoLS. I do arts, play 40k, and even paint a lot of stuff. I have been playing Warhammer 40K since the 1990s, and have won multiple national events including Adepticon and GW GTs. I’ve been writing for BoLS for 15 years. Look at my Instagram to see what I am working on – or working on for someone. I am always doing something hobby related.

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