Hello, i’m interested in the perspectives of this sub about getting into Dark Angels for a newer player. I’ve been a fan of 40K for several years but not well versed in much of tabletop. I have a few Kill Teams that I use with my friend group and we all recently got our own Combat Patrols to get into bighammer just a little bit.
Anyways, I’ve heard the Dark Angels combat patrol is a fine starting set but not very unique/Dark Angels-y. Also since I got the EC combat patrol recently I’m not super eager to get a second one just yet. It’s definitely a consideration but I wonder if there’s an alternative I’m not seeing for a gateway box.
Additionally, in a perfect world it would be nice to get a box I could take some/all the units from and double them as an Angels of Death kill team, lotta dopamine if I could get “a 2 for 1”. I’ve considered the Black Templar Crusader Squad for this, although I understand a little iconography surgery/DA upgrade sprue is needed to really make it belong to the First, and I don’t know if a converted Crusader Sauad would really mesh well with a bigger list down the road.
Any recommendations or advice would be appreciated 🙏