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EDITORIAL·WHITE DWARF 330

Standard Bearer: Why a Blood Angels Army List?

June 2007·pp. 81–83

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Jervis explains how revisiting Angels of Death led to a complete Blood Angels update in White Dwarf. A growing FAQ had made the old book awkward to use, while the newly completed Dark Angels structure supplied much of the common Marine groundwork. Magazine publication offered a faster route to a clear, self-contained army and let the team concentrate on the Blood Angels’ distinctive units, but affection for the Chapter was ultimately the decisive reason.

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