The Black Guard

Additional Music by Scott Buckley – released under CC-BY 4.0.

[luisgutierrez-ypfl]

I think the fact they are rarely mentioned is a sign of their success. After all, you can't be noticed if there is no one left to notice you.

[BarelyDecentProduction]

I think the trauma from Istvaan 5 got soo ingrained into their minds and because they how effective the bombardment was, they decided to use it on their enemies

[SKKVTOL]

The embodiment of "its still a stealth mission if everyone's dead"

[offsetcircle]

Ah yes the slightly less reasonable marines

[dragnusu]

They have mastered the art of destroying the enemy before they realize you are even there!!!🤣🤣🤣

[eternalvibe]

Masters of stealth using the best method. Making sure there is no one left to know they were there.

[memosanchez]

The raven gaurd are one of my favorite chapters as well as their successors their also some of the most underrated astartes that actually behave like a space marine is supposed to planing ahead to the last detail and avoiding running head first into a battle yelling and giving away their positions

[Significantpower]

Stealth mission successful, they did not see us leave.

[uninspiredrambler]

Finally a chapter that doesn't sound insane

[Xahnel]

Ah yes, the stealth tank and stealth artillery.

For when you need to make sure that no one within 15 miles saw you.

[Fyrebrand]

“Brother-Sergeant!”

“Yes, Chapter Master?”

“Do you see the enemy sitting inside our kill zone?”

“Yes, Chapter Master.”

“I don’t want to.”

“Understood, Chapter Master.”

*Tchaikovsky 1812 intensifies*

[ghillieguy]

it's always great to see a chapter that has a style of warfare that offers a twist on what the legion was known for.

[edim]

That's the thing about Raven Guard and most of their successor chapters. They are smart. They're the "reasonable marines" legion. The Raptors are another 2nd founding RG chapter and their entire shtick is "what if Space Marines fought like an actual realistic military force".

[thedyingmeme]

Literally NEVER heard of these guys. Damn, they must be doing SOMETHING right lmao

[SnowBoundPhoenix]

As a World of Tanks Blitz player I can tell you that turning a corner and seeing a Vindicator aiming straight at me while I’m in a light tank scares the shit out of me.

[johnclement]

Imagine being a chaos soldier marching in a forest then your entire position turns into a blasted crater.

[dragonsaint]

Smart lads, they looked at their numbers post Heresy and decided "Nah, fuck that close combat stuff, we can't afford the losses, get the arty cannons"

[pablosoleramaeso]

They took the "if you ever find yourself on a fair fight IS because you suck" to a whole new level.

[Channel-s]

Now this chapter I’d back 100% especially since they are underrated being apart of the Ravenguard on another level of low recognition kinda plays into the stealth aspect

[labbit]

Imagine getting ambushed but instead of getting backstabbed you get fucking glassed