This is my attempt at a legal Raven Guard force. What do you think?

HQ

Primarch Corax (Chapter Master)
-Artificer Armour
-Pair of Lightning Claws
-Jump Pack
195 pts.

Primarch Honour Guard (Honour Guard Squad)
-Two additional Honour Guard
-Chapter Champion has Relic Blade
-Drop Pod
235 pts.

TROOPS

Tactical Squad Blackfeather
-Five additional Space Marines
-Sergeant has Power Fist
-Drop Pod
-Missile Launcher
-Flamer
230 pts.

Tactical Squad Razorbeak
-Five additional Space Marines
-Sergeant has Power Weapon
-Drop Pod
-Missile Launcher
-Flamer
220 pts.

Tactical Squad Avianus
-One additional Space Marine
-Sergeant has Power Weapon
-Drop Pod
156 pts.

FAST ATTACK

Jetbike Squad Talon-slash (Bike Squad)
-Sergeant has Power Weapon
-Sergeant has Melta-bombs
-One biker has Plasma gun
-One biker has Melta

Why not use Shrike instead? That way you get the special rules that make your marines more like the Raven Guard. IIRC, Shrike confers infiltrate and fleet of foot to your whole army. That would almost make your drop pods un-necessary.

This doesn’t jive with your chapter master. Honor guard cannot take jump packs, and a master with a jump pack cannot ride in a drop pod, so they’re going to have to meet up on the field somehow. I’d recommend taking Vanguard vets. with jump packs.

This isn’t bad; I recommend taking at least one more unit kitted out like this unit, so you can have three troop choices in this army. Frankly, this army would be benefits from four troop choices.

This squad seems wasteful. You only have six marines, no special shooting weapons, just a power weapon. I’d get rid of this squad to bolster other units in your army, like the Vanguard that I recommended, or better yet, get some scouts with sniper rifles, and see if you have enough points for Tellion, and use him as a ‘counts as’ hero. I’d think that an army based on stealth and infiltration would produce at least one master sniper some time in its history.

I can’t tell how many points this unit is, or how many bikers are in it. If it has only 3 bikers, then it won’t be effective. Biker units require at least 6 bikers to be effective, depending on the number of special weapons it has. For example, if you have a power weapon and two melta guns, take 6 bikers so you have 3 ablative wounds and don’t lose your special weapons. If not wanting to field 6 bikers, I’d recommend an attack bike squadron with multi-meltas for dedicated tank hunting.

And that’s all I got. don’t get discouraged by what I posted. Keep in mind it’s only advise, and you do not have to heed it at all. In all honesty, it takes at least 3-10 attempts to make a good army list that will be fun to play and not die quickly. It takes me about 3 weeks to make a decent list.

Regardless of what you decide to do, good hunting.

Have you thought of using the Blood Angels Codex for them?

That way you could make use of:

- BA Honour guard with Jump Packs, to support your commander.

- Jump Pack Troops are a Troops choice.

- Veteran Jump Pack Marines are Elites

Just a thought. ;)

not a bad idea Yvraith. I think Dante would be a fair representation of he Corax. He's a beast.

Actually Yraith, that's a fantastic idea. Do the BA still have bikers?