TOP 5 Space Marine Successor Chapters

[@ChapterMasterValrak]

Who are your top 5 Space Marine Successor Chapters?

[@knee9287]

Black Templar，Silver skull，Silver Templar，White Templar，Hammer of Dorn.

[@texrex2848]

No lamenters well bad luck strikes again

[@Azoth86730]

Exorcists, Black Templars, Carcharodons, Lamenters, Mantis Warriors, Celestial Lions, Crimson Fists, Raptors, Flesh Tearers, Howling Griffons, Emperor's Spears, Red Scorpions

[@Abbadon380]

Blood Ravens,Red Scorpions, Minotaurs,black Templars and the black dragons

[@chefmike231]

Flesh Tearers, Void Tridents, Black Templar, Scythes of the Emperor, Black Dragons

[@redhatter94]

1. Lamenters- The Imperium doesn't deserve them, the heroic sad boys will get a novel at some point I hope. 2. Crimson Fists- Just badass 3. Knights of Blood 4. Celestial Lions - rip 5. Black Templar's - Angry Knights

[@TheEarlofManwhich]

Solid list, I'll second this, except maybe swapping KoB with Blood Ravens or Minotaurs

[@alphariusomegon4442]

We all know the Silver Skulls are the best chapter given they are loyalist iron Warriors #Barbas

[@tylerghersinich576]

Lamenters quite possibly the only chapter that the god emperor sheds a manly tear for

[@tylerghersinich576]

@@TheEarlofManwhich minotaurs chapter is a good one possibly being a hybrid chapter with world eater and iron warriors gene seed

[@robertnelson9599]

I think the Knights of Blood deserves the R.I.P more than the Celestial Lions, seeing how they are actually destroyed.

[@zedakh]

In no particular order: - Carcharodons Astra - Black Templars - Lamenters - Blood Ravens - Black Dragons

[@markhohenbrink5230]

Same but instead of lamentors it's the guys that people think are the legion of the dammed the fire Phoenix guys. They are lit on fire but it doesnt hurt them.

[@Brandelwyn]

Lamenters AND Sharks? Ur crazy

[@snakeyman5560]

@@Brandelwyn I'm not a lamentors guy, but the sharks are awesome! You wanna talk tragic? How about the celestial lions?

[@MikeThepiper]

You stole my list :)

[@absolutfreak5012]

Going with the Vorpal Swords, and when I read the lore of them I knew I needed to start an army of them as a side project (I'm an ork fan at heart). They and 19 other chapters were found to be found wanting by the judgement of Saint Basillius the Elder. Each chapter volunteered for a penitent crusade into the Eye of Terror for redemption (The Abyssal Crusade). They emerged hundreds of years later, the only chapter to survive or not be corrupted by Chaos, having purged over 400 worlds within the Eye. The "Saint" that had started this all was declared a false idol, and was executed.

[@ironeclipze2620]

the lamenters are in everyones top 5. I understand why

[@criticalfumble1981]

Exept the Minotaurs

[@JesusLordOfLords455]

Why?

[@livingghost7975]

@@criticalfumble1981 naw they loved the lamentors so much they felt like they should collect lamentors gear

[@area609joe2]

@@livingghost7975 I want them tattooed on my shoulder. I’m Old.😂

[@abigailszarvas]

I would say: - Flesh Tearers, because of Gabriel Seth, - Blood Ravens, because Blood Angels + Raven Guard + Thousand Sons, - Lamentors, because they're awesome, - Exorcists, because Chaos, - Knights of Blood, because of Devastation of Baal EDIT - I completely forgot about the Carcharadons!

[@dreadcthulhu1439]

I like the cut of your jib

[@Brandelwyn]

Seth is an ass, though, especially towards Lamenters

[@livingghost7975]

I like the amount of sons of the angel you picked

[@darthlazurus4382]

You read or listen to The Assassination of Gabriel Seth? It is short, but very sweet.

[@MuphynDragon]

1. black dragons - so much potential for an amazing model and intrigue on its parent chapter 2. astral claws - have some of the best rules on the table top and became one of the most powerful traitor legions (also was extremely powerful before) 3. carcharodons - awesome look and cool rituals for battle 4. minotaurs - nice chapter theories and i like the idea of a greek themed chapter with potentially a custode leading it. 5. blood ravens - who are they from? we dont know but maybe will now that the custodes got off their butts

[@jamesashcroft8170]

See I'm not much of a fan of the Minotaurs because they're kinda dicks.

[@theinsidioushat7543]

@@jamesashcroft8170 While that is fair, they often perform their actions because they are needed. The High Lords are diffirent then the inquisition, the majority of the actions of the Minotaurs is putting chapters in their place. For instance, they have spared chapters that yielded with no concequences, it is only when they are challenged by wayward chapters that they brutalise them so that no one else will rebel. And the Badab war was such a fucking clusterfuck it's hard to get *that* mad at anyone.

[@dr.stronk9857]

Also the carcharodons have Tyberos, the giga Chad space marine

[@77professional]

My top five are: Crimson Fists - always fighting the good fight, no matter the odds Black Templars - "No pity! No remorse! No fear!" nuff said Flesh Tearers - the flawed, badass, and resilient sons of Sanguinius Raptors - a professional special operations force when everyone else is screaming with a chainsword Blood Ravens - Our favorite mysterious, badass nerds! If we want to go a little further: Doom Eagles - They may be emo but they are also heroes Guardians of the Covenant - mysterious, intriguing, and full of style Marines Malevolent - they're dicks and we love them for it Lamenters - "For those we cherish, we die in glory!" Death Spectres - spooky and mysterious even to themselves

[@JohnDoe-zx1ck]

A top 5 successor chapter list, without the Templars!?! This may be as heretical as Horus himself.

[@benthomsen2220]

Indeed, vile, rank, insidious heresy.

[@AzrealMaximus]

Grand Marshal Helbrect disapproves😡

[@brick_head_bopes1456]

He said he wouldn’t included any Dorn born chapters

[@SADmemer.]

@@brick_head_bopes1456as you can see the templars has once again proven they only have 2 brain cells

[@nathanmarcano3171]

Number 5 - Minotaurs Honestly, the only thing I ever see as a detraction for them, the only issue with the Minotaurs is that they're the lap dogs of the Council of Terra, and even then, they're a damn hard as nails. I personally love the idea that they're chimeric gene-seed of Iron Warriors and World Eaters. Could also be Night Lords, upon some more thought. Number 4 - Grey Knights Alright, so here is where we argue, because the Grey Knights were not a Legion, and are technically successors to the Knights-Errant. That said, holy crap do they have some awesome characters, with psychic might and some of the coolest looking models in the Space Marine range, sans their rules on the table top, what isn't to love? Number 3 - Flesh Tearers Honestly, I love that their chapter master told Dante to get bent when he suggested reforming the Blood Angels Legion. Gabriel Seth is such a badass. Making proper use of the Black Rage and Red Thirst, embracing their curse and making it their greatest blessing, that is the kind of story I can get behind. Number 2 - Celestial Lions/Emperor's Spears I have a tie here, technically a three-way tie, but Number 1 gets that spot since I actually play them on the table top. That said, these boys have some of the coolest lore and work with what might be my favorite chapter of all time. That said... Honorable Mentions; Lamenters, Howling Griffons, Storm Wardens, Wolfspear, and Star Phantoms Number 1 - Black Templars All of their named characters, their aesthetic, their fighting style, the Land Raider Crusader, so many things going for the boys in black, Helbrecht is by and away one of the most badass Chapter Masters, and tactical (it has always been his playbook to drop fire from the skies on the enemy before sending in his Crusader Squads). Grimaldus is by and away the single most badass Chaplain in the entire setting, bar none. Founded by THE Emperor's Champion, Sigismund, and the first to fight against the Black Crusades, and with how Sigismund died telling Abbadon the Despoiler to go choke on his own top-knot. Beautiful.

[@AzrealMaximus]

Azrael.......ASMODAI!!!!!!!! Asmodai....INTERROGATE? Azrael....Make him repent... Asmodai....REPENTTTTTTTTT!!!!

[@MisterWinkie01]

Top 5 in no particular order: - Minotaurs - Blood Ravens - Red Scorpions - Carcharodons - Raptors

[@nightreignstudios9395]

1. Emperors Spears 2. Astral Knights (Deceased) 3. Flesh Tearers 4. Storm Lords 5. Celestial Lions

[@texrex2848]

1,raptors 2,lamenters 3,crimson fists 4,red scorpions 5,dust titans

[@matthayward7889]

Tex Rex +1 for Raptors 👍

[@tallaram]

My top 5 successor chapters. - Raptors - armour colour is practically camouflage. - Storm giants - oddly stronger then a normal astartes. - Blood ravens - first chapter I was introduced to. - Mentors - very smart chapter. - lamenters - sad chapter and colour scheme.

[@KennyKortrez]

1. Lamenters - best boys 2. Flesh Tearers - badass 3. Carcharodons - another badass 4. Exorcists - much better version of their "founding" chapter 5. Scythes of the Emperor - just a really good chapter that stands out for me more than others + love their scheme

[@snakeyman5560]

Space Sharks Minotaurs Steel Confessors Relictors Reclaimers

[@darrenrichardson6146]

The Silver Templars book (which you can buy from Hachette direct now) is just a fluff book, no rules. A Painting guide for the Silver Templars (plus figures and paints) is about to be released as part of the Premium Issue of the Subscription in a few weeks time for those who opted in.

[@ChapterMasterValrak]

Darren Richardson awesome, night actually go and get it now

[@01oo011]

1: Astral claws 2: Brotherhood of Darkness 3: Red corsairs 4: Marines malevolent 5: Sons of malice

[@Eisenwulf666]

Underrated comment

[@greyknight6203]

In order mine are: 1. Star Phantom- Cause they the Physically stronger in terms of each Space Marine is bigger and stronger than any other chapters Astartes 2. Black Templars- Cause of Grimaldus 3. Black Dragons- Cause Pointy Bones 4. Lamenters- They just need love 5. Excoriators-One of the many watchers of the Eye Of Terror

[@013wolfwarrior]

Lamenters Angels of absolutions Crimson fists Exsorcists Silverskulls The list is in no particular order, because Im bad at deciding who's better

[@QwentyJ]

Wolf Warrior Silver Skulls few 🔥🔥🔥

[@ZalvionProductions]

in no order: Sons of the Phoenix - cool color scheme, I like how they are a fancy and ritualistic chapter. I also like the Rumor that they have Emperor's children geneseed. Black Templars - Love me some crusading space Knights Blood Ravens - I like their lore, cool color scheme, like that they have a lot of psykers and hunt for relics/knowledge etc. Void Tridents - Cool color scheme. Angels Vermillion - These guys are assholes and have caused Dante a lot of trouble but I think they are interesting. They threaten to blackmail the rest of Sanguinius's sons if they interfere with their business. Not to mention that every 50 years they perform a blood ritual that involves sacrificing a ton of mortals and a sanguinary priest to make a liquid blood supplement that apparently provides some sort of resistance against the black rage.

[@Brandelwyn]

That's only a rumour. Not once mentioned in lore, even

[@FD-pi2gj]

@@Brandelwyn how can we believe you, not alpharius?

[@StrugglingInTheInterstice]

My favorite loyalist Night Lord bois coming in at #2. For the Void Father.

[@ChapterMasterValrak]

Count of Honke Cristo unconfirmed 🤣

[@xazelnighthaunterfanboy975]

They also might have some of World Eater geneseed

[@justwannabehappy6735]

Heresy. They are raven guard successors.

[@StrugglingInTheInterstice]

Just because the Ashen Claws are mad that Sevatar became a loyalist again and like an absolute chad Night Lord convinced some of their brothers to join him for an Eternal Penance crusade in the void doesn't make it heresy.

[@Azoth86730]

Exorcists, Black Templars, Lamenters, Carcharodons, Mantis Warriors.

[@tyrschampion471]

As a Templar the first sentence was very " hello darkness my old friend"

[@SleepyFailer]

Crimson Fist, Black Templar,Lamenters, Black Dragon and Astral Knight for me

[@mrgoob76]

my top 5 successors (in no order) Guardians of the Covenant Angels of Vengeance Crimson Fists Dark Hunters Fire Angels

[@shaggycan]

Angels of Vengeance for sure!

[@TheMaktastic4]

Crimson Fists are probably the coolest successor chapter to ever exist.

[@ChapterMasterValrak]

Executioners > Crimson Fists :D

[@Muphesto17]

Alright but I think we can all agree Every Imperial Fists successor chapter > Imperial Fists

[@LurksNoMore]

@@Muphesto17 Sadly, you're pretty much right. :)

[@konigstiger3252]

Very OP Chapter

[@gabehugh343]

couldnt agree more just the most badass Astartes are those crimson fists

[@TheRoark]

Top 5 (without Salamander successors): - Mentors - Love the idea of Space Marines that both train other chapters and learn the best tactics from the chapters they train with. - Emperor's Shadows - Space Samurai, duh. - Carcharadons Astra - Love the Polynesian style markings on their armor - RAINBOW WARRIORS - RAINBOW. WARRIORS. - Blood Ravens - Potentially loyalist Thousand Sons? Sign me up!

[@clemo85]

My top 5: 1. Flesh Tearers 2. Knights of Blood (because of Devastation of Baal) 3. Crimson Fists 4. Raptors 5. Red Scorpions If I were to take out my favourite 1st founding successors (Blood Angels) then the list is: 1. Crimson Fists 2. Raptors 3. Red Scorpions 4. Minotaurs 5. Fire Hawks (Because Legion of the Damned)

[@ItsSharNotChar]

1. and 2. Carcharadons Astra / Black Templars (interchangeable) 3. Steel Confessors (secret admech made chapter) 4. Death Watch 5. Exorcists I'm surprised at how almost similar this list was an appreciate you putting your fanboyism aside to highlight others. Outside of the fact you seemingly have a penchant for [GLORIOUS MELEE]ᵀᴹ chapters. There's a lot of interesting bits about the Carcharadons (yes, you pronounced it correctly (Car-care-ah-dawn, it's latin it doesn't have to make sense grammatically) and you have summed up what they're famous for, brutal melee and absolutist tactics from the Badab War. "Oh, there's traitors there? Ok, good luck everyone else, we've just set the nuclear power cores of the hive cities to explode." I'm going through Red Tithe and Outer Dark now and its fantastic. Wish Forge World would get off their ass and make some updated models.

[@nathanfee9644]

Great video Valrak!Thank you! 1.Black Templars 2. Carcharodons 3. Flesh Tearers 4. Raptors 5. Angel's Encarmine

[@TheBobbytables]

Exsclusively played scythes way back in the midst of 3rd ed being launched and onwards. Good to see them again.

[@jamesbrockhouse8710]

1) Carcharodons Astra, I generally run chaos but when I'm feeling Loyal these are my bois 2) Novamarines 3) Flesh Tearers 4)Howling Griffons 5) Excorciators

[@benpooley8753]

Nice to see the Scythes getting some love.

[@Wyldren]

1. Howling Griffons 2. Lamenters 3. Red Scorpions 4. Crimson Fists 5. Angels of Defiance - All Primaris Dark Angel successor chapter. Just look cool

[@sergiovieira8272]

Blood Ravens, Brotherhood of a Thousand, Fire Oracles, Scarab Agema, Kardake Immortals.

[@FABIUSBILE120]

Silver templars codex can be bought from the hachette website.

[@darrenrichardson6146]

It's not really a codex as there's no rules at all, just fluff.

[@solomonhicks6244]

Yeah its literally an artbook with a sprinkling of lore

[@HAM4914]

1# Carchardons Because I love their lore and that they are basically loyalist Night Lords 2# Blood Ravens DOW games are what got me into the hobby 3# Flesh Tearers Because Gabriel Seth is a BAMF 4# Black Dragons a very interesting and unique chapter also their book states that load bearing walls are heresy. 5# Black Templars Because not putting them on this list is heresy. Also when you talked about the tactics of the Silver Templars it kinda put the image in my head of them fighting the Alpha Legion being 40ks version of whacka mole.

[@HexTableTop]

I am glad you didn't mention my favourite successor chapter, as they are the coolest and I want them to myself!!!

[@FanimusMaximus]

No real order but -Scythes of the Emperor -Brazen Claws -Iron Ravens -Sons of Dorn -Sons of the Phoenix

[@lucianaurelius2418]

1.Black Templar’s 2.Crimson Fist 3.Flesh Tearers 4.Red Scorpions 5.Howling Griffons

[@obadiahvonhammerstein4553]

My top 5 successor Chapter are the Following: 1) Blood Ravens. I like this chapter because me watching the Cutscenes of the Dawn of War 1 game is what got me hooked on Warhammer 40K. This was around 3 years ago and since that first watching of the cutscenes I have fallen deeply in the the Lore! It also did not hurt that I watched the story of Dawn of War 2, and the DLC's Chaos Rising and Retribution and found each appealing. I loved the characterization of them and how they work with each other. The Imperium and its many Adepti are well-known for their desire to keep the truth of the Galaxy from the masses as it helps maintain some control over a species spread out across the Galaxy. This coupled with a directive of preventing learning and betterment of just about every formresults in plenty of arrogance and ignorance. Which made the Blood Ravens stand out as a Chapter that chose to collect knowledge and store to defeat Chaos and the myriad array of foes that beset the Imperium astounding. That they still exist as a chapter raises volumes of why the Imperium even allows this. To say nothing of speculating on who the Blood Raven Gene Sire and Legion was. I finally was able to put together a probable answer two, but that can go later on this comment. 2) Flesh Tearers. The Imperium and its many Adepti are not known for tolerance in most forms. You do not accept the Emperor of Mankind as a God? Heresy! Kill, torture or mutilate the poor fellow into a slave servitor. Most kinds of mutation, slay on sight! (Psykers capture as they will be turned into astropaths, battle psykers, Inquisitors, or fuel for the Astronomican and Emperor of Mankind who resides on the Golden Throne. Possibly worse than death.) Slay accidentally more than a certain quota of unaugmented humans? Imperial Guard, civilians, Ecclisiarchal cultists, (I have deep grudges against these ones!) and other poor saps that die too often near Military force. Traitors! Eliminate them for slaying Loyal servants of the God Emperor! So a chapter that has to deal with Sanguinius' twin curses of the Red Thirst and Black Rage that lead to an unending thirst for blood, and tormented by seeing your Primarch die in the most cruel and terrible way possible, to still be Loyal to the Imperium? You bet your bolter I would like this Chapter! It also does not hurt their likability that in dealings with the Inquistion they come out alive! Their Chapter Master Gabriel Seth sold me even more on what an incredible chapter it is! They are almost universally hated and feared by the Imperium entire for causing numerous casualties to their own allies if their blood lust is not satiated by the foe, as they have turned on those that they fought alongside. See account of Honour's End and the Flesh Tearers role in the 3rd War for Armageddon. They are not the smartest, fastest, or psyhically powerful Space Marines you will read about, but they will be blunt, honest, and determined to bring about the Foes of Mankind to extinction. The book you are referring to is called "Trial by Blood" by Andy Smillie and this pretty much sells the point of why you should respect this chapter of Space Marines. Read Devastation of Baal for even more Flesh Tearer juicy bits. In the latter you will find my 6th favorite successor Chapter, the Knights of Blood! 3) Crimson Fists. They are loyal to the Imperium and have proved their loyalty 3 times over in hunting down Adeptus Astartes Chapters. Something that many other chapters dislike them for. I read the novel "Rynn's World" by Steve Parker and absolutely fell in love with them! The steely will that is characteristic of the scions of Rogal Dorn, Hatred for the Ork race, and their notions about honor and duty to the Imperium is brilliantly seasoned with care for those they are charged with protecting. 4) Lamenters. Another chapter that has lineage from Sanguinius and his Legion it suffers the least from the Red Thirst and the Black Rage, but suffers terrible luck in battles. This chapter is unique as it is one of the few surviving Loyal chapters created during the 21st Founding. Better known as the "Cursed Founding" as Adpetus Mechanicus Adeptus sought to improve upon existing gene seed samples to create better Astartes that did not exhibit the flaws of the original geneseed. Majority of chapter founded were either eliminated by the Inquistion for Numerous mutations or converted to Chaos to avoid annihilation. This chapter endures about as much suffering as your average Imperial Guardsmen regiment, which is to say they suffer staggering losses that would have broken many other chapters. They genuinely feel sorrow for failing to save normal non-augmented humans, something that is quite rare in Space Marine Chapters. "For those we cherish we die in Glory!" See the sites I posted to convince you of why they are so special warhammer40k.fandom.com/wiki/Lamenters www.fanfiction.net/s/12862798/1/Lamenters-and-Redeemers 5) Emperor's Scythes. Garrisoned on the World of Sotha from the Horus Heresy, They later became the chapter known as they are today. They guarded the world that acted which had xenos technology that acted as a teleporter, conduit for emotion, and as we now know was the beacon that shifted the Tyrannids attention to the Milky Way Galaxy. This chapter along with the Lamenters took the worst lossed suffered by the Adeptus Astartes during the 2nd Tyrannic War. After losing over half of their chapter, along with their chapter homeworld of Sotha to the Tyrannids and nearly their 2nd homeworld shows me that their is hope for the Imperium with Chapters like the Emperor's Scythes that can survive and adapt. Yawn will post later need sleep.

[@PCveteran117]

1. Blood Ravens 2. White Panthers 3. Mentors 4. Rainbow Warriors 5. Red Talons

[@Jack-kt6wy]

Silver Templars: *Cuts the head off the snake* Alpha legion: "Laughs in alpharius"

[@nickster5207]

I don't have any favorite successors besides the crimson fists, the most stubborn of bois.

[@parysz5954]

Well the turntables... Dorn's sons are here even if you did not want to include them.

[@garrettmcmurry1436]

Just started to do my Flesh Tearers army. Rip and Tear!

[@Motard.Actual]

Flesh Tearers are my Second Favorite Chapters of all time. Iron Hands beat them out but by the Machine Spirit they are amazing.

[@mim1983]

"Orphans of the Kraken", portraying the Scythes of the Emperor, is probably the best Space Marines short story I have read so far

[@frazergreen6786]

From the colours of the Space Sharks I'd personally say they came from the World Eaters, the axes kinda help that assumption

[@cse9675]

I will counter my Salamanders bias and not use any of their Successors - Mantis Warriors - Flesh Tearers - Hammers of Dorn - Minotaurs - Executioners

[@AF-kj2zl]

If I can't go Dorn succesors, (Crimson Fists, Black Templars, White Templars, Hospitallers, and Subjugators) I would have this list: 1) Knights of the Chalice, 2) Disciples of Caliban, 3) Storm Giants, 4) Blood Drinkers, 5) Storm Reapers

[@TheWasteOfTime]

Hahaha, "we all have our favorite gene sire." I mean hands down I've always loved Sanguinius. When I made my custom chapter I styled them after the Blood Angels, but made them Ultramarines successors because I wanted as much of a blank slate as I could get and didn't want to have to deal with the bullshit of the Flaw (plus my fandom of vampires kinda faded out after high school).

[@madmoody100]

Obvious answer for this is Lamenters.

[@TheWasteOfTime]

@@madmoody100 Hahaha, oddly enough I HAD considered something in that vein, but lore wise I wanted to pick something that didn't buck the established trends of a chapter or the canon so I could slide whatever I wanted to do around it. Had I done something like "oh, they're a BA successor but they don't really wrestle with the Flaw, they're murderous assholes because they CHOOSE to be." there could be a whole thing of "so your chapter is what the Blood Angels have been trying to pull off forever and no one's fucking heard of them?" So instead I wrote it in that the Chapter was founded by an Ultramarines Assault Captain called Severus Kage (who I admittedly created to just be a Space Marine version of Kratos) who had palled around with a Blood Angels Captain during the Great Crusade, met Sanguinius during the Imperium Secundus shit and when it came time to break the Legions up into Chapters, Guilliman gave him command of one as an excuse to get rid of the unruly elements of his Legion and sent them far, far away. Since his moniker was the Knight of Hell and he was deeply influenced by the Blood Angels, he made his chapter all red and called them the Hells Angels. It was a fun exercise to make it so this dude was in the background for a bunch of important shit, but was never involved or important enough to be mentioned. I also toyed with a Dark Angels origin for them as well as making them originate from a Loyalist group of World Eaters, but the Ultramarines origin caused the least ripples.

[@shadowstrider8295]

The Salamanders (or the Lamentors) The Astral Knights Black Templars Executioners White Scars (or rather the Black Dragons)

[@Abbadon380]

The Salamanders are a founding chapter not a successor chapter.

[@logandelaharpe6317]

@@Abbadon380 white scars too

[@evelynlamoy8483]

"The exorcists, successors of the grey knights" Well. This didn't age well.

[@fancybronze5390]

for me personally Blood(y Magpies) Ravens Celestial Lions Emperor's Scythes Flesh Tearers The Carcharodons

[@Femerenden]

Even in fan videos, Lamenters still gets shafted. Poor sods. They just want to serve,die and protect.

[@Angeal1986]

I loved your video. I'm going to look into the silver templars. Since I'm still new to everything 40k I would have to say my favorite successor chapter is the Blood Ravens. I first got into playing 40k by first playing dawn of war computer game and ever since then I have always had a place in my heart for that chapter.

[@Eisenwulf666]

5- astral claws (i am a Huron fanboy) 4- Charcarodons- they look cool and are brutal af 3- flesh tearers - because loyalists can worship khorne too 2- sons of medusa- cool lore, interesting theme, they are even less "human" iron hands 1- scythes of the emperor - really lovely colour scheme and awesome fluff. Also Barabas D'Antioch was a cool dude.(i know he was IW but his fate is closely linked with them) Special mention goes to the Silver Skulls for obvious reasons.

[@YeagerBomb-ww3bn]

Didn't know Grey Knights had successor chapters. Learn something new every day. Blood Ravens count as a successor or remnant?

[@Cziro_]

My onlyest fav. successor Chapter is Purge, purge, PURGE! ETERNAL CRUSADE! Black Templars ^^ I wish I could have some few nice successor for my Space Wolfs:)

[@banhammer7243]

Like a lot of people my first Space Marines I painted was Ultramarines, but after a few I started painting Mentor Legion and a few Legion of the Damned.

[@Azoth86730]

Now Top 5 Chaos Space Marine Warbands, please?

[@jw7500]

YES, also Chaos Legions worst to best

[@sirshotty7689]

I want this

[@Whiskydanger]

None heretic

[@herkamer6390]

Your list is a little closer to mine, but mine have some Dorn Chapters: 5. Blood Ravens - I'll probably catch some flak for this, but these guys are pretty cool. Not knowing who their primarch is (nor which Chapter they derived from), having some heretical relics, and one of their Chapter Masters was a psyker, this Chapter has an odd build, but that's the charm. The fact they have a few more psykers than the normal Chapters out there makes it even better. Plus their Chapter went through those hard times play out in the Dawn Of War series and having one of the coolest Chapter Masters, Gabriel Angelos, there's so much that you can't help but love. 4. Black Templars - I love the knightly feel of these guys. Kind of disappointed GW retconed the size of the Chapter, but it's kind of minor. Anyway, their origin story was very interesting. First Chapter Master was actually the first Emperor's Champion, how they decided to not follow the Codex Astartes, and the way the whole Chapter is structured. It would be interesting to see how a Primaris Crusader Squad is formed. 3. Relictors - Now this is a peculiar bunch, and one that, I think, deserves it's own rules. The fact that these guys are seen as heretical because of their collection of Chaos artifacts, not fighting alongside the Imperium's forces, almost being wiped out by the Grey Knights, and all the while having good intentions on fighting against Chaos and protecting the Imperium (and changing their name from the Fire Claws to the Relictors), I don't know why these guys aren't their own codex. GW needs to revisit these guys with serious consideration of making them an army. 2. Flesh Tearers - One name, Gabriel Seth. Okay that's not all to this army, but Seth does represent who they are to their fullest. The fact that these guys have a BIG force of marines in their Death Company says it all, and Seth is trying to save the Chapter while remaining as true sons of Sanguinius. They're even going as far as pushing back a little on Guilliman that they're that devoted to THEIR Primarch and HIS legacy. That's how dedicated these guys are. 1. Crimson Fists - The current marine army I play and one of the most intriguing of ALL the marine successor Chapters, IMO. The Chapter being crippled in one blow, fighting off hordes of Orks, struggling to rebuild their Chapter (unlike the Black Templars where recruiting is not as big of an issue), their veterans playing a bigger role in their survival as an army, and still answering the call whenever the Imperium needed help. Pedro Kantor has led his army well. Most other Chapters in this situation would have been wiped out, but these guys toughed it out. Fighting against what would seemingly be impossible odds, but coming out on top in the end. That is what makes this Chapter awesome and why, I think, they are the best successor Chapter in 40k. FOR DORN!

[@benives254]

'Their home planet of sofa' Oh, that sounds awesome!

[@jw7500]

1. Carcharodons 2. Red Corsairs 3. Black Templars (the only reason I actually like Dorn's marines) 4. Flesh Tearers (a bit more flavour than their parent chapter) 5. Death Watch HM: Celestial Lions (Was really hard to choose as I like the heretics more than the loyalists, but there you go)

[@anotharoundboi]

I like Blood Angels, Having said that my top 5 successor chapters are: - Scythes of the Emperor - Silver Skulls - Relictors - Crimson Fists - Mentors

[@alejandrochalco6893]

5.Sons of Guiliman ( I like their colour scheme) 4.star phantom- a chapter that focuses on dakka rather than running with a chain sword like a dipsh1t. 3. Fire hawks. The flaming fallen champions that did nothing wrong 2.Tome keeepers reasonable marines but cooler 1.Emperor spears. In the name of the fallen valearii we stand guard REDDEN THE EARTH

[@superflymagpie]

1. Lamenters 2. Black Dragons 3. Soul Drinkers 4. Blood Ravens 5. Angels of Absolution

[@RolfHartmann]

I see lots of great third party parts for the Carcharadons, and lots of options for kitbashing. One of my buddies has been building them and there are so many ways of building them up.

[@thomasrevill7723]

No particular favourites as there are so many I love, but Crimson Fists, Black Dragons, Scythes of the Emperor (despite the pretty bad colour scheme), Carcharodons and my own Purgators (cause we've all got to shamelessly plug those sometimes) are some very nice ones

[@StrugglingInTheInterstice]

5. Carmine Blades 4. Fire Lords 3. Black Templars 2. Black Dragons 1. Carcharodons

[@nastorin3580]

This should have been most brutal space marine chapters.

[@camostrike4395]

5. lamenters cuz of how unlucky they are 4. raptors cuz they look like modern day spec ops in ceramite armor 3. the Unamed (literally thats there name) because they hunt down the fallen 2. black templars cuz crusading knights honorable mentions: Every dark angels successor (Im a huge dark angels fan) 1. tie between the Wolfspear's and flesh tearers cuz the flesh tearers are from my second favorite gene line and the wolfspear's are from my 3rd favorite gene line (space wolves and are infact the only loyalist space wolf successor chapter aside from my homebrew)

[@mikedube1031]

So awesome! Your top two are the same as mine. I have a Flesh Tearers and Space Sharks tattoo.

[@Bugeye0704]

1. Blood ravens 2. Black Templar’s 3. Lamenters 4. Astral knights 5. Carmine blades

[@Bugeye0704]

Also Seth is so fucking brutal, that during the devastation of Baal, the tyranids literally tried to avoid him making circles around him to go after the other flesh tearers.

[@Duppyman695]

Top chaos warbands 1 Sons of the Cyclops 2 Bringers of Decay 3 Red Corsairs 4 Flawless Host 5 The Corpsemakers

[@Combatengineer311]

Yay my Space sharks get some love!!

[@CynicalPete]

For me (in no real order): Angels of Vigilance, Executioners, Blood Drinkers, Crimson Fists, Storm Giants

[@benc9867]

The blood ravens have claimed this video in revenge for not making the list

[@kunzangdordze9730]

1. Minotaurs - brutality has never looked this good in ancient Greek style power armor. 2. Blood Ravens - Gabriel Angelos, nuff said! (GW must make him primaris!) 3. Red Scorpions - pure badassery. 4. Silver Skulls - human necrons? :D 5. Consecrators - I love their looks.

[@nathanial_summers]

Good choices, especially since you include the Carcharodons Astra which are my 1st pick of any chapter. 2nd would be the ANGRY MARINES!!!, "ALWAYS ANGRY!!! ALL THE TIME!!!" although where they came from is questionable, but come on who doesn't want a marine with a power boot :) 3rd Blades of vengeance from the DA. 4th Consecrators again from DA. And 5th would be, Emperor's Warbringers from IF.

[@derekrankin7842]

I am not a fan of any particular lineage but instead am interested in a successor more for their story. If anything I am a fan of unknown Primarch chapters! For me I would go with: 1. Blood Ravens (cool colour scheme, detailed history and characters as well as plenty of psykers!) 2. Carcharodons (Their battle tactics are bad ass, case closed!) 3. Soul Drinkers (Just so many cool characters. Pre or post mutation I like them) 4. Astral Knights (What can I say, they lost most of their number giving the finger to the Necrons and then the remaining members left like a boss!) 5. Mantis Warriors (Even after making bad choices the redeemed their honor!)

[@siremilcrane]

5- Blood Ravens: anyone who has played the dawn of war chapter has seen these guys develop into a really cool chapter with some awesome characters and mystery 4- Lamenters: Poor dudes cannot catch a break, they inherited all the bad luck in the world, also they have a very nice colour scheme, and they are sons of my boy sanguinius 3- Minotaurs: The attack dogs of the high lords of terra, very cool concept, awesome colour scheme, their chapter master is a bad ass 2- Black Templars: Easily the best developed and most unique successor chapter, the Templars are the epitome of 40k and the imperial aesthetic, bald, screaming, bolter and chain sword, covered in scrolls and skulls 1- Raptors: The complete opposite of the black Templars, I just love the modern military tacticool aesthetic, the only sane space marines out there. Very unique from the usual gothic space knights, more like sci fi super soldiers

[@unruly_ronin]

Nice breakdown Valrak

[@konigstiger3252]

Why is there no melee Primaris with Thunder Hammer + Storm Shield. In fact why is there no true primaris melee unit at all.

[@TitanTribble]

My top 5 successor Chapters in no specific order of importance •Exorcists •Mantis Warriors •Star Phantoms •Angels of Absolution •Celestial Lions

[@jordanbrown5326]

You literally named all my favorite chapters. 1.silver templars 2.space sharks 3.executioners

[@darkoblivionmaster]

Man when I saw the title of the video I was expecting it to be just a funny video for you to talk about all of the Imperial Fist successor chapters

[@wulfB]

5- Excoriators 4- Celestial Lions 3- Black Templars 2- Executioners 1- Crimson Fists

[@potatolord8444]

5. Mantis Warriors 4. Doom Legion 3. Knights of Blood 2. Celestial Lions 1. Lementers I dont really have a favorite gene line all the Primarchs have some great gene lines. My top 3 are ether dead, in a super bad situation, and last the universe seems to take a perverse pleasure in watching them suffer. For thoses we cherish we die in glory!

[@bidderdoo]

I really like dreadnought models, but iron hands colour scheme is not my favourite, so thanks to awesome color scheme and cool lore my favorite no.1 are Sons of Medusa. Then after them Lamenters from cursed founding, their lore is magnificent. After that at 3rd spot Crimson Fists with they hatred for orcs. Next on the list woud be Guardians of the Covenant as knight monks and also part of the Unforgiven chapters of Dark Angels successors. At 5th place i would rate Blood Ravens.

[@mattwetherille6539]

- Lamenters - Executioners - Celestial Lions - Black Templars - Astral Knights Runner ups - Red Scorpions - Astral Claws - Flesh Tearers - Black Dragons - Minotaurs - Crimson Fists

[@nightlordnorris4446]

My list 1. The Lamenters 2. Crimson fists 3. Space Sharks 4. Sons of the Phoenix - loyalist emperors children/imperial fists who care about imperial citizens 5. The Silver Skulls Honorable mention: The Minotaurs

[@violetvulpine5356]

My fave successor chapter is definately Astral Claws/Tiger Claws. Mainly Tiger Claws because Black and Yellow really looks damn awesome. Captain Confirm Sumaratis is just aggressive and bloody badass. But Astral Claws has Huron who is an awesome marine who is so much cooler as a Heretic Astartes.

[@JohnBrowningsGhost]

Black Templars are hands down my favorite chapter. The minotaurs are pretty cool too.

[@Inquisitor_Vex]

How about a top 5 from each gene sire?

[@nerderherder]

Carcharodons, Black Templars, Flesh Tearers, Black Dragons, Sons of the Phoenix ;)

[@bopman500]

1- Guardians of the Covenant 2- Star Phantoms 3- Carcharadons 4- Iron Snakes 5- Dark Hunters 6- (honorable mention) Mentor Legion

[@ThePaulz80]

Favourite successor chapters in not particular order; 1.Black Templars 2.Doom Eagles 3.Novamarines 4.Blood Ravens 5.Flesh Tearers

[@DonKrieg-382]

1. black templars (best chapter in general) 2. charcharodonts 3. blood ravens 4. legion of the damned 5. crimson fist