Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-24357736-20131230135616/@comment-6078851-20140101031608

the ultramarines are the best all-round chapter, they do everything equally well but have nothing that stands out on its own. the blood angels have their death company, the space wolves have their wolfguard, while the dark angels have their death and raven-wings.

codex quote...

"the deathwing is the 1st company of the dark angels and they rank amongst the greatest of all fighting units within the imperium. across the cosmos, there are hundreds of planets where legends are told, tales of the bone white terminators of the deathwing performing some epic deed. it took only 3 squads of deathwing terminators to break the back of the pontus rebellion, cleansing an entire hive-city in the process. while dozens of other space marine chapters failed to contain the system-spanning waaagh! of warboss gruskull, it took only a lone deathwing knights squad to end the threat by slaughtering the ork leader and his hundred-strong bodyguard".

"for speed, audacity and the ability to launch lightning attacks, the ravenwing - the dark angels 2nd company - have earned a reputation that is second to none".

says it all really, although i will point out that the white scars are a better complete, fast attack, chapter. but because their entire chapter is pretty much dedicated fast attack they end up weaker in other areas, while the ravenwing are the single best mounted company.