Is Deathwatch still viable?

Here's an example list I cooked up to fight the Imperial Guard. Watch Captain Artemis chills out with the Malleus Kill Team, they all climb into the Corvus Blackstar, and tear across the field in search of tanks and artillery. One of the Furor Kill Teams is kitted out to hunt Chimera Vet transports, with a Drop Pod, two Frag Cannons, and an Assault Cannon. They should make short work of any vehicles. The other Furor Kill Team is kitted out to take out big blob infantry. You don't want to be too close to them lest you get drowned in lasgun fire, so they use their Stalker Bolters, Infernus Heavy Bolter, and Cyclone Missile Launcher to shred infantry blobs. The Stalker Bolters have the added benefit of occasionally getting a lucky Precision Shot, meaning you can snipe out the Priest or Commissar that's keeping them coming towards you. You can also engage with Heavy Weapons Squads in the backfield if they're causing problems. The final Kill Team is an objective grabber, but they also are an excellent choice for hunting a warlord Company Command Squad thanks to the Watch Company benefit. They're backed up by a nice, all rounder Venerable Dread and a Corvus Blackstar to deliver the Malleus Kill Team. Once the Malleus team has been delivered, the Blackstar can run around wreaking havock in the enemy ranks with it's bombs, missiles, assault cannon, and hurricane bolter.

Alternatively, here's a list I cooked up to fight Tyranids. The Frag Cannon Furor Kill Team stays the same, as it's excellent at hunting Monstrous Creatures and infantry, meaning it can shred Gaunts, Gants, and Tervigons with equal measure. It's backed up by a Malleus Kill team to knock out Heavy Support MCs loaded up with Thunder Hammers and Heavy Thunder Hammers, and a Dominatus Kill Team for wrecking up elite choices. The Dominatus Kill Team also has a Librarian (my local 'nid player freaking loves his Zoanthropes, and AP3 is dangerous) to try to Deny the Witch and to have an Instant Death weapon kicking around in that squad. The Malleus Kill Team rocks around in the Land Raider Redeemer, while the Dominatus Kill Team cruises in style in the Blackstar. Once the team is delivered, the Blackstar zips off to go shoot down as many Flyrants as it can catch.

These are two examples, and they are hardly hard and fast rules. They are subject to change based on your local meta, and you should absolutely tailor them to your regular play group.

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