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===HQ Units===
===HQ Units===
*'''Chapter Master:''' Properly kitted out, this guy can become a nigh-unstoppable rape machine that can go toe to toe with most any other character except maybe a kitted out Juggerlord, Daemon Prince, Greater Daemon, Be'lakor, and Abaddon. For 40 points more than a Captain, these guys get +1 A, +1 W and an Orbital Bombardment, which is neat, but not all that reliable. Mounting him on a Bike or giving him Terminator Armour now allows you to launch this S10 AP1 Large Blast AND move. A decent (but expensive) build is one of these guys on a Bike with Artificer Armour, a Storm Shield and the Burning Blade. A cheaper and more survivable option is Artificer Armor, Shield Eternal, and a weapon of your choice (either relic blade or Thunder Hammer). Iron Hands Chapter Tactics work well here. Another big benefit is that they get Honour Guard instead of Command Squads, and they now also allow Bikes as Troops if they are on a bike as well. All in all, an excellent HQ choice. Just remember he'll get expensive very fast, so consider a Captain if you want to spend some points elsewhere. For maximum cheese, go with the [[Chapter Master Smashfucker]] build for a unit that is all but indestructible and can make even melee beasts like Abbadon wet themselves in fear.
*'''Chapter Master:''' Properly kitted out, this guy can become a nigh-unstoppable rape machine that can go toe to toe with most any other character except maybe a kitted out Juggerlord, Daemon Prince, Greater Daemon, Be'lakor, and Abaddon. For 40 points more than a Captain, these guys get +1 A, +1 W and an Orbital Bombardment, which is neat, but not all that reliable. Mounting him on a Bike or giving him Terminator Armour now allows you to launch this S10 AP1 Large Blast AND move. A decent (but expensive) build is one of these guys on a Bike with Artificer Armour, a Storm Shield and the Burning Blade. A cheaper and more survivable option is Artificer Armor, Shield Eternal, and a weapon of your choice (either relic blade or Thunder Hammer). Iron Hands Chapter Tactics work well here. Another big benefit is that they get Honour Guard instead of Command Squads, and they now also allow Bikes as Troops if they are on a bike as well. All in all, an excellent HQ choice. Just remember he'll get expensive very fast, so consider a Captain if you want to spend some points elsewhere. For maximum cheese, go with the [[Chapter Master Smashfucker]] build for a unit that is all but indestructible and can make even melee beasts like Abbadon wet themselves in fear.
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**'''Honour Guard''' - The new edition gave these guys a major overhaul! They laugh at almost all power weapons now, and can be kitted out to slaughter MEQ (Power Swords) TEQ (Powers Axes) or hordes (Power Mauls). Or you can give them power lances if you have a jousting fetish and don't like winning. They are fragile against low-AP shooting, but that shouldn't be an issue, because you put them in a Land Raider, right? Right. While Terminators have the ability to take obscene amounts of punishment, of literally any kind (2+/3++ IS bitchin') these guys can dish out many times more damage, and the Champion is astoundingly good at dueling. They can have five attacks on the charge, and four in subsequent turns, with the Champion having one more and at WS5. Each. For 25 points/model. With Power Axes. Pair them with Sevrin Loth or Tyberos to make them monstrous. Watch out for the lack of invulnerable saves, though.
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**'''Honour Guard''' - The new edition gave these guys a major overhaul! They laugh at almost all power weapons now, and can be kitted out to slaughter MEQ (Power Swords) TEQ (Powers Axes) or hordes (Power Mauls). Or you can give them power lances if you have a jousting fetish and don't like winning. They are fragile against low-AP shooting, but that shouldn't be an issue, because you put them in a Land Raider, right? Right
(if you can't spare the points/slot, a drop pod is also an option)
. While Terminators have the ability to take obscene amounts of punishment, of literally any kind (2+/3++ IS bitchin') these guys can dish out many times more damage, and the Champion is astoundingly good at dueling. They can have five attacks on the charge, and four in subsequent turns, with the Champion having one more and at WS5. Each. For 25 points/model. With Power Axes. Pair them with Sevrin Loth or Tyberos to make them monstrous. Watch out for the lack of invulnerable saves, though.
**Giving them all relic blades and one the Chapter Banner makes them surprisingly effective at slaughtering MEQs or anything not I5 or better (I'm looking at you, 20 strong Necron Warrior squad). They still die horribly against TEQs, unless you get some lucky hits in at I4. [[DISTRACTION CARNIFEX|Take a shooty terminator squad and laugh as they flee the assault cannon's hail of death]] [[Rape|right into your relic blades]]. But if you are fighting any Space Marine variant or any other army with gobs of 2+ armor saves, don't bother, unless you have an extra 250 pts lying around (and how the balls did you do that?).
**Giving them all relic blades and one the Chapter Banner makes them surprisingly effective at slaughtering MEQs or anything not I5 or better (I'm looking at you, 20 strong Necron Warrior squad). They still die horribly against TEQs, unless you get some lucky hits in at I4. [[DISTRACTION CARNIFEX|Take a shooty terminator squad and laugh as they flee the assault cannon's hail of death]] [[Rape|right into your relic blades]]. But if you are fighting any Space Marine variant or any other army with gobs of 2+ armor saves, don't bother, unless you have an extra 250 pts lying around (and how the balls did you do that?).
**For some ridiculous reason, GW only sells these guys along with Marneus Calgar. Like he's the only Chapter Master who's ever had an Honor Guard (because when they were released he did, it's in the 4th codex). Kit-bash the Masters of the Chapter pack with a Sternguard Squad to deny Matt Ward his Ultramarines fetish. (what I did was use the extra shoulder pads in the commander box and lots of backpack banners, looks surprisingly threatening) An alternate method is to kitbash a Grey Knights Strike Squad box with a Tactical marine box.
**For some ridiculous reason, GW only sells these guys along with Marneus Calgar. Like he's the only Chapter Master who's ever had an Honor Guard (because when they were released he did, it's in the 4th codex). Kit-bash the Masters of the Chapter pack with a Sternguard Squad to deny Matt Ward his Ultramarines fetish. (what I did was use the extra shoulder pads in the commander box and lots of backpack banners, looks surprisingly threatening) An alternate method is to kitbash a Grey Knights Strike Squad box with a Tactical marine box.