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The Emperor’s Champion
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The Emperor’s ChampionType: Army Unit Faction: Space Marines Cost: 5 Attack Value: 3 Hit Points: 6 Command Icons: 2 Signature/Loyalty: Signature Icon Traits: Soldier. Black Templars. Elite. Combat Action: A target ready enemy army unit at this planet must be declared as an attacker and this unit declared as a defender during your opponent’s next combat turn, if able. (Limit once per combat round.) Set: Wrath of the Crusaders Number: 95 Quantity: 1 Illustrator: Hokunin |
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3 Comments
(Sentimental Marine). Champ is more useful than it strikes the eye. His ability neutralises enemy's most dangerous unit be it Vicious Bloodletter's area attack or a sniper on business to hit your key unit. Champ has them exhausted. A very original idea to make one of the signature squad different than the others.
The dream: Emperor's Champion and the Black Sword. Even when you opponent has the initiative for first swing, if you use his action to choose something with 1 ATK/1 HP as the first attacker, they swing and die, and now it is your turn. This will help against those situations where the enemy has initiative and you know he wants to use his 10 ATK unit to bloody your warlord first, or buy you a round before Shrieking Harpy swings and triggers its reaction. Once per combat round is what really makes it shine on the long battles, and the fact the action can be used while exhausted. And being a unique means the combo can continue through some of the board clearing events, immune to Archon's Terror, and with the Sword he won't be taking damage from Warp Storms. Yes there's only one of him, but like I said, it's the dream and have gotten it to work plenty of times. :-)
Also a fair target for fall back to keep your one champion going.
Plus you could give him the Iron halo then force your opponent to hit him with his hardest hitting unit just to cancel it out.
Also good for units with AoE as you can force them to hit him and prevent them from swinging AoE maybe? Not sure on AoE's wording to make sure this is correct?