Poll: favorite hq/best hq choice

[skavengear]

anybody have any opinion on the best hq choice for a tournament (especially for blood angels)?

my vote goes to either astorath or mephiston. why? mephiston is just bloody murder and not to mention even if he is a priority target then he still is soaking up a lot of damage allowing other threats to go unanswered for a turn or two at least (t6 with a 2+ and fnp is tough)

astorath is just a solid tournament choice to me beacause it reduces dependency upon priests, rerolls to hit, and his axe is where he really can shine (s6 power weapon, succesful invuls have to be rerolled) this can lay the hurt down on so many marine players (which is 50-75% of a tourney)

so any opinion on these two or another good choice? (maybe seth)

also, feel free to post about your army, maybe we can start a gallery of favorite hqs to lead our armies

[jhobin]

Hands down the Tau  Ethereal!  That's right!

Blood Angel's basic commander with chainsword and pistol and spend the rest of the points on something useful!

[Grimwulfe]

Jeff I must say you are mistaken on the Ethereal.  By far the best HQ is:

IG Lord Commisar with Powerfist.

As for Blood Angeles I agree with Jeff Basic commander powerfist and maybe a combi melta and use rest of th epoints and useful stuff.

[jhobin]

Aun'va on his pope mobile, hovering power scooter go!

[skavengear]

looking at ard boyz lists (the tourney where the best comes out) those were the two most common hq choices i saw (2/38 BA lists did not use one of the two across the USA) but the dabate i have is is mephiston too weak to bother? i mean hes t6... but no invul means melta or plasma spam kills him outright, but thats also a turn wasted on trying to kill mephiston and not my other stuff. like in troy and i's last game, i put so much effort on targeting his thunderwolves, i forgot about the other 4/5 of his army 

my vote on completely best overall hq/favorite hq for point cost:
1. emperor's champion with the 10pt oath. 100 points gives the whole army a 6+ invulnerable save, the champ has a s6 power weapon and a 2+ armor 4+ invul for the cost of a naked libby or captain

2. lash prince with wings. hes nasty and so many builds out there that make him OP.

3. tie between Njarl stormcaller and the lysander/tigurus combo (courtesy Ben Hong)

[jhobin]

Mehpiston is T6 the only thing that can instant kill kim is a forceweapon, JOTWW, or simliar power's.

1.) Not bad but there are better oaths!
2.) Lash with wings better hope he can dodge well, one mechig list will make him a puddle on the ground in short time.
3.) Those are pretty tough guys

Don't look at Ard Boyz as the standard for tough character's its all about the HQ's 'synergy' with the list. A Dark angel commander with a sword and pistol sitting in the back in rhino providing LD10 to all marines is more powerful than a 6+ invul, to a whole army.

Generally stay away from special character's usually they are way to over priced for what they do. Look at Azreal price of a landraider gives what ever squad he links up with a 4+ invul save. Great yea, but when you take 20 wounds from HeavyBolters or simliar it don't mean squat.  

[the_trooper]

Rogue Psycher.   Especially when it suffers from perils and ascends in daemonhood.

F&*% YEAH!

Or

Exalted Champion with a powersword and bolt pistol.  Weapons of gods wielded by men.

[Captain Bryan!]

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[Ed]

Necron lord

[skavengear]

agreed lords are great. my thing with the champ was for the 100 points. 100 is a very cheap cost for a marine that good. there are better oaths but they cost more.

as far as mephiston, hes proved so  far to do exactly what i wanted: soak up the pounding turns one and two (the turns that are crucial for me to get to your line and start swinging away

[Grand Master Steve]

Relic Blade Storm Shield Captain. Its nasty and legal. I like to go with a Bolt Pistol and Power Weapon captain myself. Myabe digital lasers

[Mattarias]

Aesthetically and in theory? The Living Saint.

In reality? The Cannoness. 

Toughness three suuucks.

[Opforce3]

Go with Mephiston, he's way too good.

Now, my favorite would happen to be my Death Korps officer, equipped with..... a power weapon. Thats it.

[Ed]

Go with Mephiston, he's way too good.

Now, my favorite would happen to be my Death Korps officer, equipped with..... a power weapon. Thats it.

I've had an officer kill a hive tyrant in CC anything is possible in the land of Warcraft I mean warhammer

[skavengear]

it is impossible for an officer to kill mephiston though (so long as they are still s3) unless you can roll a 7 on a d6   

suck it imperial guard, shouldve drank some gene seed juice