Check out these teasers of the new rules for the Dark Angel Primarch Lion El’Johnson, as the Lion is going to be finding his way into Horus Heresy!
Warhammer Community just revealed Lion El’Jonsons rules in 30k. On top of his new model that was just previewed a few weekends ago, we’ve got a clearer picture o his stats now as well. Check out what he’ll be bringing to the table in Book nine: Crusade.
Dark Angels Primarch Lion El’Jonson Rules Revealed
The new Lion El’Jonson model is every inch the perfect embodiment of the questing knight. He is clad in the finest armour available and covered in the iconography of the Dark Angels. The Primarch also comes with the option to be assembled with or without his helmet. This impeccable fighter even has a choice of which weapon he will cut through the traitors with – the Lion Sword or the Wolf Blade. Finally, his gaming base slots into a diorama base with a heap of dead Night Lords at his feet, representing part of the bloody Thramas campaign.
As far as Primarchs go, he’s got quite a bit of customization. From a head option and two unique weapons, here are some of his stats and rules that have been revealed as well.
As you’d expect, he’s in-line with all of his other Primarch bros. Being WS 8, he’s obviously going to be a melee powerhouse. And with a base S7 combined with his wargear, he’ll be wounding most things on 2’s and 3’s. Plus, with Initiative 7 you can almost guarantee he’ll be smacking first.
When you really piss the Lion off, he puts a little pep in his step and swings harder and harder. The best way to kill him off is to dedicate enough firepower in one go to put him down in a phase. That way, he can’t get up to 7 attacks base.
Being that the Lion goes and hunts huge creatures for funsies, he also knows where to hit his target in melee. An Absolute Focus is a really sweet rule that caps his hitting out at a 4+. Pretty useful against debuffs/melee Primarchs.
The Lion Sword is what you want if you’ll be going against T4 elites like Terminators/Artificer-geared dudes. AP 1 will cut through them like butter through a hot knife. Especially when you look at rules like Fleshbane. The only “weakness” to the weapon is that doesn’t have any bonus Strength to offer.
The Wolf Blade on the other hand, is a brutal alternative that’s just as much of a maul as it is a sword. With +3 Strength, you’ll be swinging at Strength 10 and AP 2. Plus, due to the fact that people are getting cleaved in half and watching their brother’s organs spew out through the teeth of the blade, they scurred. Your opponents will be forced to roll another dice for morale and keep the highest.
For his other pieces of wargear, he’ll come equipped with the classic 2+/4++ Primarch save. The unique thing is that he can reroll a save once per turn. Plus, he’s got a plasma weapon that can blind fools.
The rest of the Lion’s equipment bolsters his prowess. The Leonine Panoply gives him a 2+ save and a 4+ invulnerable save, which can be re-rolled once per turn. For shooting, the Fusil Actinaeus is an archaic plasma weapon that can render enemies blind – if they survive its blistering salvo.
Overall, he’s looking like a souped-up Dorn with a power sword/plasma pistol to swap out. These rules are sick and the model is a work of art! With this out of the way we may be seeing more on Book nine: Crusade in the days ahead. Keep your eyes peeled for some more Night Lord support.
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