Now onto the coolest lord of the lot, the Arch lector of sigmar. For 125p you get a guy that generates two dispell dice and can cast two prayers as well as granting hatred to the unit he is in. This is still a lot of points for someone who cant even fight as well as a chaos warrior. He does have ld 9 as well, so he does work very well as a general, especially in a key unit. You have to be careful with him in combat, and he is a bit more expensive than a general, which are the only reasons not to take him over a general.
Great weapon-Why not. He is only I4 and S6 will let him actually get a casulty.
Second warhammer-for an astonishing third attack. Its only at S4, so pass.
Light armour-So your giving your >125p lord a 6+ save. Pass
Heavy armour-Better but still not much.
No option for full plate sucks. I will be going straight to magic items for these guys.
Shield-Yes, along with good armour. Its still worth taking if you take a great weapon.
Warhorse-No. Your ld bubble is best in the centre, you dont want this guy charging into difficult combats and a warrior priest is better in a knight unit.
Barding-If you were stupid enough to take this guy on horse barding is a must.
War Altar of Sigmar-is meh. Firstly it is 100p which is heaps for empire. You can get another warrior priest for this price. It does have a 4+ ward though and a weak armour save along with a great amount of wounds, taking about 4 cannon or 6 bolt thrower hits to kill. Its unbreakable which makes it a great tarpit. The best ability is being able to cast any lore of light spell with a casting value of 5 which is so awesome. A unit of knights wiht movement 16!, an extra attack each, striking first and maybe getting re rolls. A captucus marching 40". There are endless possiblities and another couple of spells. The big problem with the war altar is it doesnt fit in well. A chariot by itself is weak, even with a ward save. If empire could get chariots, then this would be awesome but they cant. So you will be stuck with a 250p unit, that is epicly awesome but isnt really that tough to take down. Also you have to remember that your prayers and hatred are being wasted.
In conlusion the arch lector is great. Put straight in a large unit of halberdiers they are great, giving ld9, hatred, prayers and DD. In most builds this would be my second lord choice straight after a lvl 4. You can also go the war altar route, its just a lot of points and is wasting the lectors abilites.
Great weapon-Why not. He is only I4 and S6 will let him actually get a casulty.
Second warhammer-for an astonishing third attack. Its only at S4, so pass.
Light armour-So your giving your >125p lord a 6+ save. Pass
Heavy armour-Better but still not much.
No option for full plate sucks. I will be going straight to magic items for these guys.
Shield-Yes, along with good armour. Its still worth taking if you take a great weapon.
Warhorse-No. Your ld bubble is best in the centre, you dont want this guy charging into difficult combats and a warrior priest is better in a knight unit.
Barding-If you were stupid enough to take this guy on horse barding is a must.
War Altar of Sigmar-is meh. Firstly it is 100p which is heaps for empire. You can get another warrior priest for this price. It does have a 4+ ward though and a weak armour save along with a great amount of wounds, taking about 4 cannon or 6 bolt thrower hits to kill. Its unbreakable which makes it a great tarpit. The best ability is being able to cast any lore of light spell with a casting value of 5 which is so awesome. A unit of knights wiht movement 16!, an extra attack each, striking first and maybe getting re rolls. A captucus marching 40". There are endless possiblities and another couple of spells. The big problem with the war altar is it doesnt fit in well. A chariot by itself is weak, even with a ward save. If empire could get chariots, then this would be awesome but they cant. So you will be stuck with a 250p unit, that is epicly awesome but isnt really that tough to take down. Also you have to remember that your prayers and hatred are being wasted.
In conlusion the arch lector is great. Put straight in a large unit of halberdiers they are great, giving ld9, hatred, prayers and DD. In most builds this would be my second lord choice straight after a lvl 4. You can also go the war altar route, its just a lot of points and is wasting the lectors abilites.
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