Warhammer 40k - Review Library 421 - Drukhari, Court of the Archon

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A strange assortment of court members to be keeping by your side! Quite the diverse hire...

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Drukhari, Court of the Archon

10th Edition Index

For 95pts you get 4 models.
1x Lhamaen
1x Medusae
1x Sslyth
1x Ur-ghul

Let's check their stats!

Stats

Movement 8"
Toughness 3
Save 5+/5++(armor/invul/Feel No Pain)
Wounds 2
Ld 6+
OC 1

Weapons

Weapon Loadout:

Lhamaen: Shaimeshi Blade
Medusae: Eyeburst, Close Combat Weapon
Sslyth: Shardcarbine, Splinter Pistol, Sslyth Battle-Blade
Ur-ghul: Ur-Ghul Talons

Ranged Weapons

Shardcarbine

18" Range, 3 Shots, Hitting on 3+, S2, AP0 and 1 Damage each.
Assault (This weapon can be fired after this model Advances)
Anti-Infantry 3+ (This weapon wounds Infantry models on a 3+ regardless of the target's toughness)

Splinter Pistol

12" Range, 1 Shot, Hitting on 3+, S2, AP0 and 1 Damage each.
Assault (This weapon can be fired after this model Advances)
Anti-Infantry 3+ (This weapon wounds Infantry models on a 3+ regardless of the target's toughness)
Pistol (This weapons can be fired while engaged in melee)

Eyeburst

12" Range, D6 Shots, Hitting on Auto, S6, AP-2 and 1 Damage each.
Torrent - This weapons hits automatically, just roll for number of shots)
Pistol (This weapons can be fired while engaged in melee)

Melee Weapons

Shiameshi Blade

4 Attacks, Hitting on 3+, S4, AP-2 and 1 Damage each.
Anti-Infantry 2+ (This weapon wounds Infantry models on a 2+ regardless of the target's toughness)

Sslyth Battle Blade

3 Attacks, Hitting on 3+, S5, AP-2 and 2 Damage each.

Cloase Combat Weapon

2 Attacks, Hitting on 3+, S3, AP0 and 1 Damage each.

Ur-Ghul Talons

6 Attacks, Hitting on 3+, S4, AP0 and 1 Damage each.
Sustained Hits 1 (Rolls of a 6 to Hit score 1 additional hit)

Abilities

Court of the Archon

This unit can be led by an Archon OR can join a unit of Kabalite Warriors that is being led by an Archon. They then form one big unit. (There can only be one Archon in total)

Lhamaen

While the unit contains a Lhamaean, weapons equipped by this unit have the Lethal Hits ability.

Medusae

In the shooting phase if this unit used its Eyebusts attack and it scored a hit against Infantry units, that unit must take a Battle-Shock test

Sslyth

While this unit containes a Sslyth model, each time they are attacked, subtract 1 from the Wound Roll

Ur-ghul

While tis unit contains an Ur-ghul they have the Fights first ability.

Thoughts

I think this is very worth it if you have an infantry-non-transported based Kabilite unit, we still need to review those but Kabilites are Battleline with 2OC each. The Sslyth makes them tougher and the rest make them more deadly, PLUS the Archon, PLUS what Kabilites do!

So I would actually be worried about the Dark Lance in the Kabilite unit getting Lethal Hits... That could hurt!

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