I have not heard his praises sung enough, so I have decided to become the
herald for Arjac. He may only be an upgrade character, but man is he a doozy.
Yes, 170 points is pricey, but below see my comparison to the nearest compatible
option, and he's really a bargain. Now, Lukas won't be getting any of the same
praise from me, however.
Arjac(170)
WS5 BS5 S5(10) T4 W2 I4 A3 LD9 SV2+/3+
-Stubborn
-Grimnar's Champion- must direct attacks against IC, re-roll to hit IC/MC
-Foehammer-TH, 6" S10 AP1 *** 1
-Anvil Shield-SS, +1A 1st round of ANY assault
-Wolftooth necklace- 3+ hit CC
-Term. Armor
-Saga of the Bear
The closest next option:
Wolf Guard Battle Leader(195)
WS5 BS5 S4 T4 W2 I5 A3 LD9 SV2+/3+
-70-Base
-40-Term. Armor
-40-TH/SS
-10-Wolftooth neck.
-35-Saga of the Bear-while not even an option, saga costs are comparable across
WL/WGBL(beastslayer, wolfkin, warrior born), so if this was an option it would
probably be 35
Arjac's advantages:
-+1S(+2 when you factor in the TH)
-Anvil shield gives +1A for the first round, so if he charges or gets charged
and makes his counter-attack test, that's 5 S10 attacks that hit on 3+! Even if he fails
counterattack that's still 4
-Stubborn, Grimnar's Champion, Foehammer shooting attack, and SotB
WGBL Advantages
- +1I - though no real difference with TH
-Arjac is not is an IC, so once his his meat shield is gone he's a super lone-wolf,
minus FNP, WGBL can find more bodies to hide behind
Questionable advantage/disadvantage: The WGBL is an HQ, so if you need to fill your
mandatory slot he works; with 4 HQ choices available this is not really a problem
of him burning a slot if you don't need him for that purpose. Arjac is not an HQ, he's
Elite/Troops depending on if you have Logan or not, so he can't fill that same role.
The WGBL can be taken independently; Arjac requires at least min. Wolf Guard, which I
don't find a problem because they fit well into any type of force.(Maybe a problem
in smaller games, but I don't play less than 2k)
All this for a comparable 25 points cheaper? He will be in every SW army I ever make,
hands-down.
With no shortage of attacks elsewhere to cut down chaff, Arjac beats any configuration of Lone Wolf
you can make to hunt and kill armor/MC.
One wording choice I noticed that was rather interesting. (No, I do not want to open another
chapter of whether the TH shooting attack affects initiative or not) This is regarding
the wording for Grimnar's Champion. More of a rules question though, so I put it in the rules section [URL="http://www.lounge.belloflostsouls.net/showthread.php?p=32579#post32579"]HERE[/URL]