The unit also gets to re-roll its Scatter, ensuring that you have a better chance of landing on or near your target. I think most players would be able to find a use for an Ignores Cover Grav Cannon, Grav Gun, Meltagun or Multi-melta.Ī unit of Legion of the Damned with a Meltagun and Multi-melta would be a potent vehicle hunting unit, able to fire both shots on the turn they arrive and ignoring any cover the vehicle may be deployed in or ignoring the Jinking of a target skimmer. In addition, they are Slow and Purposeful, meaning they can fire such weapons at full effect the turn that they arrive from Deep Strike. This includes any Special Weapons or Heavy Weapons carried by the unit. Unfortunately, the Sergeant cannot be armed with Meltabombs, meaning he may struggle in combat against certain vehicles or monstrous creatures if you don’t give him a Power Fist.Īnother advantage of the unit is that all their ranged attacks ignore cover. The Legion of the Damned have the potential to hold up an enemy combat unit or other threat your army may not be able to deal with if you are not too unlucky with your Invulnerable saves. Even a small squad of Legion of the Damned has the potential to hold up a Wraithknight or Imperial Knight for several turns, more if you are using a comp’d version of Stomp that allows Invulnerable saves to be taken on a Stomp roll of a 6. This means that they are very durable against power weapons or AP2 attacks such as those from Monstrous Creatures, Gargantuan Creatures or Imperial Knights. They are Fearless and have a 3+ invulnerable save. The Legion of the Damned are an unusual unit that can have a number of battlefield roles.įirst, lets look at their advantages. Flaming Projectiles- All ranged attacks by the squad have the Ignores Cover rule.They must start in Deep Strike Reserve, by can re-roll their Deep Strike Scatter (both the scatter dice and 2D6). Aid Unlooked For- The unit cannot be joined by Independent Characters.Unyielding Spectres- All Legion of the Damned have 3+ invulnerable saves.The Sergeant can take Ranged Weapons, a Chainsword, Power Weapon or Power Fist.One Legionnaire may take a Heavy Weapon.One Legionnaire may take a Special Weapon.
Each Legionnaire costs 3 points more than a Sternguard Veteran. The basic squad comes with 4 Legionnaires and a Legionnaire Sergeant, with the option to increase the squad size up to 10 models. The Legion of the Damned are essentially a Tactical Squad with Veteran stats and a heap of special rules that really boost the unit significantly. For more reviews, analyses and battle reports, check out the Tactics Corner.įirst introduced to the tabletop in 2nd edition, the Legion of the Damned represent the Emperor’s Wrath on the enemies of the Imperium. Hi everyone, Michael here with a review of one of the most enigmatic forces available to the Space Marines, the Legion of the Damned.
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