Victrix HG + Champion of Humanity Captain

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I have been eyeing this since the new Victrix rules were released.

 

Since Victrix HG can be led by a Captain, if you take the Firestorm Assault Force, you can give him the Champion of Humanity enhancement (basically ignores all negative modifiers for unit, including enemy debunks to damage).

 

This 7 man squad can fit in an Impulsor (or Repulsor Executioner, if you want), can hop out and, with OoM active on its target, just drag down even the very toughest targets.

 

For example, against a C'tan, you use th Chapter Banner and the squad gets 37 x S6 AP-2 Dmg2 attacks at WS2+, all with full rerolls to hit and +1 to wound. On average they get 36 hits, 18 wounds, 9 failed 4++ Invuls, and 18 damage inflicted (since they ignore th C'tans half damage rule, thanks to Champion of Humanity). After 5+++ FNPs, that should just kill the C'tan straight up, but if it doesn't,  then the Captain still gets to swing, which should definitely take out whatever wounds are remaining.

 

Similarly, against a mob of 20 Khorne Berserkers led by a Master of Executions, even with the WE -1dmg strat in combat this 7 man unit should kill the entire blob in one activation, and against a DW Knight squad with -1 to wound from Wrath of the Rock, this unit should on average kill 7+ DW Knights (i.e. enough to wipe the squad and anyone leading them).

 

Add in the Victrix durability (2+ save, 4W each, and -1 to wound natively) and I think this has the potential to be quite an effective unit. Granted, a lot of people are not eager to play Firestorm Assault Force as UMs, but I think they may actually be a "sleeper" detachment for the sons of Guilliman, especially with the free Assault on all their shooting and access to the very solid Crucible of Battle and Rapid Embarkation strats.