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Is he worth taking in a 2000 point game? What's the best way to use Malus? I'm afraid to even put him in base contact with a friendly modelo.

He's fun, but damned expensive. He's good fun though, you just need to make sure that you;re in combat every round after you activate him - coord with multi charges to get some good overruns.

Not an overpowered SC, he's just good

agreed he also makes the rest of the unit ignore stupidity as well. Me personally I don't use him in my DE army I prefer Lokhir Fellheart

Lokhir fellheart is almost as expensive, and is on foot. It can be said his abilities make it worth it. I would say good luck getting him in combat in a timely fashion. At least malus darkblade is mobile. That being said, they both are expensive CC characters, and you can custom build a master or dreadlord for either cheaper or the same cost. (and he probably be more effective to boot) To be honest I don't really get why people want CC characters in an army that has Core Assassins.

Take him with a sorcerer lord so you have a lord level wizard & fighter. I'd put him in some infantry unit so he doesn't kill anything really good by accident.

Bat Manuel wrote:Take him with a sorcerer lord so you have a lord level wizard & fighter. I'd put him in some infantry unit so he doesn't kill anything really good by accident.

by doing that your dropping his movement by two effectively putting him on foot.

I doesn't matter. You should be able to out shoot & magic almost every other army so what's the rush to get to combat?