Chaplain or Captain to lead Assault Termies?

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**Loricatus Aurora**

Who is better to lead assault terminators out of your LR (whichever variant)

Captain in Terminator armour with Lightning Claws or Chaplain in Terminator armour?

Captain you get all that WS6 lightning claw madness, Chappy gives you reroll to hits..

Thoughts?

**Lord-Loss**

Non there fine on there own, having a IC with them is just overkill.

**The Revelator**

Chaplain, he's a monster on his own, cheaper, and makes the entire squad more monstrous.

**Sgt. Salt**

An IC in the unit is usually too much. You want to beat your opponent in their turn so you can charge a new unit in yours.

The IC would probably add 3 or 4 more kills and wipe out/force a fallback on the unit which you don't want.

**The Revelator**

Unless you're using it as an anti-super unit, like vs nobs, enemy termies, Carnifexes, Genestealers, etc.

**Arbalest**

Take the Chaplain so that you can get re-rolls to hit when you charge. That will add a lot more damage than anything the captain can contribute. Also it makes them fearless so they can't be Weaken Resolved off the board. I'd recommend Cassius, because he's probably tougher than a Terminator chaplain and costs the same.

**Loricatus Aurora**

Cassius has the flamer which is nice however he then has to use his bolter for ranged which does not suit assault termies

I like the idea of greater confidence the unit will win v super enemy ie nobs, fex etc

Was even thinking Abbadon/Demon Prince - which is where the 7 attacks on charge at WS6 (albiet at St 4) from LC Captain may be nicer than rerolls on termi attacks from Chappy

**The Revelator**

5 TH/SS termies get 15 attacks on the charge.
Alone, that is 7.5 hits.

With chappy McAwesomepants that is 10 S8 hits. + 2-3 S4 PW hits from him.
With captain McNotsogreat that is 7.5 S8 hits + 3-4 S4 from him. (3 base attacks + 1 for LCs, +1 for charging)

The chaplain is cheaper.
The chaplain is more stylish.
The chaplain is the best choice.

Automatically Appended Next Post:
Note: The lead the chaplain has widens when it is 7termies + him in a crusader, but the captain comes out on top if the squad gets charged.

**Eyclonus**

Chaplain; The Revelator makes a fine case, but also the Chaplain does a lot for that unit, and the Captain is probably better elsewhere where you don't have the proverbial thunderhammer of a unit.

**Hollismason**

Take Cassius he is a beast. 125 points for someone who has T6 and feel no pain.

Yes, please.

**wuestenfux**

I'd take a Chaplain.
The unit becomes fearless and can reroll to hit on the charge.

**Reecius**

Take Vulkan with TH/SS termies, all around better unit.

But with LC's, yeah, no question, chappy FTW.

**Loricatus Aurora**

Not playing Salamandas = not taking Vulkan

**EzeKK**

Depends on the squad. Are you going with shooty termies and have Lysander in your list? Bolter Drill!

Have a libby and want to use Null Zone fun!

Have a chappy and want to get rerolls?

Captains are almost always probably going to be overkill so I would hold off on them.