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So the name says it all, which current space marine would be the best warrior in hand to hand/shooting/overall.

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Hey guys just to clear it up i'm talking about fluff wise and about loyalist space marines.

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very hard question to answer.

Hand to hand: If chaos ones are included I'd have to say Kharn the Betrayer, if not then some Chapter Master, possibly Marneus.

Shooting: Once again, not sure but probably a chapter master of some kind.

Overall: Same as shooting.

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Mephiston and Draigo are up there. Can't actually think of any loyalists that match them.

Traitor-wise we have, as mentioned, Khârn the Betrayer, who got ran over by a Land Raider and lived.

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Mephiston is to space marines what space marines are to humans.

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Mephiston, or Ragnar Blackmane maybe?

Who knows, it's pretty hard to quantify, depending if you are going on Lore or Stats.

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In the background. Calgar. No contest really.

In the game. Likely Calgar, though Draigo comes very close. Mephiston isn't even in the Top 5.


Marneus Augustus Calgar vs. Lord Kaldar Draigo

Caveat: I assume both combatants simultaniously charge each other at the start of the 1st turn, firing their weapon as they do. I'll ignore Calgars Combat Tactics, Orbit. Bomb and Draigo's flamy-power.

Round 1:
Draigo Shooting: 2 shots (Str. 4, AP5), 2 hits (for simplicity) resulting in 1 wound and 0,16 wounds after saves (2+)
Calgar Shooting: 2 shots (Str. 4, AP2), 1,6666 hits resulting in 0,926 wounds (w/ re-rolls) and 0,31 wounds after saves (3++).

Draigo CC: 5 Attacks (Str. 6 w/HH), 3,3333 hits resulting in 2,222 wounds and 1,111 wounds after saves (4++): Calgar has taken 1,261 wounds total on average
Calgar CC: 6 Attacks (Str. 8), 3 hits resulting in 2,91 wounds (w/ re-rolls) and 0.97 wounds after saves (3++): Draigo has taken 1,896 wounds total on average

Round 2:
Draigo CC: 4 Attacks (Str. 6 w/HH), 2,666 hits resulting in 1,777 wounds and 0,888 wounds after saves (4++): Calgar has taken 2,15 wounds total on average
Calgar CC: 5 Attacks (Str. 8), 2,5 hits resulting in 2,43 wounds (w/ re-rolls) and 0.81 wounds after saves (3++): Draigo has taken 2,71 wounds total on average

Round 3:
Draigo CC: 4 Attacks (Str. 6 w/HH), 2,666 hits resulting in 1,777 wounds and 0,888 wounds after saves (4++): Calgar has taken 3,038 wounds total on average
Calgar CC: 5 Attacks (Str. 8), 2,5 hits resulting in 2,43 wounds (w/ re-rolls) and 0.81 wounds after saves (3++): Draigo has taken 3,52 wounds total on average

Round 4:
Draigo CC: 4 Attacks (Str. 6 w/HH), 2,666 hits resulting in 1,777 wounds and 0,888 wounds after saves (4++): Calgar has taken 3,926 wounds total on average
Calgar CC: 5 Attacks (Str. 8), 2,5 hits resulting in 2,43 wounds (w/ re-rolls) and 0.81 wounds after saves (3++): Draigo has taken 4,33 wounds total on average (e.g. R.I.P.)


Conclusing. Calgar wins over Draigo with an average of 0,074 wounds left after 4 rounds of combat.



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Very hard question to answer as JohnnoM said.

In hand to hand combat it had to be Draigo, he after all tore down City of Knowledge with his bare hands and killed some of the most powerful creatures known to Men.

As for shooting....who know's...every Astartes is pro when it comes to this area.

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Zweischneid wrote:In the background. Calgar. No contest really.

In the game. Likely Calgar, though Draigo comes very close. Mephiston isn't even in the Top 5.

Until you realize that Mephiston kills Calgar on round 2.

6 attacks on the charge, forces a LD check or Mephiston gets to re-roll to hit and to wound. Calgar has no chance unless he gets lucky with his 4++, but average rolls Mephiston hits 6 times, wounds 6 times, Calgar saves 3, round 2 Mephiston hits 5 times, wounds 5 times Calgar saves 2 or 3, Calgar dies. and has only done about 3 of Mephistons 5 wounds.

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In CC, I would have to say the Sanguinor, exemplar of the host. 2+ 3++ and he rerolls fail rolls to hit and to wound (Avenging angel) with a WS8 and 6 attacks on the charge. He has no shooting attack though.


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Well, that settles that argument...next topic? LOL

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sub-zero wrote:In CC, I would have to say the Sanguinor, exemplar of the host. 2+ 3++ and he rerolls fail rolls to hit and to wound (Avenging angel) with a WS8 and 6 attacks on the charge. He has no shooting attack though.


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Well, that settles that argument...next topic? LOL

Actually with only Str 5 he has a tough time wounding Mephiston.

But as for the "Who would be the strongest space marine" question, Mephiston can bench press a Land Raider. so he is the strongest marine.

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DeathReaper wrote:
sub-zero wrote:In CC, I would have to say the Sanguinor, exemplar of the host. 2+ 3++ and he rerolls fail rolls to hit and to wound (Avenging angel) with a WS8 and 6 attacks on the charge. He has no shooting attack though.


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Well, that settles that argument...next topic? LOL

Actually with only Str 5 he has a tough time wounding Mephiston.

But as for the "Who would be the strongest space marine" question, Mephiston can bench press a Land Raider. so he is the strongest marine.


Well, 3+ to hit (with re-rolls) and 5+ to wound ( with re-rolls) isn't too shabby, but Mephy does have 2 more wounds than the host. Should be a pretty close matchup.

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Doesn't calgar have powerfists though. And Mephiston has no invul.
   
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Kharn, someone as crazy as him, must be pretty strong, especially with Khornes blessings...

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Somebody should do the mathhammer on Calgar vs. exemplar of the host.

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hey everyone,

i was just reading the lexicanum as you do and i found

Tu'Shan Salamanders Chapter Master and Regent of Prometheus. Led the Salamanders during the Second and Third wars for Armageddon and is reknowned as one of the strongest Space Marines alive.


- edit - link http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/List_of_Chapter_Masters#.T25HpHjmrTQ

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Prob with Meph is if he fought Draigo he goes at 1 and is abused by Draigo.

The enemy of my enemy is a bastard so lets kill him too.


 
   
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I'd say in fluff, Abaddon if you include traitors. And Abaddon on the table as well. If you don't include traitors, then probably Draigo in fluff, Mephiston Lord of Cheese on table.

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Great White wrote:Doesn't calgar have powerfists though. And Mephiston has no invul.

Yea, but Meph has 6 attacks that, if Calgar fails a LD-4 check, that Meph gets to reroll all to hit and to wound rolls.

With 6 attacks on the charge and Str 6 WS7 and Initiative 7, Calgar needs to get lucky to actually swing at Meph.

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This has been math hammered to death. Abby is usually the toughest "human" on the table, but gets beat by some xenos like the swarmlord. But if Abby rolls enough attacks with his demon sword he can kill anything.
   
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I can't recall the name o the GK guy, but the one who has stances and can reroll on saves (with a halo) and can insta gib you if you kill him? I'd call that pretty powerful...you don't really win if you're dead in the end too.
   
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Kevlar wrote:This has been math hammered to death. Abby is usually the toughest "human" on the table, but gets beat by some xenos like the swarmlord. But if Abby rolls enough attacks with his demon sword he can kill anything.


Well they did ask the strongest Space Marine........

Realistically no single model should stand toe to toe with the Swarmlord for very long.

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Kevlar wrote:This has been math hammered to death. Abby is usually the toughest "human" on the table, but gets beat by some xenos like the swarmlord. But if Abby rolls enough attacks with his demon sword he can kill anything.


Well they did ask the strongest Space Marine........

Realistically no single model should stand toe to toe with the Swarmlord for very long.


Realisically? lol Cause huge super humans fighting an alien is realistic at the start? hhmm Sounds like you live in an intersting reality.


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bmoleski wrote:
Kevlar wrote:This has been math hammered to death. Abby is usually the toughest "human" on the table, but gets beat by some xenos like the swarmlord. But if Abby rolls enough attacks with his demon sword he can kill anything.


Well they did ask the strongest Space Marine........

Realistically no single model should stand toe to toe with the Swarmlord for very long.


Realisically? lol Cause huge super humans fighting an alien is realistic at the start? hhmm Sounds like you live in an intersting reality.



You misinterpreted what I meant. I meant in an actual game on the table the Swarmlord should defeat pretty much any single model. That's what I meant to say.

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Shooting lias issodon Raptors chapter master
Combat tyberos carcharadons chapter master or mephiston
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bmoleski wrote:
Draigo wrote:
bmoleski wrote:
Kevlar wrote:This has been math hammered to death. Abby is usually the toughest "human" on the table, but gets beat by some xenos like the swarmlord. But if Abby rolls enough attacks with his demon sword he can kill anything.


Well they did ask the strongest Space Marine........

Realistically no single model should stand toe to toe with the Swarmlord for very long.


Realisically? lol Cause huge super humans fighting an alien is realistic at the start? hhmm Sounds like you live in an intersting reality.



You misinterpreted what I meant. I meant in an actual game on the table the Swarmlord should defeat pretty much any single model. That's what I meant to say.


Are you saying Swarmlord is stronger then a daemon primarch? Or a greater daemon? Cause various marines have defeated those. I think youre overestimating the swarmlord. If an incarnation of war or an avatar of a god can lose to a marine then so can swarmie.

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I think that we're losing focus here. Now we were talking about how the Sanguinor, Exemplar of the host was the strongest marine ever. And.............GO!

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Except that The Sanguinor can not bench press a Land Raider, Mephiston Can...

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