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Continuing this topic from the rules forum. Since DA Librarians are only Ld 9 is it not worth taking them to deal with Null Zone or GKs? Just trying to find a way to deal with hammerhand etc. Is it even needed to deal with Draigowing? Any input would be awesome. Thanks!

If you want psychic defense, you need that guy. LD 9 really isn't that big of a deal, just on average you still should stop powers.

If you really want to deal with a draigo wing, the best way is high strength low ap firepower. If you add in a librarian, you can stop defensive psychic powers, then simply toss lascannons, demolisher shells and melta guns and them. within 3 rounds it should all be dead.

LD9 drops the probability of the Hood working to 10/36 from 15/36, which is a 27.78% chance of working. Given that DA Librarians don't have any useful powers, I'm skeptical that it's worth it. Of course, this is assuming you run a Deathwing or Ravenwing army, where you are already taking a mandatory HQ choice. If you were running a regular PA army, maybe the Librarian would still be the best choice.

I am running a Deathwing army that is why I am unsure of the librarian. I know chaplains are a better secondary HQ coupled with a lightning claw squad especially.