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SL killed the Demon Prince after 3 rounds, but the main problem was the DP rolled Iron Arm, and SL rolled everything but Iron Arm and Hemorrhage. So a S9 T8 (for two of the three rounds of combat) MC going at I9 with 5 attacks definitely crushes Swarmlord with no Iron Arm. I needed 6s to wound, it ignored my Instant Death... even the forced invul re-rolls weren't that helpful - it took eight wounds to kill it. And my Tyrant Guard were a waste of 180 points.

The composition suggestion is pretty good... but having to use up BOTH your HQ slots just to avoid getting screwed by challenges (and using, frankly, silly tactics to ignore majority toughness) does not seem right. I'm of the opinion that 6e totally boned Tyrant Guard - IG Bodyguards are now better at their job than Tyrant Guard.