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Here is the scenario I want to look at.

Say you have a Sorcerer, a Dark Apostle, and a Culexus Assassin all within 6".

- The Culexus Assassin applies a -3 Ld modifier to any psyker model within 12".
- The Dark Apostle's leadership value "must be used" by friendly units within 6".
- The Sorcerer uses the Dark Apostle's leadership, which isn't affected by the Culexus.

What value is the Sorcerer's leadership?

7, because the sorcerer uses the Dark Apostle's 10 and the Culexus drops it by 3.

Unless the Sorcerer is Stubborn.

Minus modifiere are applied before set modifiers, and "Use Apostle's LD" is a set modifier. I'd say 10

 Elric Greywolf wrote:
Minus modifiere are applied before set modifiers, and "Use Apostle's LD" is a set modifier. I'd say 10

Is using someone else's leadership even a modifier or simply instructions on how to determine your leadership value?

 Elric Greywolf wrote:
Minus modifiere are applied before set modifiers, and "Use Apostle's LD" is a set modifier. I'd say 10

It's not a set modifier. It's just st a replacement for your kid before you even start to consider what ld you have.

You're not instructed to use "LD10"... you're instructed to use the Apostle's leadership.

And as far as I can see, the Apostle does not recieve a -3 modifier.

Order of events wouldn't make any difference if you interpret it that way.

'Modifiers' tells us that set values are specific numbers:

"...or even setting its value (1, 8, etc.)"

The Dark Apostle's 'Demagogue' special rule states, "Friendly units from this codex within 6" of a Dark Apostle must use his Leadership instead of their own."

Clearly no set value is given, so 'Demagogue' is not a set value modifier.

You would use the Demagogue's Leadership instead of the Sorceror's own, and then apply the -3 modifier from the Culexus Assassin's 'Psychic Abomination' special rule.

Use the Demagogue leadership. However, careful because a sly opponent may use abilities to lower the demagogues leadership and drop everything elses around it.

See Tyranid Deathleaper.