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I'm getting ready to kitbash a Chaos Lord that I want to use in competitive play. I'm going to magnetize the jump-pack but am wondering what to do with his wargear.

Can I give him a whip, spear, or any weapon that isn't a mace, sword, axe, or fist and have him pointing and then use "counts as" for wargear purposes?

I want to have this guy be unique looking and I want to either steal a weapon from a different faction or use third party. What I'm worried about is that my whip can't be used as lightning claws or my spear can't be a thunder hammer etc

Check with the TO with a picture of the model and what the gear counts as.

 charz wrote:
I'm getting ready to kitbash a Chaos Lord that I want to use in competitive play. I'm going to magnetize the jump-pack but am wondering what to do with his wargear.

Can I give him a whip, spear, or any weapon that isn't a mace, sword, axe, or fist and have him pointing and then use "counts as" for wargear purposes?

I want to have this guy be unique looking and I want to either steal a weapon from a different faction or use third party. What I'm worried about is that my whip can't be used as lightning claws or my spear can't be a thunder hammer etc

Like Crazyterran said, check with the TO.

Further, as a long time ITC tourney goer, I know there are a few things that don't pass off as 'counts as'. And a spear for a Thunder Hammer, I do not think, will go over well. A TH has significant smashing ability and really ought to be modeled WSYIWYG.

If you're in the kiddie pool, I don't think opponents will fret much over say, a power sword versus p-axe. But a TH? Yes, You might want to use REM for swapping out toys.

If you're going to be a Top Table achieving guy, then you pretty much need to have your army count exactly as. Kiddie pool guys like me get away with a bit more ... but I've been slowly making sure everything I field is WYSIWYG.