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As I continue to build my Night Lords I am trying to spec out the most economical HQ.

It's very tricky with NL because you want your HQ alive the whole game (due to Rite).

So far I have come up with:

Centurion - Jump Pack, Claws, Refractor Field - 105

Praetor - Term, combi-melta, Paragon Sword - 155

or the really cheap:

Centurion - Artificer, Refractor, Glaive - 85

just wondering how you folks spec out an HQ at 1000 pts?

ok, so first things first, if you're planning on using a rite of war, then you NEED one of a few HQs: Praetor, 1st captain, or the centurion that gives you the ability to take a RoW (the name escapes me). Secondly, keep it cheap, yes, but don't skimp on survivability 2+4++ minimum since no one has eternal warrior. The best way to trim on cost in general is to limit yourself when it comes to CCWs.

 Brennonjw wrote:
ok, so first things first, if you're planning on using a rite of war, then you NEED one of a few HQs: Praetor, 1st captain, or the centurion that gives you the ability to take a RoW (the name escapes me). Secondly, keep it cheap, yes, but don't skimp on survivability 2+4++ minimum since no one has eternal warrior. The best way to trim on cost in general is to limit yourself when it comes to CCWs.

The Legion Delegatus, who is a cheap upgrade that gives you a free MC weapon, which would probably be best served on a Chain-Glaive. Really no reason not to take that weapon.

Heralds are a good cheap HQ choice to buff your army, delagatus are also good for smaller games, personally I like the Legion champion for smaller games myself, can be quite beefy.

Unfortunately you cant just take a Herald in the army as they are a Support Officer.