The new role of Primes

[gloomfang]

There is a new role for Primes that we have not really talked about yet. We know that it sucks when some little sgt issues a challange and the Swarmlord is stuck fighting some 1 wound wonder(1WW) and not killing tons of guys in combat.
Well if you stick the Prime (or PoM) in with a Tyrant/SL the prime can take the challenge for you. That means that you big CC Monster can then wipe out the unit as usual while the Prime deals with the 1WW.
On the flip-side if there is someone that you REALLY don't want to be in CC with (Like Necrons with MSS or Loki or Abbadon) then the Prime can then take the hit and let your CC monster fight without declining the combat.

This will probably only work with a Tyrant/SL though as all the other characters are either upgrades or units of one.
Thoughts?

[ilnar]

Wounds pass onto the squad in a challenge. Or at least, that's how I read it,

[kurbutti]

Yeah, well most opponents aren't too convinced of that fact. Until this is FAQ'd I expect people to simply count the excess wounds towards combat resolution and be done with it. I cry a river every time I fight against Fearless units, but hey, life sucks anyway - even for them.

Onto topic: In a traditional Tyrant Deathstar there usually is a Prime with the Tyrant + Guard. The fact that you can accept small challenges with them is sure handy, and worth considering.

On the other hand, Primes are the answer when you want to give some extra protection to a unit in form of the LO,S! We've had some talk about this earlier: Prime escorts a unit of Carnifexen and distributes any wounds they suffer evenly around the unit. Other option is to escort a unit of Warriors. I'm just saying that Primes have become a some sort of "multirole" unit which you can stick with almost anything and expect beneficial results.

You should know by now why I hate the fact that everyone else can get 3 HQ's at under 2000 points. I could really use a second Prime somewhere...

[Jabberwocky]

A Prime with a LW can also move around via challenges to debuff more models I in theory.

[killme304]

Except you are only considered in b2b with a model you are in a challenge with. Pg. 64, last sentence under fighting a challenge.

[Jabberwocky]

If you start in btb elsewhere though, your LW has already affected other models before you swap positions.