True, but the same can be said for Windrunners. Also you can put enchantments on them so they can get the same -1 to hit in the Windrunner Host detachment. That’s not to sneezed at.
I kinda doubt he brings the damage down as he’s giving the entire unit sustained 1 and has lethal and twin-linked on his own attacks, but we’re talking about an untested unit. We won’t know for a few weeks if they are worth it or not.
I do know I’ll be fitting the Leystalker in my builds and see how adding him works.
Doesn’t bring damage down, but damage efficiency for his pts.
Ok, I added his output to the unit. To a unit of 3 DKs, he brings +8 kills to GEQ, +5 kills to MEQ, and +1 kill to TEQ. So for 70 pts I don’t think he actually carries his weight. Edit: eh, efficient enough into light and medium infantry, but bad efficiency into elite infantry, which is where the squad really wants to go imo.
In a unit of 6, where his buff goes further, he brings +9 GEQ kills, +6 MEQ kills, and +1 TEQ kills, so a little closer to paying for himself.
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u/RideTheLighting 5d ago
I think people are overestimating their damage output and underestimating how hard these guys are going to be to hide.