5/5 stars. Well earned. He is an absolute underrated monster of the Horus Heresy.
Background.
Vulkan is the good guy. The humanitarian. The perpetual. And amazingly a match for many of his brothers, whilst also being a consummate craftsman. Whilst his brothers played war leaders and planetary unifiers, he was more than happy to be a teacher and protector. He carried this over to his legion and sought to minimize the casualties he caused. This, of course, way not the way of some of his brothers. He was well liked by most of them all the same. And a giant of a man to boot. Strengths.
His stat line alone with WS=S=T=W=7 is very impressive. Add on the Salamanders trait and he is not going down easily at all.
His wargear consists of The Furnace's Heart as his side weapon which unfortunately causes panic (my only real negative) as does his flame projector, Dragon's Breath Gauntlet. Both have a high strength and are great. But the real star of the show is Dawnbringer - his hammer. Too heavy for anyone but a primarch to even lift, the arguably strongest primarch picks it up in one hand and gets S=9 AP=2 and D=3 output as well as critical hits and armour bane. This is magnificent.
The Undying Fire gives Vulkan a gambit to regenerate lost wounds. It is basically a free +1d3 wounds. Hence you're not really facing a Primarch with W=7, you are facing W=7+1d3 when played correctly. This is super strong.
As Sire of the Salamanders, if 4 troops fill the battlefield slots with forge crafted weapons then you get all Primes. And until the end of Turn 1, you ignore modifiers to your advanced characteristics across the army. Again, this is very strong.
Weaknesses.
Having a unit panic on you when you approach them just because you shot out some flame might not be the best move you can make.
Overall.
In the high bracket for points cost, but it is fully justified. The arguably strongest Primarch can take care of most things in the game short of some of his brothers (and even then he will likely win through sheer endurance) and lords of war. It is just that panic from his flame weapons that might be an issue. But despite that, I am more than confident awarding 5/5 stars to Vulkan.
1 comment:
I've been seeing this a lot on other reviews, but models that become Routed due to Panic don't immediately fallback. Unless otherwise stated, they stay put until the end of their movement phase.
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