4.5/5 stars. Rounded down. Arguably a glass cannon, but on the charge and with the help of his special rules, he is deadly. He also is cheap.
Background.
Loyal to a fault - at least to begin with - and favoured by the Emperor himself to carry the Palatine Aquila. Fulgram was the saviour of his legion and held his troops in a rigid chain of command where his thoughts would filter down effectively as they strove to emulate his excellence in all things. Within that striving lay the trap that chaos would ultimately exploit. Driven onward to ever greater heights and impossible standards, they fell hard, and Fulgrim himself fell hardest as he was seduced by the Laer Blade.
Strengths.
In an army of duelists, it is of no surprise that their Primarch is the pinnacle of martial skill as well as a field marshal approaching perfection (at least before his fall). He has both WS=8 and I=8 which gets improved by the Emperor's Children rules on the charge as well.
His side arm, Firebrand, is a volkite assault weapons at S=6 and AP=2 which is impressive. The Learan Blade itself gives Duellist's Edge alongside AP=2 and Damage=2. The only real downside is it has native S=6. But your weight of attacks coupled with high initiative should carry you through.
The Sublime Swordsman special rule activates if he has higher initiative than his opponent giving him A+1 for every pip to his advantage when he also has challenge advantage. Undoubtedly this will raise your attacks above your opponent most of the time.
Sire of the Emperor's Children gives Prime Slots when 4 battlefield roles have assault or tactical squads which will be easy to achieve. He also gives an incredibly valuable +1 combat resolution outside of their deployment zone - this is very strong.
Weaknesses.
T=6 is an issue for Fulgrim and the lack of mitigation for anything incoming beyond his armour is something you have to watch out for. He should be able to defeat opponents through both weight of attacks and high initiative - you just need to do it quickly.
Overall.
An excellent duelist, and so very swift. Play him aggressively and choose your targets wisely. His points cost is low enough to not regret much either which makes him very attractive when compared to other Primarchs. He's not the most amazing of his brothers, but he's no slouch either.
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