Background.
This is a master of the legion who knew The Khan from before the coming of the Emperor. As a youth, he fought with him on Chogoris and even back then he was formidable.
Later in the Great Crusade, he was not really known much outside the White Scars legion, but within it, they knew him to be a veritable force of nature.
Strengths.
Oddly for the White Scars, this is a character who takes to the field in terminator armour -- in this case the Tartaros variety. Of course, this is fitting given that he is basically the lord of the Keshig and he is entitled to take a terminator bodyguard when he goes to war. This unit can even take power glaives for a cost.
His warlord trait enables the player to bring in a unit from reserves automatically (no reserves rolling). This can be very good for a deep striking style of army.
Beyond that, Qin Xa is very good in melee and can rip through enemy terminator squads given the opportunity. He is strictly better than other praetors too, with en extra wound and initiative pip.
Weaknesses.
For what Qin Xa is (a terminator praetor level character with better stat line), there are no real weaknesses here at all. Arguably others shoot better than him. But I'd wager you're not playing him to be a shooty character.
Overall.
Good. Really good. The only question is whether Qin Xa suits your army build, and whether you are playing a loyalist list (traitor White Scars cannot take him).
This is a master of the legion who knew The Khan from before the coming of the Emperor. As a youth, he fought with him on Chogoris and even back then he was formidable.
Later in the Great Crusade, he was not really known much outside the White Scars legion, but within it, they knew him to be a veritable force of nature.
Strengths.
Oddly for the White Scars, this is a character who takes to the field in terminator armour -- in this case the Tartaros variety. Of course, this is fitting given that he is basically the lord of the Keshig and he is entitled to take a terminator bodyguard when he goes to war. This unit can even take power glaives for a cost.
His warlord trait enables the player to bring in a unit from reserves automatically (no reserves rolling). This can be very good for a deep striking style of army.
Beyond that, Qin Xa is very good in melee and can rip through enemy terminator squads given the opportunity. He is strictly better than other praetors too, with en extra wound and initiative pip.
Weaknesses.
For what Qin Xa is (a terminator praetor level character with better stat line), there are no real weaknesses here at all. Arguably others shoot better than him. But I'd wager you're not playing him to be a shooty character.
Overall.
Good. Really good. The only question is whether Qin Xa suits your army build, and whether you are playing a loyalist list (traitor White Scars cannot take him).
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