The background of this servant of Khorne will ever be intertwined with the Blood Angels and their Primarch, Sanguinius, in particular. Although Ka'bandha has repeatedly slaughtered uncounted worlds, his only significant (and it has to be said: repeated) epic failures are against the Blood Angels.
Strengths.
Ka'bandha is an upscaled Daemon Lord. He possesses a superior stat line compared to the daemon lords that will make him not only more durable, but also deadlier, in addition to It Will Not Die and Sunder special rules.
Ka'bandha comes with three fixed emanations that you might expect of Khorne: Brass Collars, Horned Crown, and Molten Blood. Of these, you will note that in my suggested builds brass collars and horned crown repeatedly feature as they are both powerful choices. The only one I haven't really gone for with any amount of vigour is the molten blood option. Sure, a strength 8 hit when Ka'bandha takes a wound is actually really nice. Without any AP, saves will go off more often than not against legion enemies though (terminators especially). So for me, its a bit meh.
His warlord trait is also fixed and will help with combat resolution (not that you should need it), and provides eternal warrior (this is valuable and welcome). He has a bubble to project a bonus attack within 12 inches with is very nice and a decent force multiplier if played in a "tip of the lance" style attack formation. Of course, being locked in combat is beneficial for Ka'bandha as well, generating a 4+ invulnerable save. Hence the tactic here is one of overwhelming force in close combat. Demonstrating that molten blood is still not needed, if anything lasts in combat against Ka'bandha and company, then he unleashes a hell storm template at strength 6. More pressure from more potential unsaved wounds.
Weaknesses.
None really. That said, there are some funky and honestly flavourful rules that come in to play if he faces off against the Blood Angels and (or) Sanguinius. These include preferred enemy, hatred, and bonus victory points (or penalties) depending on any duel with the Primarch.
Overall.
Strong. Very strong. Worth the points in my opinion, more or less (especially if compared to a primarch). And some characterful rules if fighting the Blood Angels.
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