4/5 stars. Had a glow up compared to second edition and now a very serious option to take.
Background.
The Alpha Legion elites are hardly known outside their legion. The Lernaean terminators make it so because there are usually no survivors! Their job is to be the crushing and grinding jaws of the many headed hydra that the Alpha Legion is and are fearsome in assault.
Strengths.
Terminators in Cataphractii armour with WS=5, and T=5 make this unit survivable and strong.
Significantly in this edition, they have hatred of all Legiones Astartes. They. Hate. Them. All. No favours here! They also have line (1) which makes them very valuable in principle for the Elites slot.
Their load outs come with volkite chargers and power axes as standard. But they get a wide range of possible upgrades including combi bolters, a wide range of power weapons, lightning claws, and a choice of heavy flamer, conversion beam cannon, reaper autocannon, and plasma blaster for every 5 models you have in the squad.
Weaknesses.
The load out has changed since Second Edition. Gone is the sergeant's venom sphere. And the larger Volkite weaponry. Boo. They also cost a lot of points.
Builds.
5 Lernaeans, 1 Conversion Beamer (265 points).
Sit on the objective whilst blasting things at the opposite side of the board.
5 Lernaeans, 1 power fist, 1 plasma blaster, Harrower with chain fist (280 points).
Sadly it is no longer an option to take an EXTRA power dagger instead of upgrading your power weapon. You only get the upgrade. However, this squad is still powerful and multi-purpose.
10 Lernaeans, 2 Autocannons, 4 power fists, Harrower with thunder hammer (555 points).
Getting expensive here, but this is an all round squad which can be remarkably deadly from both a shooting and a close combat point of view. Goodbye Volkite Culverins. I had already modelled you, but perhaps I can change them to autocannons?
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