That Vanilla Librarian

Dude looks legit, why shouldn't he be leading a company of Ultramarines?

The funniest thing I've done in Warhammer, aside from deciding to play Ultramarines, is to finally have a use for my Ahriman model. To go from his fat base to a normal one, and get powers that are worth a damn, is so fulfilling that I'll overlook his eight-pointed stars. ;)

Why is it the case that, at least where I have gamed, nobody brings along Librarians from the regular Space Marine codex? The other codices' Librarians are brought quite often, Rune Priests being the most popular due to perceived power inherent in its powers. Just remember that Jaws only really helps against Tyranids. Living Lightning is a pretty cool one, and it would be hilarious to see an army with four priests that have that particular spell.

Yet, let me go on to the regular old codex. So, he has the regular statistics line, a couple wounds, and does not come with an invulnerable save - major fuckup there, GW! His powers are mostly meh, except for two, which constitute a utility available to this book, and not another one.

So, this guy has two worthwhile spells- Null Zone, and Gateway of Infinity. The former gives me such a hard counter to every single over costed melee unit that has an invulnerable save that I don't need to worry all that much about it. Null Zone goes up, meltaguns and missiles fly, any invul saves they make, re-roll that shit! I feel bad and like a scrub for mentioning this, but this one power is such a counter to Chaos Daemons it's near cheating. Jaws is only really effective against large 'nid monsters, this power is useful against anyone with an invulnerable save. Funnily enough, that's not many units in the 'nid codex. lol

Now for Gate. So, what's rule number one of war, behind information? Mobility. Excepting the units I need to be stationary for fire support, my army is decently mobile, with the Razorbacks to forward my pawns, and Speeders to Deep Strike for opportunity shots. Even the Dreadnoughts could advance easily. Yet, what if it is turn five, objectives are tied, and there is one objective left, within 24 inches of you? Teleport and grab, baby! Or, in case of kill points, teleport in and frag. About to get assaulted in one turn from something nasty? Teleport away!

Mercy of the dice though, lol.

I don't think there's much more to say on the matter. The Librarian in this particular book is full utility, and that makes him a game changer, and very possibly a game winner. I'll be reporting on his performance after the tournament next Saturday, the 27th.

I'll collect my thoughts on Conan later.

Telefrag! Ishamael