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Mercurial Host Emperor's Children detachment · 11th edition

What Mercurial Host does for Emperor's Children, in our own words: its rules and enhancements, any stratagems that change an attack, the units they name and how often winning lists take it.

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What its rules do

• Quicksilver Grace: Advance rolls.

In our own words, as the calculator applies them; see the codex for the rules.

Enhancements

The 4 enhancements Mercurial Host offers, with their points and who can take each, in our words.

• Steeped in Suffering 20 pts · for EMPEROR'S CHILDREN model: +1 to hit vs a hurt unit; +1 to wound vs a half-dead unit.
• Intoxicating Musk 20 pts · for EMPEROR'S CHILDREN model: -1 to be wounded (stronger melee).
• Tactical Perfection 15 pts · for EMPEROR'S CHILDREN model: Redeploys up to two units, into reserves if wanted.
• Loathsome Dexterity 10 pts · for EMPEROR'S CHILDREN model: Its unit moves through enemy models.

Stratagems that change an attack

The 3 stratagems of Mercurial Host that change the dice, in our words, as the calculator plays them.

• 1 CP: Sustained Hits 1 melee
• 2 CP: −1 to be wounded when attacked · for INFANTRY
• 1 CP: −1 to be hit when attacked

Units its rules name

The army's units its rules, enhancements and stratagems name by keyword, most named first.

• C Chaos Terminators
• C Daemonettes
• S Flawless Blades
• B Noise Marines
• A Lucius the Eternal
• S Infractors
• S Tormentors
• B Lord Kakophonist
• S Lord Exultant
• C Sorcerer

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