Editing Sigismund (section)

===Horus Heresy 2.0===

Sigismund is still a beast in this edition. The "Kingsbane" has Fearless, Eternal Warrior, Adamantium Will (3+), Precision Strikes (3+), 4 Wounds and WS7. But wait, there is more! He gets Death's Champion, +2" when charging or advancing for him and his unit and let you take Templar Brethren as troops; and Dolorous Fighter, which FORCES you and your opponent to issue and accept Challenges whenever possible and forces your opponent to re-roll successful Invulnerable saves against Sigismund's attacks during Challenges. Last but not least, his weapon, the Black Sword, is S+2, or S6, AP2, with Two handed, Instant Death and Master-crafted. [[What|All that for a measly 230 points.]]

Thanks to his Warlord Trait, Slayer of Kings, if you kill the enemy warlord in a Challenge, you gain 1 VP, and every unit in your army adds +1 (not stacking) to value that determines an assault result. In addition, you get an extra reaction during your opponent's Movement phase (*cough* The Best Defence *cough*). You will definitely kill the enemy warlord with Sigismund, unless it is a Primarch. He also has a master-crafted bolt pistol, but since his sword is Two-Handed and you're going to want him to be in melee as often as possible, it is pretty useless. Strangely, unlike his Templar Brethren, he does not have Crusader, but you're hardly going to miss it. His main assets are Eternal Warrior and Instant Death. With his high WS and Strength, you are pretty sure to wound your adversary, and hence kill him. He is not the "best" duellist in the game, but he's still the deadliest. For example, Captain Lucius will always outperform Sigismund in a Challenge: 1.43 unsaved wounds with Nineteen and 1.54 with The Blade of the Laer, against 1.40 with The Black Sword, if both did not charge. However, one wound is enough to kill Lucius, and it will happen on the first round of the Challenge.