Editing Warhammer 40,000/7th Edition Tactics/Imperial Guard (section)

===Heirlooms of Conquest===
Note that only an unnamed Company Commander from a Company Command Squad or an unnamed Lord Commissar can buy heirlooms and you are limited to one of each Heirloom per army, and only 1 relic may be taken by a model.

*'''The Emperor's Benediction:''' This Lord Commissar-only MC Bolt Pistol has Precision Shot to make him better at BLAMming certain enemies from range as well as being as strong as a Heavy Bolter. With BS5 on a Lord-Commissar, the master-crafted rule means it is almost guaranteed to hit something. Also, it's a 5 point upgrade. On an aggressive Lord-Commissar this GLORIOUS HEAVY SNIPER PISTOL OF THE EMPEROR is basically an auto-include, but if the squad he's attached to is gonna be mostly sitting back and shooting the higher range and rapid fire of the (free!) boltgun should probably be considered instead (though one could argue that babysitting the shooty units is a job for a junior commissar and a waste of a Lord).
*'''The Tactical Auto-Reliquary of Tyberius:''' CCS only, 25 points. If the bearer issues an order and rolls doubles for the Ld test, ''and succeeds'', he gains Inspired Tactics for that turn. But if it's a double 1, you lose its benefits for the rest of the game (the order you rolled double 1s on still counts as Inspired Tactics). Seeing how broken orders can be, especially with the new Cadian Battlegroup granting 3D6 discard highest result, this is troll-tastic.
*'''Laurels of Command:''' CCS only. Giving friendly units within 6" the ability to choose whether or not they pass a morale test is good. Having those same units make a pinning test if the bearer dies is not. Hide out of sight like a bitch, and you won't ever worry about getting killed. In summary: costs as much as a Priest, has a 6" range, makes everybody panic if the bearer dies.  Hmmm... no.
*'''The Blade of Conquest:''' [[Lord Solar Macharius]]'s personal sword is AP 3, S+1, and master-crafted. It costs as much as a power fist, while not being that much better than a power axe, since you generally won't be hitting first with your I3. Again, costs as much as a Hatred+Fearless, war hymn giving Priest which will fare you 10x better in close combat. You're investing quite a lot into a Lord Commissar/Company Commander who is doubled out by S6 or higher. Keep scrolling.
*'''The Deathmask of [[Ollanius Pius|Ollanius]]:''' It may look creepy as hell, but you will use it anyway because it gives you a 4+ invulnerable save, Fear, and It Will Not Die.  Also, using it is, in-universe and out, keeping the story of [[Ollanius Pius]] alive. However, given the fact that you already have a 5++, and IWND on a T3 character doesn't make much difference, it's not an auto-take.
*'''Kurov's Aquila:''' CCS only. The user and all friendly units within 6" have Preferred Enemy and the bearer can reroll one failed Leadership test per turn. That means Template and blast template overspill. Whoops.
**Just remember you can't give orders while embarked (unless in a Chimera, but the PE isn't emitted while embarked, period.). Also, it's 60 points, the same price as a bare bones CCS. It is the most expensive of the heirlooms, and you should only take it if you're running a Plasma heavy list (it's not like your list isn't point-sinking anyway).
**To get the most out of this item, consider blobbing your squads and making a line with basic guardsmen from the main blob to the edge of the aquila range and concentrating big guns around the CCS: this way you are pretty much extending your preferred enemy field to almost your whole army. Can get hilarious when, say, you have 8 squads with plasmas and 3 squads of 3 punishers with preferred enemy.