Is Kantor worth it?

Ok folks, I had THAT game this past Saturday.

What game you ask?

The game where I noticed (after paying $20 to model a SM:Commander so I can make my own Ultramarine version of) Pedro Kantor that he is overrated. Useful? Sure. If the army is BUILT around him a la 2-3 10 man Sternguard units. Here’s the list I ran. The list below is what Josh ran from what I can remember.

HQ

Kantor
Libby (termie) Null Zone, Avenger
Elites

Termies 2LC/3TH/SS
Lanraider Crusader
Multi Melta
Extra Armor

Sternguard (9)
Rhino

Dreadnought TL Autocannons 2

Troops
Tac Squad
Rhino/ Multi Melta

Tac Squad (5)
Laz/Plas Rhino

Fast Attack
Landspeeder MM/HF

Landspeeder MM/HF

Heavy Support
Predator
Autocannon/Laz Sponsons

Predator
Autocannon/HB Sponsons

Devastator Squad
4 Missile Launchers

HQ Double Daemon Prince (Warp Time)

Troops 4 sets of Plague 7 Strong with Plasma on everything he could find all in Rhinos.

HS 3x3x2 Obliterators

So we got Annihilation with 3 objectives as secondary. Deployment: Spearhead.

Josh won and decided to go first. He set up his Oblits in cover via gunline per normal with the Rhinos outfront with the DPs humping cover or Rhino.

My deployment… I threw a curveball at him. I deployed the Devs in cover and the 2 predators with Kantor and Sternguard behind the predator that was out of site. I then reserved the rest of the army.

First turn, he had two targets, the devs squad in cover or the Predator through cover. BTW, Josh is the LUCKIEST SOB I’ve ever played against. He destroyed the predator he could see on the first opening shot by rolling 4,6,6. REALLY?! F YOU IN THE A. Anyways…

My turn, I remembered to use orbital bombardment which waffled.

The rest of the game was the closest match we have ever had. He won 5-3 on KPs because I made a mistake at the end and rushed a DP with 2 members left of the combat squad (I am stupid) and waffled every attack roll on the terminators AGAIN. Jeez termies… HIT SOMETHING why don’t you. Also, I though HQs were always worth 2 points in standard KP missions (can someone clarify this?) If so, that made the score 5-4 and had I not thrown those 2 guys to wolves and had instead backed up with them it would have been 4-4.

Objectives were mine 2-contested. I waffled and let him say he had the middle objective but he was 4 inches out from it not 3.

For the entirety of the game… the sternguard had to camp an objective with Kantor sitting with his thumb in his A. Anyways… 2 HQ with Libby and special Character is basically worthless in an all comers list. For 175 points, I can get another Dakka Pred 85 + 2 attack Bikes 100 with dropping some upgrades. So think about it this way, Kantor with thumb in his A camping with sternguard that should be aggressively shooting things or take a Tank and two more tank poppers. Kantor my friends, is NOT worth it.

Luckily, his army are magnetized and the model will make an very nice Sgt with Combi/Melta :D