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== Heavy Intercessors ==

The [[Mark X: Gravis Pattern Armour|Mk. X Gravis-clad]] Heavy Intercessors carry Heavy Bolt Rifles by default with the potential to swap them out for the shorter ranged and less powerful but faster firing Hellstorm Bolt Rifles, or the harder hitting, slower firing, and longer ranged Executor Bolt Rifles. One out of five squad members may be given either a heavy bolter or one of two heavy bolter variants corresponding with the previously mentioned HBR variations, which oddly makes them more like Tacs than regular Intercessors. Note that the sergeant CANNOT swap his weapons out.

Offensively, S4 means they're no better in melee than regular Intercessors, and even the bump to S5 guns only makes them more points-efficient against T5 and up (though they're basically even against T4 if re-rolling 1s). Defensively, Gravis armour grants an extra wound and point of toughness, putting them in a fantastic spot in 9th edition. Most dedicated anti-chaff is in the T4/5 range, meaning it's much more likely to bounce off, while the extra wound gives them more survivability against small-arms and outright doubles their durability against the D2 weapons which are more common this edition.

Overall, if you want offensive Troops you'll be far better served by virtually any other option. However, they make absolutely fantastic anvils, as most armies just don't really have a point-efficient way to engage them that they wouldn't rather be pointing elsewhere.