Editing Warhammer/Tactics/6th Edition/The Empire (section)

=== Lords & Heroes ===
* '''Elector Count:''' The weakest combat lord in the game but also the cheapest. If your general is an Elector Count, one of your state troop units can have a magic banner (=Griffon Standard) which can be extremely useful. The only lord which can ride a griffon which is the only source of terror in the whole imperial army. Unfortunately griffons tend to attract a shitload of missile fire and T5 W4 doesn't last very long. 
* '''Templar Grand Master:''' As Elector Count is perhaps best suited for defensive approach, Templar Grand Master is made for offensive lists. A Grand Master has +1 Ws, A and I compared to an Elector Count, comes always on a barded warhorse and has by default full plate armour, shield and lance. If the Grand Master is assigned with Knightly Orders, it makes the whole unit immune to psychology which normally is an extremely good thing. Sometimes it can backfire horribly. If you are planning full knight army, a Grand Master is your choice. 
* '''Wizard Lord:''' No special rules of any kind, can use any of the eight lores of magic in the BRB. As almost all the other wizard lords of different races, this fellow comes by default as level 3 wizard and can (=will) be upgraded to level 4.
* '''Captain:''' Almost as good fighter as an Elector Count, lacks only one wound and one point of Ld. Basic hero without any special rules. Can ride a pegasus which can be nice war machine hunter or lone wizard hunter. Can be given the battle standard.
* '''Battle Wizard:''' Level 1/2 wizard, can use all the lores of BRB.
* '''Warrior Priest:''' Adds one dispel dice and can use prayers which work like bound spells. A nice combination of might and magic. Can be used to lead regiments to battle and gives to the whole unit hatred against Chaos, Skavem and Undead. 
* '''Master Engineer:''' An okayish ranged hero (though Captain is better at shooting). The main benefit he gives you is that he allows you to re-roll artillery dices for mortars and great cannons making them less likely to missfire. He also serves as additional crewmen for war machines so helps them work longer and can shoot if you haven't used his re-roll ability. Take maybe if you don't want to take Heavens wizard, but other than that I don't think guys worth it really.