Sorta true, but the insinuation is misleading: ASF and ASL always cancel each other out... but the rule that gives HE's their ASF says that they have ASF regardless of the weapon they are carrying or in otherwords, HEs are immune to the effects of ASL on any weapon they carry.
This does not mean that HEs get to ignore ASL from other sorces such as the WE amber pendant...
Wood Elves specifies though that Amber Pendant ignores ASL.
@OP- yes, its a good weapon and will mush any lizards who stands in front of you (except for khakax.. if I've spelt that even remotely right), the downside is that 'his mate' wont be dead and will kill you. EG- you run into a temple guard unit and issue a challenge... the lizard player declines. You kill however many lizards you can, but then a handful of attacks get put onto your dreadlord and you die.
Having massive offensive power is great in 8th if you are striking first and are in a challenge... the problem comes when you arent in a challenge and the basic enemy models get the chance to hit you (and they always will unless you anhiliate the unit first).
Chakax. But anything that enforces a challenge and nulls magic weapons at the same time is always nasty. Don't have the book to hand, but it's either ASF he gets, (which is bad for you), or you get ASL (which is good, as you Strike Simultaneously).
Worst combination to possibly come up against in a challenge is the aforementioned Wood Elf Amber Pendant. Amber Pendant, Annoyance of Netlings, Alter Kindred, Helm of the Hunt, and Sword of Might, you're looking at 6 S5 Attacks, hitting first, and only being attacked back on 6's. With a 9" move, it's pretty horrendous.
On an even worse side, it also means that in a 2000 point army you could be up against the Minigunner at the same time (Bow of Loren, Arcane Bodkins, Shield of Ptolos, Opal Amulet, Light Armour) - 5 Longbow Shots, Ignoring Armour Saves, 5+ Armour Save, (1+ versus Shooting), and a 4+ Ward Save versus first wound.
Wood Elf characters became very dangerous all of sudden, but the rest of the army suffers except in certain builds.
Whoops, derail.
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