Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-112.207.234.222-20160507120912/@comment-211.26.216.240-20161222103714

In terms of physical strength Vulkan was the strongest, when it comes down to martial skill it's a tight race but Horus, Sanguinious, Leman Russ & Angron are generally considered the deadliest combatants. When it comes down to Strategy & tactics then Lion El'Jonson leads all comers with Horus & Gulliman close behind. One of the reasons Horus was chosen as warmaster is that while he wasn't the best at any one skill his combined skill set was the best. He was one of the top four warriors, ranked 2nd or third in strategy & was probably 2nd only to Sanguinious as a diplomat. In fact Horus skill set made him the perfect choice for warmaster before his flaws were taken into account but as an emperor, a figure head of government, Sanguinious would have been a far better option, something Horus himself recognized.