Lord Commissar with Inspiring Leader

[olcottr]

If I choose a Lord Commissar as my Warlord and give him the Inspiring Leader trait, do friendly units within 6" first replace their Leadership with his and then add 1 to it, or is it one or the other?

[Eddie Orlock]

It's functionally yes, but he logic is slightly convoluted.

 

The rules don't set the troop's leadership to the character's, but rather re-reference the tests to the character's leadership. So, adding one to the troop's leadership doesn't really do anything. However, the commissar has good self-esteem and is a friendly model to himself and so buffs his own leadership with his own inspiring presence and with this self confidence can project his improved leadership with his aura of discipline.