I was corrected by Thom on this exact topic ages ago. For Dark Legion the Horde/Cult lists are seperate from the Apostle lists. to qualify for Horde Elites you have to have Horde Grunts and to get Apostle Elites you have to get an Apostle grunts.
Further, the grunts for a support unit have to be provided by either the Cult/Horde OR the Apostle, you can't mix and match.
As for the other consultants. Unless specifically restricted, all Corps can take Tribes and or Cartel for their C/A's. (and maybe Brotherhood as well, Thom hasn't gotten back to me on that one.)
The Majority of the Corps are broken down into common Grunts with house/army/Lord specific Grunts. The DL provides the indiviiduall apostle grunts.
-PFC joe
Joe,
I understand how the houses are broken down. Im not debating that point at all. The rule you are quoting tho seems to be the rule for C/A's which doesnt apply here. The rules for building specifically states that DL can chose from cult or horde as part of their force. It doesnt state any other qualifications than that.
I know it may seem that Im being argumentative about this but when being told that "house rules" are ok when agreed upon, I take offense because this isnt a "house rule", Im using the UWZ book to build my force and the rules that are included.
None of the units Im fielding are "support" so I dont need to follow the 2 grunt from that house rule. I dont see where the confusion is coming from. I can understand if the rules are unclear where there would be or could be debate but when the rules are written in the Rulebook, I dont see the need for clarification.
As far as the Horde and Cult lists being seperate, this gives you the ability to play all theses forces exclusively. But the rules specifically state that you can take Cult or Horde with any Apostle just as with Imperial any Clan can take IDMF, Mishima The Lords can field from the Overlords Retinue, Brotherhood can take from First Directorate and/or The Dedicated Etc. I reallly dont see how this is different for the DL.