8th Ed. Ancient Stegadon & minimum unit requirements

If an ancient stegadon is taken as a mount for a priest, with EotG, or as a mount for a chief, do they count toward the minimum unit count of 3, or would you have to have 3 more units aside from lords/heroes of course?

 

eight edition uses a percentage system, there is no more unit count.

 

I'm aware, but there is still a minimum of three units aside from lords/heroes on the battlefield.

 

page 134, under the minimum three units header...

I was mostly curious because there are 4 skink in the howdah, besides the character and his mount, if it were just the stegadon and the priest/chief, I'm pretty positive they wouldn't count toward the minimum, but there are other crewmen too.

 

So, since it's hero allowance, it does not count toward the minimum three units rule. Ok, thanks. =)