Arco-Flagellants
SWORD: what Arco-Flagellants kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 140 pts kill ~52 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Arco-Flagellants is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts
It takes about 16% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 140 pts: about 445 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
What creators say
4 creators- Cheap objective holders that hide anywhere 3 of 4
- Hard-to-shift early midfield bodies 2 of 4
- Seen in few winning lists 2 of 4
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Adepta Sororitas and across the game
SWORD
Across the game· melee units
SHIELD
Across the game· melee units
With a leader
The leader adds 29 pts of kills a turn (17 from rules, 12 from attacks) for 50 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.
The leader adds 51 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 51 from wounds) for 50 pts: less per point than the squad alone.
SWORD and SHIELD against 100 top lists, the squad and the pair compared at one size. The leader's points are always counted.
How we got these numbers
SWORD 33 · 140 pts kill ~52 pts in one activation
SHIELD 326 · about 16% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 445 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Arco-Flagellants, 10 models, 140 pts
- Its datasheet's weapons
- Counted as dice: its own abilities and the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 4 creators
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 30 Oct
- Grimdark Breakdown · 2 Sep
- Grand Slam-Gaming · 11 Sep
- 1d6chan · 30 Oct
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