Retributor Squad
SWORD: what Retributor Squad kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 105 pts kill ~93 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Retributor Squad is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts
It takes about 6% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 105 pts: about 192 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100
What creators say
4 creators- Premier anti-tank fire support 1 of 4
- Fragile, the most vulnerable overwatch target 2 of 4
- Absent from winning lists 2 of 4
- Meltas not worth it in cover 1 of 4
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Adepta Sororitas and across the game
SWORD
Across the game· shooters
SHIELD
Across the game· shooters
With a leader
The leader adds 25 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 25 from attacks) for 105 pts: less per point than the squad alone.
The leader adds 368 pts to what the enemy must spend (25 from rules, 343 from wounds) for 105 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.
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 78 · 105 pts kill ~93 pts in one activation
SHIELD 120 · about 6% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 192 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 403 shooters · How we score ›
What we ran
- Retributor Squad, 5 models, 105 pts
- 5 Bolt pistol, 5 Close combat weapon, 4 Ministorum heavy flamer, Power weapon, Plasma pistol
- 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
The lists: 158
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