Seraphim Squad
SWORD: what Seraphim Squad kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 75 pts kill ~39 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Seraphim Squad is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts
It takes about 9% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 75 pts: about 193 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100
What creators say
5 creators- Mobile scoring, screening and infantry killing 4 of 5
- Powerful in the flame detachment 2 of 5
- Shoot and move for secondaries 2 of 5
- Cannot move after shooting on arrival 1 of 5
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 60 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 60 from attacks) for 135 pts: less per point than the squad alone.
The leader adds 595 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 595 from wounds) for 135 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 46 · 75 pts kill ~39 pts in one activation
SHIELD 189 · about 9% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 193 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 403 shooters · How we score ›
What we ran
- Seraphim Squad, 5 models, 75 pts
- 4 Bolt pistol, 5 Close combat weapon, 4 Inferno Pistol, Power Weapon, Plasma pistol
- Counted as dice: the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 5 creators
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 30 Oct
- Grimdark Breakdown · 2 Sep
- Christian Von Carmian · 29 Sep
- Grand Slam-Gaming · 11 Sep
- 1d6chan · 30 Oct
The lists: 158
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