Allarus Custodians
SWORD: what Allarus Custodians kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 270 pts kill ~171 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Allarus Custodians 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 270 pts: about 782 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
What creators say
8 creators- Cheap for a terminator unit, in two-model squads 5 of 8
- Real grenade shooting against hordes 4 of 8
- Repeat reserve threat when led by Trajann 4 of 8
- Tougher and better at wounding big targets 4 of 8
- Their value is tied to one detachment 1 of 8
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Adeptus Custodes and across the game
SWORD
In Adeptus Custodes
Across the game· melee units
SHIELD
In Adeptus Custodes
Across the game· melee units
With a leader
The leader adds 57 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 57 from attacks) for 185 pts: less per point than the squad alone.
The leader adds 497 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 497 from wounds) for 185 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 56 · 270 pts kill ~171 pts in one activation
SHIELD 340 · about 16% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 782 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Allarus Custodians, 3 models, 270 pts
- 3 Balistus grenade launcher, 3 Guardian Spear, 3 Guardian Spear (melee)
- Counted as dice: its own abilities, the army rule and the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 8 creators
- Auspex Tactics · 21 Oct
- Art of War 40k · 13 Oct
- Black Crow Gaming with 6 Plus Plus Gaming · 28 Oct
- Deploy on the Line 40K · 7 Oct
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 30 Oct
- TacticalTortoise 40k · 27 Oct
- Night Geist Gaming · 11 Oct
- 1d6chan · 30 Oct
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