Trajann Valoris
SWORD: what Trajann Valoris kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 265 pts kill ~138 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Trajann Valoris is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts
It takes about 11% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 265 pts: about 605 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
What creators say
8 creators- Nearly primarch-tough, with real damage 5 of 8
- Warlord generating extra command points, even from reserve 4 of 8
- Re-rolls smooth out a small army's dice 4 of 8
- Takes on the strengths of the unit he joins 4 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
Leading a squad
The leader adds 146 pts of kills a turn (43 from rules, 103 from attacks) for 265 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.
The leader adds 724 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 724 from wounds) for 265 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 46 · 265 pts kill ~138 pts in one activation
SHIELD 238 · about 11% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 605 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Trajann Valoris, 265 pts
- Its datasheet's weapons
- 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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