Vigilator Squad
SWORD: what Vigilator Squad kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 55 pts kill ~40 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Vigilator Squad is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts
It takes about 17% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 55 pts: about 214 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
What creators say
6 creators- Cheap trade piece that soaks fire meant for Custodes 2 of 6
- Threatening melee for very few points 2 of 6
- Better in the Sisters detachment 1 of 6
- Melee the army already has everywhere 2 of 6
- Dearer than Prosecutors with less objective control 1 of 6
- Weaker as a trade piece against marines 1 of 6
- Lost the Custodes keyword and its synergies 1 of 6
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 14 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 14 from attacks) for 55 pts: less per point than the squad alone.
The leader adds 65 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 65 from wounds) for 55 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 65 · 55 pts kill ~40 pts in one activation
SHIELD 356 · about 17% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 214 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Vigilator Squad, 5 models, 55 pts
- Its datasheet's weapons
- Counted as dice: its own abilities and the army rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 6 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
- 1d6chan · 30 Oct
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