Tech-Priest Enginseer
SWORD: what Tech-Priest Enginseer kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 55 pts kill ~16 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Tech-Priest Enginseer 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 55 pts: about 169 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
What creators say
5 creators- Layered protection for the first target 4 of 5
- Heals and shields nearby vehicles 3 of 5
- In every winning full list 1 of 5
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Adeptus Mechanicus and across the game
SWORD
In Adeptus Mechanicus
Across the game· melee units
SHIELD
In Adeptus Mechanicus
Across the game· melee units
Leading a squad
The leader adds 22 pts of kills a turn (7 from rules, 15 from attacks) for 55 pts: less per point than the squad alone.
The leader adds 114 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 114 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 26 · 55 pts kill ~16 pts in one activation
SHIELD 195 · about 9% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 169 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Tech-Priest Enginseer, 55 pts
- Its datasheet's weapons
- Counted as dice: the army rule and the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 5 creators
- Belisarius Paul · 9 Oct
- Omnii · 1 Oct
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 30 Oct
- Art of War 40k · 27 Oct
- 1d6chan · 30 Oct
The lists: 181
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