Autarch
SWORD: what Autarch kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 70 pts kill ~40 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Autarch is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts
It takes about 6% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 70 pts: about 139 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
What creators say
5 creators- Great leading Banshees into marines 2 of 5
- Back to a fair price 2 of 5
- Brings free tricks and charge re-rolls 1 of 5
- Leads Fire Dragons in some podium lists 1 of 5
- The Wayleaper version still needs cuts 1 of 5
- Only just starting to appear 1 of 5
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Aeldari and across the game
SWORD
Across the game· melee units
SHIELD
Across the game· melee units
Leading a squad
The leader adds 31 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 31 from attacks) for 70 pts: less per point than the squad alone.
The leader adds 86 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 86 from wounds) for 70 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 51 · 70 pts kill ~40 pts in one activation
SHIELD 118 · about 6% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 139 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Autarch, 70 pts
- Dragon Fusion Gun, Star Glaive
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 5 creators
- Proxy Hammer · 8 Oct
- CraftworldEldar · 17 Oct
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 17 Oct
- Battleborn 40k · 4 Oct
- Night Geist Gaming · 27 Oct
The lists: 149
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