Dire Avengers
SWORD: what Dire Avengers kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 70 pts kill ~42 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Dire Avengers 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 70 pts: about 180 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100
What creators say
5 creators- Strong with Asurmen in Aspect Host 3 of 5
- A good volume of shooting 2 of 5
- Won a test game 1 of 5
- Only good attached to Asurmen 2 of 5
- Hurt by tougher marines 2 of 5
- An expensive package 1 of 5
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Aeldari and across the game
SWORD
Across the game· shooters
SHIELD
Across the game· shooters
With a leader
The leader adds 53 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 53 from attacks) for 135 pts: less per point than the squad alone.
The leader adds 129 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 129 from wounds) for 135 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 53 · 70 pts kill ~42 pts in one activation
SHIELD 187 · about 9% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 180 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 403 shooters · How we score ›
What we ran
- Dire Avengers, 5 models, 70 pts
- 6 Avenger shuriken catapult, 5 Close Combat Weapon
- Counted as dice: its own abilities and the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 5 creators
- Proxy Hammer · 8 Oct
- CraftworldEldar · 17 Oct
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 17 Oct
- Night Geist Gaming · 27 Oct
- 1d6chan · 2 Oct
The lists: 149
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