Howling Banshees
SWORD: what Howling Banshees kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 85 pts kill ~62 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Howling Banshees is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts
It takes about 10% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 85 pts: about 216 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
What creators say
4 creators- The best close-combat marine killers for the points 3 of 4
- Great with Jain Zar or an Autarch 3 of 4
- In many winning lists 2 of 4
- Weak into units that cut damage 1 of 4
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
With a leader
The leader adds 56 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 56 from attacks) for 105 pts: less per point than the squad alone.
The leader adds 142 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 142 from wounds) for 105 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 64 · 85 pts kill ~62 pts in one activation
SHIELD 200 · about 10% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 216 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Howling Banshees, 5 models, 85 pts
- 4 Banshee Blade, Executioner, 5 Shuriken Pistol
- Counted as dice: the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 4 creators
- Proxy Hammer · 8 Oct
- CraftworldEldar · 17 Oct
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 17 Oct
- Night Geist Gaming · 27 Oct
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