Warp Spiders
SWORD: what Warp Spiders kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 105 pts kill ~74 pts in one activation.Typical unit: 46 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Warp Spiders is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts
It takes about 7% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 105 pts: about 208 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical unit: 295 per 100
What creators say
5 creators- Strong under Lhykhis 2 of 5
- Powerful but easy to get wrong 1 of 5
- In half the winning lists 1 of 5
- Hurt by tougher marines 2 of 5
- Move-blocking no longer works 1 of 5
- Weak without Lhykhis 1 of 5
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Aeldari and across the game
SWORD
Across the game· units
SHIELD
Across the game· units
With a leader
The leader adds 93 pts of kills a turn (4 from rules, 89 from attacks) for 135 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.
The leader adds 130 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 130 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 62 · 105 pts kill ~74 pts in one activation
SHIELD 137 · about 7% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 208 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 930 units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Warp Spiders, 5 models, 105 pts
- 5 Close Combat Weapon, Death Weavers, 4 Death spinner, Spinneret Rifle
- Counted as dice: 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
- Battleborn 40k · 4 Oct
- Night Geist Gaming · 27 Oct
The lists: 149
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