Ynnari Archon
SWORD: what Ynnari Archon kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 85 pts kill ~27 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Ynnari Archon is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts
It takes about 16% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 85 pts: about 299 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
What creators say
2 creators- A weaker, pricier Autarch 1 of 2
- No winning list takes one 1 of 2
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 50 pts of kills a turn (23 from rules, 27 from attacks) for 85 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.
The leader adds 292 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 292 from wounds) for 85 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.
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 28 · 85 pts kill ~27 pts in one activation
SHIELD 329 · about 16% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 299 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Ynnari Archon, 85 pts
- Blast Pistol, Huskblade
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 2 creators
- Proxy Hammer · 8 Oct
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 17 Oct
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