Sanctifiers
SWORD: what Sanctifiers kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 100 pts kill ~60 pts in one activation.Typical unit: 46 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Sanctifiers 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 100 pts: about 255 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical unit: 295 per 100
What creators say
3 creators- Plenty of flamer volume for the price 3 of 3
- Cherub and simulacrum feed miracle dice 2 of 3
- Absent from winning lists since the update 2 of 3
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Adepta Sororitas and across the game
SWORD
Across the game· units
SHIELD
Across the game· units
With a leader
The leader adds 30 pts of kills a turn (11 from rules, 19 from attacks) for 50 pts: less per point than the squad alone.
The leader adds 89 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 89 from wounds) for 50 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 · 100 pts kill ~60 pts in one activation
SHIELD 185 · about 9% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 255 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 930 units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Sanctifiers, 9 models, 100 pts
- Burning hands, 3 Close combat weapon, Death Cult blades, 2 Holy fire, Ministorum flamer, 5 Ministorum hand flamer, 4 Sanctifier melee weapon, Plasma gun
- Counted as dice: its own abilities and the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 3 creators
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 30 Oct
- Grimdark Breakdown · 2 Sep
- 1d6chan · 30 Oct
The lists: 158
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