Deathstrike
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SWORD: what Deathstrike kills
Damage for its points
15SWORD
per 100 pts
per 100 pts
Its 125 pts kill ~21 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100
Into each enemy type
Whole meta15SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★27SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.23SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.16SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.16SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.16SWORD per 100 pts
SHIELD: how hard Deathstrike is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
363SHIELD
per 100 pts
per 100 pts
It takes about 17% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 125 pts: about 438 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100
For its points363SHIELD per 100 pts
What creators say
6 creators- Makes the opponent hesitate 3 of 6
- Opponent just moves out of the zone 2 of 6
- Zone cannot cover the big objectives 1 of 6
- Inconsistent when it matters 1 of 6
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Astra Militarum and across the game
SWORD
Across the game· shooters
Archaeopter Transvector Adeptus Mechanicus · just ahead16
Deathstrike 15
Ghost Ark Necrons · level with it15
SHIELD
Across the game· shooters
Hammerhead Gunship T'au Empire · just ahead368
Deathstrike 363
Dominion Squad Adepta Sororitas · level with it363
How we got these numbers
Mechanised AssaultBest weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems
SWORD 15 · 125 pts kill ~21 pts in one activation
SHIELD 363 · about 17% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 438 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 403 shooters · How we score ›
What we ran
- Deathstrike, 125 pts
- Armoured tracks, Deathstrike Missile, Heavy flamer, Hunter-killer missile
- Counted as dice: the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 6 creators
- Mordian Glory · 22 Oct
- Euan 40k · 7 Oct
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 30 Oct
- Auspex Tactics · 5 Sep
- Battleborn 40k · 1 Oct
- 1d6chan · 30 Oct
The lists: 120
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