Kasrkin
SWORD: what Kasrkin kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 105 pts kill ~50 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Kasrkin 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 105 pts: about 268 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100
What creators say
5 creators- Self-ordering scouting special-weapon squad 3 of 5
- Taken in winning lists 1 of 5
- Supplanted by Scions 1 of 5
- Lost efficiency to the cover change 1 of 5
- A third squad costs too much 1 of 5
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Astra Militarum and across the game
SWORD
In Astra Militarum
Across the game· shooters
SHIELD
In Astra Militarum
Across the game· shooters
With a leader
The leader adds 39 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 39 from attacks) for 120 pts: less per point than the squad alone.
The leader adds 193 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 193 from wounds) for 120 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 42 · 105 pts kill ~50 pts in one activation
SHIELD 204 · about 10% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 268 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 403 shooters · How we score ›
What we ran
- Kasrkin, 10 models, 105 pts
- Chainsword, 9 Close combat weapon, 3 Hot-shot lasgun, 2 Hot-shot laspistol, Hot-shot marksman rifle, 2 Meltagun, 2 Plasma gun
- Counted as dice: the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 5 creators
- Mordian Glory · 22 Oct
- Euan 40k · 7 Oct
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 30 Oct
- Auspex Tactics · 5 Sep
- 1d6chan · 30 Oct
The lists: 120
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