Marshal
SWORD: what Marshal kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 80 pts kill ~72 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Marshal 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 80 pts: about 214 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
What creators say
7 creators- Decent with Crusaders or Assault Intercessors 2 of 7
- Still a big beat stick 1 of 7
- Hit bonus useless to units that hit well 6 of 7
- The old combo is gone 3 of 7
- Few good units for him to lead 1 of 7
- Not taken in the winning list 1 of 7
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Black Templars and across the game
SWORD
Across the game· melee units
SHIELD
Across the game· melee units
Leading a squad
The leader adds 67 pts of kills a turn (5 from rules, 62 from attacks) for 80 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.
The leader adds 143 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 143 from wounds) for 80 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 79 · 80 pts kill ~72 pts in one activation
SHIELD 183 · about 9% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 214 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Marshal, 80 pts
- Master-crafted Power Weapon, Combi-weapon
- Counted as dice: its own abilities and the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 7 creators
- Implausible Nature · 13 Oct
- Auspex Tactics · 16 Oct
- TacticalRock40K · 21 Oct
- Art of War 40k · 20 Oct
- Vanguard Tactics · 24 Sep
- Griffin's Crusade · 24 Oct
- TacticalTortoise 40k · 12 Oct
The lists: 72
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