Death Company Captain with Jump Pack
SWORD: what Death Company Captain with Jump Pack kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 85 pts kill ~74 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Death Company Captain with Jump Pack 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 85 pts: about 234 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
What creators say
6 creators- Sustained hits, re-rolls, and comes back for mortals 3 of 6
- Best raw damage into infantry 1 of 6
- Stiff competition from the jump Chaplain 1 of 6
- Rarely taken over Lemartes 1 of 6
- Falls off against vehicles 1 of 6
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Blood Angels and across the game
SWORD
In Blood Angels
Across the game· melee units
Leading a squad
The leader adds 79 pts of kills a turn (18 from rules, 61 from attacks) for 85 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.
The leader adds 173 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 173 from wounds) for 85 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 77 · 85 pts kill ~74 pts in one activation
SHIELD 199 · about 9% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 234 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Death Company Captain with Jump Pack, 85 pts
- Thunder Hammer, Plasma pistol
- Counted as dice: its own abilities and the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 5 creators
- Auspex Tactics · 8 Oct
- TacticalRock40K · 24 Oct
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 30 Oct
- Art of War 40k · 19 Sep
- Grimdark Chronicle · 19 Sep
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