Death Company Captain
SWORD: what Death Company Captain kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 80 pts kill ~40 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Death Company Captain 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 80 pts: about 234 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
What creators say
5 creators- Mighty in melee, and can scout from a transport 1 of 5
- Not that great, like foot Death Company 3 of 5
- Only leads foot Death Company 1 of 5
- In no winning list 1 of 5
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Blood Angels and across the game
SWORD
SHIELD
Across the game· melee units
Leading a squad
The leader adds 35 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 35 from attacks) for 80 pts: less per point than the squad alone.
The leader adds 176 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 176 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 44 · 80 pts kill ~40 pts in one activation
SHIELD 215 · about 10% 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, 80 pts
- Inferno pistol, Relic weapon
- 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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