Legionaries
SWORD: what Legionaries kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 95 pts kill ~63 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Legionaries is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts
It takes about 13% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 95 pts: about 308 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
What creators say
6 creators- A versatile battleline 1 of 6
- The toughness gain helps 2 of 6
- Weaker than before, and not taken in recent lists 4 of 6
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Chaos Space Marines and across the game
SWORD
SHIELD
Across the game· melee units
With a leader
The leader adds 61 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 61 from attacks) for 135 pts: less per point than the squad alone.
The leader adds 243 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 243 from wounds) for 135 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 59 · 95 pts kill ~63 pts in one activation
SHIELD 269 · about 13% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 308 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Legionaries, 5 models, 95 pts
- 5 Close combat weapon, Accursed weapon, 2 Heavy melee weapon, 3 Astartes chainsword, 4 Bolt pistol, Plasma pistol
- Counted as dice: its own abilities, the army rule and the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 6 creators
- M.S.G. · 25 Oct
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 28 Oct
- Auspex Tactics · 14 Jul
- Boltgun Tactics · 6 Oct
- Exalted40k · 6 Oct
- 1d6chan · 30 Oct
The lists: 184
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