War Dog Karnivore
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SWORD: what War Dog Karnivore kills
Damage for its points
66SWORD
per 100 pts
per 100 pts
Its 145 pts kill ~108 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
Whole meta66SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes44SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.45SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.69SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.84SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh. ★99SWORD per 100 pts
SHIELD: how hard War Dog Karnivore is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
360SHIELD
per 100 pts
per 100 pts
It takes about 17% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 145 pts: about 583 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
For its points360SHIELD per 100 pts
What creators say
5 creators- Cheapest, fastest dog with strong melee 3 of 5
- Battleline in Houndpack Lance 4 of 5
- Reserves and re-rolled charges reach the backfield 3 of 5
- In nearly every winning list 3 of 5
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Chaos Knights and across the game
SWORD
In Chaos Knights
War Dog Karnivore66
Across the game· melee units
Chaos Terminators Emperor's Children · just ahead67
War Dog Karnivore 66
Obliterators Chaos Space Marines · level with it66
SHIELD
In Chaos Knights
War Dog Karnivore360
Across the game· melee units
Telemon Heavy Dreadnought Adeptus Custodes · just ahead361
War Dog Karnivore 360
Daemon Prince of Slaanesh with Wings Emperor's Children · just behind359
How we got these numbers
Infernal LanceWhat people fieldNo leaderNo stratagems
SWORD 66 · 145 pts kill ~108 pts in one activation
SHIELD 360 · about 17% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 583 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›
What we ran
- War Dog Karnivore, 145 pts
- Diabolus heavy stubber, Reaper chaintalon, Slaughterclaw
- Counted as dice: the army rule and the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 5 creators
- Recon By Fire · 27 Oct
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 24 Oct
- Dewgong444 · 16 Oct
- MevanStudios · 19 Sep
- 1d6chan · 30 Oct
The lists: 94
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