Abaddon the Despoiler
SWORD: what Abaddon the Despoiler kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 300 pts kill ~139 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Abaddon the Despoiler is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts
It takes about 5% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 300 pts: about 387 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
What creators say
5 creators- A strong warlord and melee threat 2 of 5
- Protective aura for the Chosen brick 2 of 5
- Often not needed 2 of 5
- A big commitment in points 1 of 5
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Chaos Space Marines and across the game
SWORD
Across the game· melee units
SHIELD
Across the game· melee units
Leading a squad
The leader adds 129 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 129 from attacks) for 300 pts: the same per point as the squad alone.
The leader adds 397 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 397 from wounds) for 300 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 41 · 300 pts kill ~139 pts in one activation
SHIELD 98 · about 5% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 387 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Abaddon the Despoiler, 300 pts
- Its datasheet's weapons
- Counted as dice: the army rule and the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 5 creators
- M.S.G. · 25 Oct
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 28 Oct
- Auspex Tactics · 14 Jul
- Exalted40k · 6 Oct
- 1d6chan · 30 Oct
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