Huron Blackheart
SWORD: what Huron Blackheart kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 135 pts kill ~79 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Huron Blackheart is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts
It takes about 8% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 135 pts: about 320 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
What creators say
5 creators- Leads Chosen alongside the Masters 3 of 5
- Reactive move away from charges 2 of 5
- Strong at killing elite infantry 2 of 5
- A bit pricey 1 of 5
- Seen less in post-update lists 1 of 5
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Chaos Space Marines and across the game
SWORD
In Chaos Space Marines
Across the game· melee units
SHIELD
Across the game· melee units
Leading a squad
The leader adds 64 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 64 from attacks) for 135 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.
The leader adds 299 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 299 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 52 · 135 pts kill ~79 pts in one activation
SHIELD 177 · about 8% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 320 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Huron Blackheart, 135 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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