Ravenwing Command Squad
SWORD: what Ravenwing Command Squad kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 115 pts kill ~78 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Ravenwing Command Squad is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts
It takes about 16% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 115 pts: about 420 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
What creators say
7 creators- Makes a bike brick far stronger 5 of 7
- Auto-include with Outriders or Sammael 3 of 7
- Heals the unit it leads 2 of 7
- Healing is worse than the old model return 1 of 7
- Only good in the right list 1 of 7
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Dark Angels and across the game
SWORD
Across the game· melee units
SHIELD
In Dark Angels
Across the game· melee units
Leading a squad
The leader adds 66 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 66 from attacks) for 115 pts: less per point than the squad alone.
The leader adds 417 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 417 from wounds) for 115 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 60 · 115 pts kill ~78 pts in one activation
SHIELD 343 · about 16% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 420 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Ravenwing Command Squad, 3 models, 115 pts
- 3 Bolt pistol, 2 Corvus Hammers, Master-crafted power weapon, 3 Plasma talon
- Counted as dice: the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 7 creators
- Black Crow Gaming · 22 Oct
- TacticalRock40K · 24 Oct
- Battleborn 40k · 27 Oct
- Auspex Tactics · 5 Oct
- TacticalTortoise · 19 Oct
- Art of War 40k · 19 Sep
- Grimdark Breakdown · 21 Sep
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