Typhus
SWORD: what Typhus kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 90 pts kill ~90 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Typhus is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts
It takes about 17% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 90 pts: about 299 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
What creators say
4 creators- Plugs into any list: leads, deep strikes, does actions 3 of 4
- Anchors the Poxwalker brick 3 of 4
- Went down in points 2 of 4
- The most damage per point in the army 1 of 4
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Death Guard and across the game
SWORD
Across the game· melee units
SHIELD
In Death Guard
Across the game· melee units
Leading a squad
The leader adds 83 pts of kills a turn (5 from rules, 78 from attacks) for 90 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.
The leader adds 371 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 371 from wounds) for 90 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 88 · 90 pts kill ~90 pts in one activation
SHIELD 348 · about 17% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 299 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Typhus, 90 pts
- Its datasheet's weapons
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 4 creators
- The Disgustingly Resilient Podcast · 6 Oct
- GeneralJannis · 1 Oct
- Grimdark Breakdown · 10 Jul
- The Yucky OutBack · 3 Aug
The lists: 160
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