Archon
SWORD: what Archon kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 80 pts kill ~22 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Archon 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 80 pts: about 299 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
What creators say
5 creators- Free stratagem and a battle-shock cure 3 of 5
- Re-rolls for his Kabalites 3 of 5
- Carries enhancements in a hero-heavy army 1 of 5
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Drukhari and across the game
SWORD
Across the game· melee units
Leading a squad
The leader adds 51 pts of kills a turn (31 from rules, 20 from attacks) for 80 pts: less per point than the squad alone.
The leader adds 298 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 298 from wounds) for 80 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.
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 24 · 80 pts kill ~22 pts in one activation
SHIELD 359 · 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
- Archon, 80 pts
- Huskblade, Splinter pistol
- Counted as dice: the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 5 creators
- SkaredCast · 21 Oct
- Deploy on the Line 40K · 30 Sep
- BreakingHeads · 5 Sep
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 30 Oct
- 1d6chan · 29 Jul
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