Hand of the Archon
SWORD: what Hand of the Archon kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 115 pts kill ~85 pts in one activation.Typical unit: 46 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Hand of the Archon is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts
It takes about 10% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 115 pts: about 297 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical unit: 295 per 100
What creators say
3 creators- Scouts and grabs objectives cheaply 3 of 3
- Holds a chosen objective firmly 2 of 3
- Replaces the Kabalites 1 of 3
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Drukhari and across the game
SWORD
SHIELD
Across the game· units
With a leader
The leader adds 51 pts of kills a turn (30 from rules, 21 from attacks) for 80 pts: the same per point as the squad alone.
The leader adds 304 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 304 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 65 · 115 pts kill ~85 pts in one activation
SHIELD 217 · about 10% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 297 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 930 units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Hand of the Archon, 10 models, 115 pts
- Blast Pistol, Blaster, 9 Close Combat Weapon, Dark Lance, Pain sculptors, Power Weapon, Razorflail, Shardcarbine, Splinter Pistol, 4 Splinter Rifle
- Counted as dice: its own abilities and the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 3 creators
- SkaredCast · 21 Oct
- Deploy on the Line 40K · 30 Sep
- 1d6chan · 29 Jul
The lists: 83
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