Wyches
SWORD: what Wyches kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 90 pts kill ~78 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Wyches is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts
It takes about 19% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 90 pts: about 340 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
What creators say
6 creators- Fast melee core that pins and grinds elites 5 of 6
- Cheap, high-OC bricks that split in Venoms 4 of 6
- Both Wych Cult detachments boost them 3 of 6
- Led squads hit much harder 2 of 6
- Weak into heavy non-infantry 1 of 6
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Drukhari and across the game
SWORD
Across the game· melee units
With a leader
The leader adds 42 pts of kills a turn (14 from rules, 28 from attacks) for 50 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.
The leader adds 89 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 89 from wounds) for 50 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 77 · 90 pts kill ~78 pts in one activation
SHIELD 407 · about 19% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 340 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Wyches, 10 models, 90 pts
- Blast Pistol, 3 Gladiatorial weapons, 6 Hekatarii Blade, Power weapon, 6 Splinter Pistol
- Counted as dice: the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 6 creators
- SkaredCast · 21 Oct
- Deploy on the Line 40K · 30 Sep
- BreakingHeads · 5 Sep
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 30 Oct
- Proxy Hammer · 5 Oct
- 1d6chan · 29 Jul
The lists: 83
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