Basilisk
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SWORD: what Basilisk kills
Damage for its points
29SWORD
per 100 pts
per 100 pts
Its 115 pts kill ~38 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100
Into each enemy type
Whole meta29SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes37SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf. ★41SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.32SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.28SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.21SWORD per 100 pts
SHIELD: how hard Basilisk is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
332SHIELD
per 100 pts
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 393 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100
For its points332SHIELD per 100 pts
What creators say
6 creators- Slows enemy melee armies 4 of 6
- Most usable indirect gun 2 of 6
- Hits poorly into tough marines 1 of 6
- Little indirect fire in winning lists 1 of 6
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Astra Militarum and across the game
SWORD
In Astra Militarum
Basilisk29
Across the game· shooters
Inquisitor Greyfax Agents of the Imperium · just ahead30
Basilisk 29
Chaos Rhino Chaos Space Marines · level with it29
SHIELD
Across the game· shooters
Stormsurge T'au Empire · just ahead333
Basilisk 332
Chaos Questoris Knight Styrix Chaos Knights · level with it332
How we got these numbers
Siege RegimentWhat people fieldNo leaderNo stratagems
SWORD 29 · 115 pts kill ~38 pts in one activation
SHIELD 332 · about 16% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 393 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 403 shooters · How we score ›
What we ran
- Basilisk, 115 pts
- Armoured tracks, Earthshaker cannon, Heavy bolter, Hunter-killer missile
- Counted as dice: the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 6 creators
- Mordian Glory · 22 Oct
- Euan 40k · 7 Oct
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 30 Oct
- Auspex Tactics · 5 Sep
- Battleborn 40k · 1 Oct
- 1d6chan · 30 Oct
The lists: 120
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