Shadowsword
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SWORD: what Shadowsword kills
Damage for its points
45SWORD
per 100 pts
per 100 pts
Its 375 pts kill ~191 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100
Into each enemy type
Whole meta45SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes35SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.35SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.37SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.49SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh. ★67SWORD per 100 pts
SHIELD: how hard Shadowsword is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
416SHIELD
per 100 pts
per 100 pts
It takes about 20% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 375 pts: about 1141 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100
For its points416SHIELD per 100 pts
What creators say
5 creators- Budget super-heavy with huge single hits 1 of 5
- Swingy, and blunted by invulnerable saves 2 of 5
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Astra Militarum and across the game
SWORD
Across the game· shooters
Foetid Bloat-drone Death Guard · just ahead46
Shadowsword 45
Sorcerer in Terminator Armour Chaos Space Marines · level with it45
SHIELD
Across the game· shooters
The Silent King Necrons · just ahead419
Shadowsword 416
War Dog Executioner Chaos Knights · just behind415
How we got these numbers
Mechanised AssaultBest weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems
SWORD 45 · 375 pts kill ~191 pts in one activation
SHIELD 416 · about 20% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 1141 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 403 shooters · How we score ›
What we ran
- Shadowsword, 375 pts
- Armoured tracks, 4 Lascannon, Twin heavy bolter, 4 Twin heavy flamer, Volcano cannon
- Counted as dice: its own abilities and the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 5 creators
- Mordian Glory · 22 Oct
- Euan 40k · 7 Oct
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 30 Oct
- Auspex Tactics · 5 Sep
- 1d6chan · 30 Oct
The lists: 120
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