Knight Defender
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SWORD: what Knight Defender kills
Damage for its points
37SWORD
per 100 pts
per 100 pts
Its 385 pts kill ~161 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100
Into each enemy type
Whole meta37SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes27SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.31SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf. ★40SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.40SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.39SWORD per 100 pts
SHIELD: how hard Knight Defender is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
395SHIELD
per 100 pts
per 100 pts
It takes about 19% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 385 pts: about 1289 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100
For its points395SHIELD per 100 pts
What creators say
7 creators- Cuts damage on Armigers beside it 5 of 7
- Protects knights behind it with cover 4 of 7
- Points cut made it better value 2 of 7
- Reliable heavy shots at a premium 1 of 7
- Competes with Crusader and Castellan for slots 2 of 7
- Slow-tempo piece, still unproven 1 of 7
- Draws melta fire 1 of 7
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Imperial Knights and across the game
SWORD
In Imperial Knights
Knight Defender37
Across the game· shooters
Exalted Sorcerer Thousand Sons · just ahead38
Knight Defender 37
Castigator Adepta Sororitas · level with it37
SHIELD
In Imperial Knights
Knight Defender395
Across the game· shooters
Hive Crone Tyranids · just ahead397
Knight Defender 395
War Dog Brigand Chaos Knights · level with it395
How we got these numbers
Freeblade CompanyDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems
SWORD 37 · 385 pts kill ~161 pts in one activation
SHIELD 395 · about 19% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 1289 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 403 shooters · How we score ›
What we ran
- Knight Defender, 385 pts
- Its datasheet's weapons
- Counted as dice: the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 7 creators
- Recon By Fire · 27 Oct
- Tabletop Battles / formerly Goonhammer · 30 Oct
- Art of War 40k · 27 Oct
- Mana Down Under · 3 Sep
- Vanguard Tactics · 21 Jul
- Auspex Tactics · 11 Jul
- 1d6chan · 30 Oct
The lists: 83
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