Tech-Priest Dominus
SWORD: what Tech-Priest Dominus kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 60 pts kill ~34 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Tech-Priest Dominus is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts
It takes about 15% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 60 pts: about 240 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
What creators say
3 creators- Gives his unit feel no pain 1 of 3
- No detachment wants him 2 of 3
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Adeptus Mechanicus and across the game
SWORD
In Adeptus Mechanicus
Across the game· melee units
SHIELD
In Adeptus Mechanicus
Across the game· melee units
Leading a squad
The leader adds 56 pts of kills a turn (25 from rules, 31 from attacks) for 60 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.
The leader adds 383 pts to what the enemy must spend (122 from rules, 261 from wounds) for 60 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 50 · 60 pts kill ~34 pts in one activation
SHIELD 308 · about 15% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 240 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Tech-Priest Dominus, 60 pts
- Macrostubber, Omnissian axe, Volkite blaster
- Counted as dice: the army rule and the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 3 creators
- Belisarius Paul · 9 Oct
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 30 Oct
- 1d6chan · 30 Oct
The lists: 181
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