Ironkin Steeljacks with Melee Weapons
SWORD: what Ironkin Steeljacks with Melee Weapons kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 75 pts kill ~59 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Ironkin Steeljacks with Melee Weapons is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts
It takes about 26% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 75 pts: about 444 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
What creators say
6 creators- Cheap, sturdy brawlers for the middle 4 of 6
- Very strong with Mercenary Oathband's re-rolls 3 of 6
- Fell out of favour, though cheap 2 of 6
- Outshone by the shooting Steeljacks 1 of 6
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Leagues of Votann and across the game
SWORD
Across the game· melee units
SHIELD
Across the game· melee units
With a leader
The leader adds 1 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 1 from attacks) for 45 pts: less per point than the squad alone.
The leader adds 93 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 93 from wounds) for 45 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 69 · 75 pts kill ~59 pts in one activation
SHIELD 541 · about 26% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 444 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Ironkin Steeljacks with Melee Weapons, 3 models, 75 pts
- Its datasheet's weapons
- Counted as dice: the army rule and the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 6 creators
- VotannVersus40K · 22 Oct
- Goonhammer (Tabletop Battles): faction pack, points, the July to September balance updates, Competitive Innovations · 20 Oct
- Auspex Tactics · 29 Aug
- Grimdark Breakdown · 3 Jul
- Love & Wargames · 25 Jul
- Thex Specter · 27 Aug
The lists: 186
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