Canoptek Wraiths
SWORD: what Canoptek Wraiths kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 220 pts kill ~90 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Canoptek Wraiths is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts
It takes about 21% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 220 pts: about 1082 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
What creators say
6 creators- A tough brick that holds the midboard 4 of 6
- Much better with a Technomancer 3 of 6
- Strong in Take and Hold 2 of 6
- Hide well on the expansion 1 of 6
- Needed less now kill missions are open 1 of 6
- Few winning lists run them 1 of 6
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Necrons and across the game
SWORD
In Necrons
Across the game· melee units
SHIELD
Across the game· melee units
With a leader
The leader adds 10 pts of kills a turn (4 from rules, 6 from attacks) for 80 pts: less per point than the squad alone.
The leader adds 639 pts to what the enemy must spend (506 from rules, 133 from wounds) for 80 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 36 · 220 pts kill ~90 pts in one activation
SHIELD 436 · about 21% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 1082 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Canoptek Wraiths, 6 models, 220 pts
- 6 Particle caster, 6 Vicious claws
- Counted as dice: the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 6 creators
- Auspex Tactics · 28 Oct
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 24 Oct
- Planet 40K · 26 Oct
- PNW 40K · 1 Oct
- Silvertide Tactics · 19 Jul
- 1d6chan · 30 Oct
The lists: 320
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