Chronomancer
SWORD: what Chronomancer kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 70 pts kill ~29 pts in one activation.Typical unit: 46 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Chronomancer is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts
It takes about 14% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 70 pts: about 168 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical unit: 294 per 100
What creators say
6 creators- Good with Immortals or Lokhusts 2 of 6
- Moves, shoots and moves again 1 of 6
- Nerfed: its defence got weaker 3 of 6
- The Plasmancer is preferred for damage 1 of 6
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Necrons and across the game
SWORD
Across the game· units
SHIELD
Across the game· units
Leading a squad
The leader adds 9 pts of kills a turn (3 from rules, 6 from attacks) for 70 pts: less per point than the squad alone.
The leader adds 188 pts to what the enemy must spend (90 from rules, 98 from wounds) for 70 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 37 · 70 pts kill ~29 pts in one activation
SHIELD 298 · about 14% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 168 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 930 units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Chronomancer, 70 pts
- Its datasheet's weapons
- Counted as dice: its own abilities and 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
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