Plasmancer
SWORD: what Plasmancer kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 60 pts kill ~53 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Plasmancer is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts
It takes about 11% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 60 pts: about 101 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
What creators say
6 creators- Great with Immortals and Lokhusts 5 of 6
- Lets the Night Scythe carry Heavy Lokhusts 2 of 6
- In most winning lists 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
Leading a squad
The leader adds 71 pts of kills a turn (38 from rules, 33 from attacks) for 60 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.
The leader adds 30 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 30 from wounds) for 60 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 78 · 60 pts kill ~53 pts in one activation
SHIELD 234 · about 11% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 101 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Plasmancer, 60 pts
- Its datasheet's weapons
- 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
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