Beastboss
SWORD: what Beastboss kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 85 pts kill ~46 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Beastboss is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts
It takes about 10% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 85 pts: about 302 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
What creators say
6 creators- Handy leader for Flash Gitz 3 of 6
- Hits hard for few points 1 of 6
- Few lists take him 2 of 6
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Orks and across the game
SWORD
Across the game· melee units
SHIELD
Across the game· melee units
Leading a squad
The leader adds 53 pts of kills a turn (17 from rules, 36 from attacks) for 85 pts: less per point than the squad alone.
The leader adds 226 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 226 from wounds) for 85 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 48 · 85 pts kill ~46 pts in one activation
SHIELD 207 · about 10% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 302 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Beastboss, 85 pts
- Its datasheet's weapons
- Counted as dice: its own abilities, the army rule and the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 6 creators
- Auspex Tactics · 24 Oct
- 40K Dirtbags · 4 Oct
- Astrategas Wargames · 14 Oct
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 30 Oct
- Art of War 40k · 1 Sep
- Secondary Objective · 9 Sep
The lists: 432
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