Meganobz
SWORD: what Meganobz kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 175 pts kill ~133 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Meganobz 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 175 pts: about 975 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
What creators say
9 creators- The staple melee brick 8 of 9
- Armour works like an invulnerable save 4 of 9
- Damage suits a meta of tough elites 2 of 9
- Much more expensive than before 1 of 9
- Overcosted until the update 1 of 9
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
With a leader
The leader adds 69 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 69 from attacks) for 90 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.
The leader adds 264 pts to what the enemy must spend (18 from rules, 246 from wounds) for 90 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 67 · 175 pts kill ~133 pts in one activation
SHIELD 552 · about 26% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 975 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Meganobz, 5 models, 175 pts
- 5 Twin Killsaw
- Counted as dice: its own abilities, the army rule and the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 9 creators
- Auspex Tactics · 24 Oct
- WAAAGH Taktiks · 20 Oct
- Highstakes 40K · 1 Oct
- 40K Dirtbags · 4 Oct
- Astrategas Wargames · 14 Oct
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 30 Oct
- Art of War 40k · 1 Sep
- Secondary Objective · 9 Sep
- 1d6chan · 30 Oct
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