Runtherd
SWORD: what Runtherd kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 10 pts kill ~2 pts in one activation.Typical unit: 46 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Runtherd is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts
It takes about 29% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 10 pts: about 136 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical unit: 294 per 100
What creators say
5 creators- Cheap upgrade to keep Grots scoring 2 of 5
- Not needed for the Grots' role 2 of 5
- Only filler for spare points 1 of 5
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Orks and across the game
SWORD
Across the game· units
SHIELD
Across the game· units
Leading a squad
The leader adds 3 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 3 from attacks) for 10 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.
The leader adds 92 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 92 from wounds) for 10 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 14 · 10 pts kill ~2 pts in one activation
SHIELD 601 · about 29% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 136 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 930 units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Runtherd, 10 pts
- Its datasheet's weapons
- Counted as dice: the army rule and the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 5 creators
- Auspex Tactics · 24 Oct
- Astrategas Wargames · 14 Oct
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 30 Oct
- Art of War 40k · 1 Sep
- 1d6chan · 30 Oct
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