Eradicator Squad with Melta Rifles
SWORD: what Eradicator Squad with Melta Rifles kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 100 pts kill ~89 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Eradicator Squad with Melta Rifles is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts
It takes about 13% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 100 pts: about 318 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100
What creators say
8 creators- Riding an Impulsor, the best anti-tank Marines have 6 of 8
- Far too efficient for the points 2 of 8
- In nearly every undefeated list 2 of 8
- Reliable melta damage 1 of 8
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Space Marines and across the game
SWORD
In Space Marines
Across the game· shooters
SHIELD
In Space Marines
Across the game· shooters
With a leader
The leader adds 29 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 29 from attacks) for 90 pts: less per point than the squad alone.
The leader adds 435 pts to what the enemy must spend (124 from rules, 311 from wounds) for 90 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 79 · 100 pts kill ~89 pts in one activation
SHIELD 279 · about 13% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 318 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 403 shooters · How we score ›
What we ran
- Eradicator Squad with Melta Rifles, 3 models, 100 pts
- 3 Bolt pistol, 3 Ceramite Fists, 2 Melta Rifle, 2 Melta Rifle HUNTER:Monster/Vehicle, Multi-melta, Multi-melta HUNTER:Monster/Vehicle
- Counted as dice: the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 8 creators
- Brother Tobias · 14 Oct
- Auspex Tactics · 16 Oct
- Art of War 40k · 20 Oct
- TacticalRock40K · 21 Oct
- TacticalTortoise · 26 Oct
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 28 Oct
- Grimdark Breakdown · 19 Sep
- BA Commander · 2 Oct
The lists: 61
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