Hellblaster Squad
SWORD: what Hellblaster Squad kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 115 pts kill ~69 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Hellblaster Squad 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 115 pts: about 295 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100
What creators say
6 creators- The army doesn't need what they do 1 of 6
- Not in any undefeated list 1 of 6
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Space Marines and across the game
SWORD
Across the game· shooters
SHIELD
In Space Marines
Across the game· shooters
With a leader
The leader adds 38 pts of kills a turn (9 from rules, 29 from attacks) for 50 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.
The leader adds 87 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 87 from wounds) for 50 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 53 · 115 pts kill ~69 pts in one activation
SHIELD 205 · about 10% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 295 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 403 shooters · How we score ›
What we ran
- Hellblaster Squad, 5 models, 115 pts
- Its datasheet's weapons
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 6 creators
- Brother Tobias · 14 Oct
- Auspex Tactics · 16 Oct
- Art of War 40k · 20 Oct
- TacticalRock40K · 21 Oct
- TacticalTortoise · 26 Oct
- Grimdark Breakdown · 19 Sep
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