Lieutenant
SWORD: what Lieutenant kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 50 pts kill ~35 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Lieutenant is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts
It takes about 12% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 50 pts: about 135 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
What creators say
6 creators- Needs a Captain to work 1 of 6
- His rule rarely works 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
In Space Marines
Across the game· melee units
SHIELD
Across the game· melee units
Leading a squad
The leader adds nothing of kills a turn here.
The leader adds nothing to what the enemy must spend 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 62 · 50 pts kill ~35 pts in one activation
SHIELD 257 · about 12% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 135 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Lieutenant, 50 pts
- Bolt pistol, Master-crafted bolter, Power fist
- Counted as dice: its own abilities
- 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
The lists: 61
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