Sternguard Veteran Squad
SWORD: what Sternguard Veteran Squad kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 105 pts kill ~83 pts in one activation.Typical unit: 46 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Sternguard Veteran Squad is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts
It takes about 11% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 105 pts: about 295 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical unit: 295 per 100
What creators say
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Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Space Marines and across the game
SWORD
In Space Marines
Across the game· units
SHIELD
Across the game· units
With a leader
The leader adds 7 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 7 from attacks) for 40 pts: less per point than the squad alone.
The leader adds 94 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 94 from wounds) for 40 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 70 · 105 pts kill ~83 pts in one activation
SHIELD 233 · about 11% 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 930 units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Sternguard Veteran Squad, 5 models, 105 pts
- 5 Bolt pistol, 4 Ceramite Fists, Power fist, Pyrecannon, 4 Artificer Firearm
- 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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