Grey Hunters
SWORD: what Grey Hunters kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 180 pts kill ~137 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Grey Hunters 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 180 pts: about 506 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
What creators say
5 creators- High OC makes them strong objective holders 5 of 5
- Split into two squads on the datasheet 5 of 5
- Hit harder in melee on an objective 4 of 5
- One or two squads in most lists 2 of 5
- Only come in tens, with few leaders 2 of 5
- Little damage beyond light infantry 1 of 5
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Space Wolves and across the game
SWORD
In Space Wolves
Across the game· melee units
SHIELD
Across the game· melee units
With a leader
The leader adds 79 pts of kills a turn (45 from rules, 34 from attacks) for 80 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.
The leader adds 151 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 151 from wounds) for 80 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 67 · 180 pts kill ~137 pts in one activation
SHIELD 280 · about 13% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 506 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Grey Hunters, 10 models, 180 pts
- 10 Bolt Carbine, 9 Bolt pistol, 9 Chainsword, Power weapon, Plasma pistol
- Counted as dice: its own abilities and the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 5 creators
- Art of War 40k · 29 Sep
- Almost Functional Gaming · 2 Oct
- Auspex Tactics · 6 Oct
- My Mini Grimdark · 22 Oct
- 1d6chan · 30 Oct
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