Iron Priest
SWORD: what Iron Priest kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 60 pts kill ~34 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Iron Priest is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts
It takes about 9% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 60 pts: about 177 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
What creators say
6 creators- His buff no longer beats cover 3 of 6
- A Techmarine does it better 2 of 6
- His buff mostly helps himself 2 of 6
- No tactical reason to take him 1 of 6
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
In Space Wolves
Across the game· melee units
Leading a squad
The leader adds 30 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 30 from attacks) for 60 pts: less per point than the squad alone.
The leader adds 146 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 146 from wounds) for 60 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 50 · 60 pts kill ~34 pts in one activation
SHIELD 196 · about 9% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 177 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Iron Priest, 60 pts
- Its datasheet's weapons
- Counted as dice: its own abilities and the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 6 creators
- Art of War 40k · 29 Sep
- Almost Functional Gaming · 2 Oct
- Auspex Tactics · 6 Oct
- My Mini Grimdark · 22 Oct
- TacticalRock40K · 21 Oct
- 1d6chan · 30 Oct
The lists: 123
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