Commander Farsight
SWORD: what Commander Farsight kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 70 pts kill ~70 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Commander Farsight is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts
It takes about 20% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 70 pts: about 313 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
What creators say
4 creators- Free stratagem each round relieves command points 3 of 4
- Boosts fusion Crisis squads 3 of 4
- Survives, then ties up big melee units 2 of 4
- Cheap for what he offers 2 of 4
- Less seen in the top lists 1 of 4
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in T'au Empire and across the game
SWORD
In T'au Empire
Across the game· melee units
SHIELD
In T'au Empire
Across the game· melee units
Leading a squad
The leader adds 87 pts of kills a turn (18 from rules, 69 from attacks) for 70 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.
The leader adds 300 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 300 from wounds) for 70 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 88 · 70 pts kill ~70 pts in one activation
SHIELD 416 · about 20% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 313 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Commander Farsight, 70 pts
- Its datasheet's weapons
- Counted as dice: the army rule and the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 4 creators
- 6 Plus Plus Gaming · 13 Oct
- Tau Tactics · 4 Oct
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 23 Oct
- Puretide Program · 6 Aug
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