Stormsurge
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SWORD: what Stormsurge kills
Damage for its points
43SWORD
per 100 pts
per 100 pts
Its 375 pts kill ~183 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100
Into each enemy type
Whole meta43SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes40SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.40SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.42SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.40SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh. ★43SWORD per 100 pts
SHIELD: how hard Stormsurge is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
333SHIELD
per 100 pts
per 100 pts
It takes about 16% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 375 pts: about 947 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100
For its points333SHIELD per 100 pts
What creators say
5 creators- Draws fire as bait 1 of 5
- Fine in teams built around it 1 of 5
- All the eggs in one basket 2 of 5
- Unwieldy and hurt by the hiding rules 1 of 5
- Absent from winning lists 2 of 5
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in T'au Empire and across the game
SWORD
Across the game· shooters
Chaos Predator Annihilator Chaos Space Marines · just ahead44
Stormsurge 43
Warpsmith Chaos Space Marines · level with it43
SHIELD
Across the game· shooters
Triarch Praetorians Necrons · just ahead334
Stormsurge 333
Chaos Questoris Knight Styrix Chaos Knights · just behind332
How we got these numbers
KauyonWhat people fieldNo leaderNo stratagems
SWORD 43 · 375 pts kill ~183 pts in one activation
SHIELD 333 · about 16% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 947 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 403 shooters · How we score ›
What we ran
- Stormsurge, 375 pts
- Cluster rocket system, Destroyer missiles, Pulse Driver Cannon, Thunderous footfalls, Twin T'au flamer, 2 Twin smart missile system
- Counted as dice: its own abilities, the army rule and the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 5 creators
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- Invasive Wargaming · 28 Jul
The lists: 226
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