Strike Team
SWORD: what Strike Team kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 70 pts kill ~48 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Strike Team is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts
It takes about 19% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 70 pts: about 279 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100
What creators say
4 creators- A cheap body with objective control 1 of 4
- Out-competed by Kroot Carnivores 1 of 4
- Absent from recent winning 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· shooters
SHIELD
Across the game· shooters
With a leader
The leader adds 14 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 14 from attacks) for 50 pts: less per point than the squad alone.
The leader adds 166 pts to what the enemy must spend (78 from rules, 88 from wounds) for 50 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 60 · 70 pts kill ~48 pts in one activation
SHIELD 390 · about 19% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 279 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 403 shooters · How we score ›
What we ran
- Strike Team, 10 models, 70 pts
- 10 Close combat weapon, 10 Pulse pistol, 10 Pulse rifle, Support turret
- Counted as dice: its own abilities, 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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