Ahriman
SWORD: what Ahriman kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 105 pts kill ~62 pts in one activation.Typical unit: 46 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Ahriman is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts
It takes about 7% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 105 pts: about 223 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical unit: 295 per 100
What creators say
4 creators- Redeploys units after seeing the enemy set-up 3 of 4
- Casts early rituals 2 of 4
- Eases the army's low unit count 1 of 4
- Almost never seen in competitive lists 2 of 4
- Too costly just to move units 2 of 4
- Adds little to a unit he joins 1 of 4
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Thousand Sons and across the game
SWORD
Across the game· units
SHIELD
In Thousand Sons
Across the game· units
Leading a squad
The leader adds nothing of kills a turn here.
The leader adds nothing to what the enemy must spend 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 52 · 105 pts kill ~62 pts in one activation
SHIELD 141 · about 7% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 223 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 930 units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Ahriman, 105 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
- Redundant Rolling · 20 Oct
- Phyllain · 25 Oct
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 30 Oct
- 1d6chan · 30 Oct
The lists: 103
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