Tzaangors
SWORD: what Tzaangors kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 75 pts kill ~22 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Tzaangors is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts
It takes about 15% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 75 pts: about 317 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
What creators say
5 creators- Cheap screen that redeploys and holds home objectives 3 of 5
- Move up the board early 2 of 5
- Strong at holding objectives in big blocks 1 of 5
- Swingy in combat 1 of 5
- Could be cheaper 1 of 5
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Thousand Sons and across the game
SWORD
Across the game· melee units
SHIELD
In Thousand Sons
Across the game· melee units
With a leader
The leader adds 57 pts of kills a turn (13 from rules, 44 from attacks) for 110 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.
The leader adds 234 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 234 from wounds) for 110 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 26 · 75 pts kill ~22 pts in one activation
SHIELD 312 · about 15% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 317 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Tzaangors, 10 models, 75 pts
- 10 Autopistol, 10 Chainsword
- Counted as dice: the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 5 creators
- Redundant Rolling · 20 Oct
- Phyllain · 25 Oct
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 30 Oct
- Grand Slam Gaming · 21 Aug
- 1d6chan · 30 Oct
The lists: 103
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