Broodlord
SWORD: what Broodlord kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 80 pts kill ~45 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Broodlord is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts
It takes about 10% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 80 pts: about 233 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
What creators say
4 creators- Turns Genestealers into a real threat 3 of 4
- Hits hard for its cost 1 of 4
- Well protected for a character 1 of 4
- At its best in one detachment 1 of 4
- The Genestealers it leads got worse 1 of 4
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Tyranids and across the game
SWORD
Across the game· melee units
SHIELD
Across the game· melee units
Leading a squad
The leader adds 61 pts of kills a turn (24 from rules, 37 from attacks) for 80 pts: less per point than the squad alone.
The leader adds 251 pts to what the enemy must spend (71 from rules, 180 from wounds) for 80 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 50 · 80 pts kill ~45 pts in one activation
SHIELD 217 · about 10% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 233 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Broodlord, 80 pts
- Its datasheet's weapons
- 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
- Auspex Tactics · 12 Sep
- Into the Hive Mind · 12 Oct
- HivemindHobbies · 18 Oct
- Maelstrom Gaming Studios · 26 Oct
The lists: 271
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