Neurogaunts
SWORD: what Neurogaunts kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 45 pts kill ~6 pts in one activation.Typical unit: 46 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Neurogaunts is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts
It takes about 22% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 45 pts: about 221 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical unit: 294 per 100
What creators say
4 creators- A big, cheap screen for the backfield 3 of 4
- Pass synapse to outlying units 1 of 4
- Spore mines and Von Ryan's do it better 3 of 4
- No save against common armour piercing 1 of 4
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Tyranids and across the game
SWORD
Across the game· units
SHIELD
Across the game· units
With a leader
The leader adds 38 pts of kills a turn (3 from rules, 35 from attacks) for 120 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.
The leader adds 442 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 442 from wounds) for 120 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 11 · 45 pts kill ~6 pts in one activation
SHIELD 466 · about 22% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 221 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 930 units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Neurogaunts, 11 models, 45 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
- Auspex Tactics · 12 Sep
- Into the Hive Mind · 12 Oct
- HivemindHobbies · 18 Oct
- Maelstrom Gaming Studios · 26 Oct
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