Neurotyrant
SWORD: what Neurotyrant kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 120 pts kill ~37 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Neurotyrant 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 120 pts: about 441 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100
What creators say
4 creators- A strong flamer, good in overwatch 2 of 4
- Makes Zoanthropes better 2 of 4
- Weakens enemy battleshock tests 1 of 4
- Battleshock pressure is weaker than hoped 2 of 4
- Costs too much for what it adds 2 of 4
- Its value hangs on the opponent's dice 1 of 4
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Tyranids and across the game
SWORD
Across the game· shooters
SHIELD
Across the game· shooters
Leading a squad
The leader adds 59 pts of kills a turn (30 from rules, 29 from attacks) for 120 pts: less per point than the squad alone.
The leader adds 421 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 421 from wounds) for 120 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 27 · 120 pts kill ~37 pts in one activation
SHIELD 323 · about 15% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 441 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 403 shooters · How we score ›
What we ran
- Neurotyrant, 120 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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