Canoness
SWORD: what Canoness kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 60 pts kill ~24 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Canoness is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts
It takes about 8% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 60 pts: about 151 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
What creators say
4 creators- A cheap captain in most lists 4 of 4
- Bait that turns into miracle dice when killed 2 of 4
- Protects a unit from psychic attacks 3 of 4
- Comes back in Hallowed Martyrs 1 of 4
- Rare in winning lists since the update 1 of 4
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Adepta Sororitas and across the game
SWORD
Across the game· melee units
SHIELD
Across the game· melee units
Leading a squad
The leader adds 33 pts of kills a turn (12 from rules, 21 from attacks) for 60 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.
The leader adds 124 pts to what the enemy must spend (18 from rules, 106 from wounds) for 60 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 36 · 60 pts kill ~24 pts in one activation
SHIELD 164 · about 8% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 151 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Canoness, 60 pts
- Power weapon, Plasma pistol
- Counted as dice: its own abilities
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 4 creators
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 30 Oct
- Grimdark Breakdown · 2 Sep
- Grand Slam-Gaming · 11 Sep
- 1d6chan · 30 Oct
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