Paragon Warsuits
SWORD: what Paragon Warsuits kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 165 pts kill ~138 pts in one activation.Typical unit: 46 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Paragon Warsuits is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts
It takes about 17% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 165 pts: about 532 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical unit: 295 per 100
What creators say
7 creators- Deadly into monsters and vehicles 4 of 7
- Went down in cost 2 of 7
- A durable brick with Vahl 2 of 7
- In nearly every winning list 3 of 7
- Lean on Vahl's re-rolls 1 of 7
- One creator prefers not to use them 1 of 7
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Adepta Sororitas and across the game
SWORD
Across the game· units
SHIELD
Across the game· units
With a leader
The leader adds 226 pts of kills a turn (64 from rules, 162 from attacks) for 215 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.
The leader adds 349 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 349 from wounds) for 215 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 74 · 165 pts kill ~138 pts in one activation
SHIELD 351 · about 17% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 532 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 930 units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Paragon Warsuits, 3 models, 165 pts
- 3 Bolt pistol, 3 Multi-melta, 3 Paragon Grenade Launchers, 3 Paragon War Mace
- Counted as dice: its own abilities and the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 7 creators
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 30 Oct
- Grimdark Breakdown · 2 Sep
- Christian Von Carmian · 29 Sep
- Art of War 40k · 27 Oct
- TacticalTortoise 40k · 30 Sep
- Grand Slam-Gaming · 11 Sep
- 1d6chan · 30 Oct
The lists: 158
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