Saint Celestine
SWORD: what Saint Celestine kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 135 pts kill ~69 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Saint Celestine is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts
It takes about 20% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 135 pts: about 521 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
What creators say
5 creators- Can still regrow her unit 1 of 5
- Lost her protective trick to the wound rules 3 of 5
- Overpriced, and absent from winning lists 4 of 5
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 60 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 60 from attacks) for 135 pts: less per point than the squad alone.
The leader adds 595 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 595 from wounds) for 135 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 45 · 135 pts kill ~69 pts in one activation
SHIELD 426 · about 20% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 521 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Saint Celestine, 3 models, 135 pts
- 2 Bolt Pistol, 2 Power Weapon, The Ardent Blade, The Ardent Blade (melee)
- Counted as dice: its own abilities and the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 5 creators
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 30 Oct
- Grimdark Breakdown · 2 Sep
- Christian Von Carmian · 29 Sep
- Grand Slam-Gaming · 11 Sep
- 1d6chan · 30 Oct
The lists: 158
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