Farseer
SWORD: what Farseer kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 60 pts kill ~27 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Farseer is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts
It takes about 6% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 60 pts: about 129 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100
What creators say
5 creators- Cheap, and works in several detachments 3 of 5
- A staple in almost every list 2 of 5
- Points were cut 1 of 5
- Middling for what the packages cost 1 of 5
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Aeldari and across the game
SWORD
Across the game· shooters
SHIELD
Across the game· shooters
Leading a squad
The leader adds 34 pts of kills a turn (7 from rules, 27 from attacks) for 60 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.
The leader adds 70 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 70 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 40 · 60 pts kill ~27 pts in one activation
SHIELD 133 · about 6% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 129 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 403 shooters · How we score ›
What we ran
- Farseer, 60 pts
- Eldritch Storm, Shuriken Pistol, Singing Spear, Singing Spear (melee)
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 5 creators
- Proxy Hammer · 8 Oct
- CraftworldEldar · 17 Oct
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 17 Oct
- Battleborn 40k · 4 Oct
- Night Geist Gaming · 27 Oct
The lists: 149
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