Lhykhis
SWORD: what Lhykhis kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 135 pts kill ~102 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Lhykhis is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts
It takes about 4% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 135 pts: about 206 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
What creators say
3 creators- In many winning lists 2 of 3
- An auto-include in three detachments 1 of 3
- Boosts critical hits and adds mobility 1 of 3
- Harder to use than Jain Zar or Fuegan 1 of 3
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Aeldari and across the game
SWORD
Across the game· melee units
SHIELD
Across the game· melee units
Leading a squad
The leader adds 93 pts of kills a turn (4 from rules, 89 from attacks) for 135 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.
The leader adds 130 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 130 from wounds) for 135 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 67 · 135 pts kill ~102 pts in one activation
SHIELD 91 · about 4% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 206 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Lhykhis, 135 pts
- Its datasheet's weapons
- Counted as dice: the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 3 creators
- Proxy Hammer · 8 Oct
- CraftworldEldar · 17 Oct
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 17 Oct
The lists: 149
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