The Visarch
SWORD: what The Visarch kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 80 pts kill ~55 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard The Visarch 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 80 pts: about 206 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
What creators say
3 creators- Can lead Incubi again, but nobody runs Ynnari 1 of 3
- Weak on his own 1 of 3
- Not in winning lists 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 28 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 28 from attacks) for 80 pts: less per point than the squad alone.
The leader adds 148 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 148 from wounds) for 80 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 61 · 80 pts kill ~55 pts in one activation
SHIELD 166 · about 8% 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
- The Visarch, 80 pts
- Its datasheet's weapons
- 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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