Windriders
SWORD: what Windriders kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 80 pts kill ~51 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Windriders is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts
It takes about 5% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 80 pts: about 146 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100
What creators say
5 creators- Fast and tough, a great option 2 of 5
- Good for scoring and re-rolls 2 of 5
- Shooting barely affected by tougher marines 1 of 5
- Few winning lists take them 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
With a leader
The leader adds 28 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 28 from attacks) for 60 pts: less per point than the squad alone.
The leader adds 200 pts to what the enemy must spend (30 from rules, 170 from wounds) for 60 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 56 · 80 pts kill ~51 pts in one activation
SHIELD 112 · about 5% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 146 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 403 shooters · How we score ›
What we ran
- Windriders, 3 models, 80 pts
- 3 Close combat weapon, 3 Shuriken cannon
- Counted as dice: its own abilities
- 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
- 1d6chan · 2 Oct
The lists: 149
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