Exaction Squad
SWORD: what Exaction Squad kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 90 pts kill ~49 pts in one activation.Typical unit: 46 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Exaction Squad is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts
It takes about 16% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 90 pts: about 289 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical unit: 295 per 100
What creators say
3 creators- Lacks armour piercing 1 of 3
- Far too expensive for its role 1 of 3
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Agents of the Imperium and across the game
SWORD
In Agents of the Imperium
Across the game· units
SHIELD
In Agents of the Imperium
Across the game· units
With a leader
The leader adds 26 pts of kills a turn (3 from rules, 23 from attacks) for 75 pts: less per point than the squad alone.
The leader adds 221 pts to what the enemy must spend (99 from rules, 122 from wounds) for 75 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 48 · 90 pts kill ~49 pts in one activation
SHIELD 335 · about 16% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 289 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 930 units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Exaction Squad, 11 models, 90 pts
- 8 Arbites combat shotgun, 10 Arbites shotpistol, 10 Close combat weapon, Excruciator maul, Mechanical bite, Webber, Arbites grenade launcher
- Counted as dice: its own abilities and the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 3 creators
- Inquisitor Varik - Ordo Tactica · 5 Aug
- Brother Tobias · 2 Sep
- 1d6chan · 30 Oct
The lists: 15
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