Imperial Navy Breachers
SWORD: what Imperial Navy Breachers kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 90 pts kill ~25 pts in one activation.Typical unit: 46 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Imperial Navy Breachers is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts
It takes about 14% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 90 pts: about 268 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical unit: 295 per 100
What creators say
8 creators- Cheap bodies and OC, the army's backbone 4 of 8
- Wound re-rolls pass to attached leaders 3 of 8
- Can deep strike and delete a unit 2 of 8
- Short-ranged, kills little, then dies 1 of 8
- Outclassed by Space Marine units as allies 1 of 8
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 56 pts of kills a turn (5 from rules, 51 from attacks) for 75 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.
The leader adds 53 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 53 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 25 · 90 pts kill ~25 pts in one activation
SHIELD 293 · about 14% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 268 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 930 units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Imperial Navy Breachers, 10 models, 90 pts
- Autopistol, Bolt pistol, 10 Close combat weapon, Navis heavy shotgun, Navis las-volley, 6 Navis shotgun, 2 Power weapon
- Counted as dice: its own abilities and the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 8 creators
- Inquisitor Varik - Ordo Tactica · 5 Aug
- 40k Vtuber: Christian Von Carmian · 31 Jul
- Grimdark Breakdown · 17 Sep
- Art of War 40k · 27 Oct
- Tabletop Battles · 30 Sep
- Brother Tobias · 2 Sep
- The Glorious Game · 10 Sep
- 1d6chan · 30 Oct
The lists: 15
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