Vigilant Squad
SWORD: what Vigilant Squad kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 85 pts kill ~33 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Vigilant Squad is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts
It takes about 17% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 85 pts: about 289 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100
What creators say
3 creators- Cheap bodies with decent OC 1 of 3
- Only worth taking because they are free 1 of 3
- Still weak even when cheaper 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· shooters
SHIELD
In Agents of the Imperium
Across the game· shooters
With a leader
The leader adds 29 pts of kills a turn (4 from rules, 25 from attacks) for 75 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.
The leader adds 222 pts to what the enemy must spend (91 from rules, 131 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 34 · 85 pts kill ~33 pts in one activation
SHIELD 362 · about 17% 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 403 shooters · How we score ›
What we ran
- Vigilant Squad, 11 models, 85 pts
- 8 Arbites combat shotgun, 10 Arbites shotpistol, 10 Close combat weapon, 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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