Hydra
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SWORD: what Hydra kills
Damage for its points
40SWORD
per 100 pts
per 100 pts
Its 90 pts kill ~41 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100
Into each enemy type
Whole meta40SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes41SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.38SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.43SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh. ★48SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.44SWORD per 100 pts
SHIELD: how hard Hydra is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
445SHIELD
per 100 pts
per 100 pts
It takes about 21% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 90 pts: about 393 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100
For its points445SHIELD per 100 pts
What creators say
5 creators- Good into flyers 2 of 5
- Anti-flyer rarely useful 2 of 5
- Exterminator is cheaper and better 1 of 5
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Astra Militarum and across the game
SWORD
In Astra Militarum
Hydra40
Across the game· shooters
Knight Desecrator Chaos Knights · just ahead41
Hydra 40
Master of Possession Chaos Space Marines · level with it40
SHIELD
Across the game· shooters
AX-1-0 Tiger Shark T'au Empire · just ahead452
Hydra 445
Crimson Hunter Aeldari · just behind443
How we got these numbers
Siege RegimentBest weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems
SWORD 40 · 90 pts kill ~41 pts in one activation
SHIELD 445 · about 21% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 393 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 403 shooters · How we score ›
What we ran
- Hydra, 90 pts
- Armoured tracks, Heavy bolter, Hunter-killer missile, Hydra autocannon
- Counted as dice: its own abilities and the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 5 creators
- Mordian Glory · 22 Oct
- Euan 40k · 7 Oct
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 30 Oct
- Auspex Tactics · 5 Sep
- 1d6chan · 30 Oct
The lists: 120
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