Lord Solar Leontus
SWORD: what Lord Solar Leontus kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 120 pts kill ~45 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Lord Solar Leontus is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts
It takes about 7% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 120 pts: about 251 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
What creators say
6 creators- Extra command point every turn 4 of 6
- Orders to the back line from safety 2 of 6
- Redeploys help rush lists 2 of 6
- Needs a command squad and battleline, so pricey 2 of 6
- Cheaper officers now give orders 1 of 6
- Rare in winning lists 1 of 6
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Astra Militarum and across the game
SWORD
Across the game· melee units
SHIELD
In Astra Militarum
Across the game· melee units
Leading a squad
The leader adds 39 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 39 from attacks) for 120 pts: less per point than the squad alone.
The leader adds 193 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 193 from wounds) for 120 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 33 · 120 pts kill ~45 pts in one activation
SHIELD 148 · about 7% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 251 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Lord Solar Leontus, 120 pts
- Its datasheet's weapons
- Counted as dice: the army rule and the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 6 creators
- Mordian Glory · 22 Oct
- Euan 40k · 7 Oct
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 30 Oct
- Auspex Tactics · 5 Sep
- Battleborn 40k · 1 Oct
- 1d6chan · 30 Oct
The lists: 120
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