Sly Marbo
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SWORD: what Sly Marbo kills
Damage for its points
58SWORD
per 100 pts
per 100 pts
Its 55 pts kill ~36 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
Whole meta58SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes78SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf. ★94SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.88SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.48SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.29SWORD per 100 pts
SHIELD: how hard Sly Marbo is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
98SHIELD
per 100 pts
per 100 pts
It takes about 5% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 55 pts: about 105 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
For its points98SHIELD per 100 pts
What creators say
5 creators- Cheap infiltrating sniper 2 of 5
- Gaunt's Ghosts fill the same role better 2 of 5
- Dies sitting on a point 2 of 5
- Fun more than competitive 1 of 5
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Astra Militarum and across the game
SWORD
In Astra Militarum
Sly Marbo58
Across the game· melee units
Lieutenant in Phobos Armour Space Marines · just ahead59
Sly Marbo 58
Helbrute Chaos Space Marines · level with it58
SHIELD
Across the game· melee units
Baharroth Aeldari · just ahead100
Sly Marbo 98
Abaddon the Despoiler Chaos Space Marines · level with it98
How we got these numbers
Grizzled CompanyDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems
SWORD 58 · 55 pts kill ~36 pts in one activation
SHIELD 98 · about 5% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 105 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Sly Marbo, 55 pts
- Its datasheet's weapons
- Counted as dice: 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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