Crusader Squad
SWORD: what Crusader Squad kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 160 pts kill ~109 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Crusader Squad is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts
It takes about 15% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 160 pts: about 497 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
What creators say
7 creators- A 20-man block is a strong objective brick 4 of 7
- Surge onto objectives with the Fist detachment 4 of 7
- Neophytes soak wounds first 3 of 7
- Back in a recent placing list 1 of 7
- A 10-man is outclassed by Assault Intercessors 1 of 7
- Lose the easy bonus to wound 1 of 7
- Not in the winning list 1 of 7
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Black Templars and across the game
SWORD
In Black Templars
Across the game· melee units
SHIELD
In Black Templars
Across the game· melee units
With a leader
The leader adds 82 pts of kills a turn (42 from rules, 40 from attacks) for 120 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.
The leader adds 718 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 718 from wounds) for 120 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.
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 60 · 160 pts kill ~109 pts in one activation
SHIELD 317 · about 15% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 497 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Crusader Squad, 10 models, 160 pts
- Master-crafted Power Weapon, Hand flamer, 9 Initiate Chainsword, 9 Heavy Bolt Pistol, 9 Bolt pistol
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 7 creators
- Implausible Nature · 13 Oct
- Auspex Tactics · 16 Oct
- Art of War 40k · 20 Oct
- Vanguard Tactics · 24 Sep
- Griffin's Crusade · 24 Oct
- Goonhammer / Tabletop Battles · 23 Oct
- TacticalTortoise 40k · 12 Oct
The lists: 72
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