Death Company Marines
SWORD: what Death Company Marines kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 90 pts kill ~53 pts in one activation.Typical unit: 46 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Death Company Marines is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts
It takes about 18% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 90 pts: about 346 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical unit: 295 per 100
What creators say
6 creators- Cheap, undercosted mid-threat 2 of 6
- Wins with a Chaplain in a transport 2 of 6
- Lost their identity, re-rolls cut 3 of 6
- No objective control without a character 2 of 6
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Blood Angels and across the game
SWORD
Across the game· units
SHIELD
In Blood Angels
Across the game· units
With a leader
The leader adds 35 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 35 from attacks) for 80 pts: less per point than the squad alone.
The leader adds 176 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 176 from wounds) for 80 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 52 · 90 pts kill ~53 pts in one activation
SHIELD 371 · about 18% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 346 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 930 units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Death Company Marines, 5 models, 90 pts
- Eviscerator, Inferno Pistol, 4 Combat blade, 4 Bolt Rifle, 4 Heavy Bolt Pistol, 2 Grenade Launcher
- Counted as dice: its own abilities
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 5 creators
- Happy Krumping · 12 Oct
- Auspex Tactics · 8 Oct
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 30 Oct
- Art of War 40k · 19 Sep
- Grimdark Chronicle · 19 Sep
The lists: 116
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