Lemartes
SWORD: what Lemartes kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 110 pts kill ~50 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Lemartes is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts
It takes about 8% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 110 pts: about 255 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
What creators say
7 creators- Still the go-to Death Company leader 3 of 7
- Lethal hits and a damage cut for his unit 3 of 7
- His Death Company die to massed shooting 1 of 7
- Left out of winning lists 2 of 7
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Blood Angels and across the game
SWORD
In Blood Angels
Across the game· melee units
SHIELD
Across the game· melee units
Leading a squad
The leader adds 58 pts of kills a turn (13 from rules, 45 from attacks) for 110 pts: less per point than the squad alone.
The leader adds 314 pts to what the enemy must spend (138 from rules, 176 from wounds) for 110 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 40 · 110 pts kill ~50 pts in one activation
SHIELD 168 · about 8% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 255 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Lemartes, 110 pts
- Its datasheet's weapons
- Counted as dice: its own abilities and the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 6 creators
- Auspex Tactics · 8 Oct
- TacticalRock40K · 24 Oct
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 30 Oct
- TacticalTortoise · 26 Oct
- Art of War 40k · 19 Sep
- Grimdark Chronicle · 19 Sep
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