Chaos Lord
SWORD: what Chaos Lord kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 95 pts kill ~28 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Chaos Lord 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 95 pts: about 225 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
What creators say
4 creators- Cuts stratagem costs, a staple in many detachments 3 of 4
- Detachment enhancements make him 2 of 4
- Seldom in winning lists 1 of 4
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Chaos Space Marines and across the game
SWORD
Across the game· melee units
SHIELD
Across the game· melee units
Leading a squad
The leader adds 25 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 25 from attacks) for 95 pts: less per point than the squad alone.
The leader adds 134 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 134 from wounds) for 95 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 26 · 95 pts kill ~28 pts in one activation
SHIELD 150 · about 7% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 225 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Chaos Lord, 95 pts
- Daemon hammer, Plasma pistol
- Counted as dice: its own abilities, the army rule and the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 4 creators
- M.S.G. · 25 Oct
- Auspex Tactics · 14 Jul
- Exalted40k · 6 Oct
- 1d6chan · 30 Oct
The lists: 184
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