Havocs
SWORD: what Havocs kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 135 pts kill ~87 pts in one activation.Typical unit: 46 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Havocs is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts
It takes about 14% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 135 pts: about 440 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical unit: 295 per 100
What creators say
3 creators- Ignore hit modifiers, handy in cover 1 of 3
- Gained a wound for free 1 of 3
- Overpriced, with weak weapons 2 of 3
- The Defiler outclasses them 1 of 3
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Chaos Space Marines and across the game
SWORD
Across the game· units
SHIELD
In Chaos Space Marines
Across the game· units
With a leader
The leader adds 28 pts of kills a turn (3 from rules, 25 from attacks) for 65 pts: less per point than the squad alone.
The leader adds 121 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 121 from wounds) for 65 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 57 · 135 pts kill ~87 pts in one activation
SHIELD 300 · about 14% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 440 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 930 units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Havocs, 5 models, 135 pts
- Power fist, Flamer, 4 Havoc reaper chaincannon, 4 Close combat weapon
- Counted as dice: its own abilities, the army rule and the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 3 creators
- M.S.G. · 25 Oct
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 28 Oct
- 1d6chan · 30 Oct
The lists: 184
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