Raptors
SWORD: what Raptors kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 115 pts kill ~90 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Raptors is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts
It takes about 10% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 115 pts: about 352 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
What creators say
6 creators- Versatile jump troops with a battle-shock aura 3 of 6
- Tied to the Murdertalon detachment 3 of 6
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
With a leader
The leader adds 40 pts of kills a turn (1 from rules, 39 from attacks) for 85 pts: less per point than the squad alone.
The leader adds 155 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 155 from wounds) for 85 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 69 · 115 pts kill ~90 pts in one activation
SHIELD 211 · about 10% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 352 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Raptors, 5 models, 115 pts
- 3 Astartes chainsword, 3 Bolt pistol, 2 Heavy melee weapon, 2 Plasma pistol
- Counted as dice: the army rule and the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 6 creators
- M.S.G. · 25 Oct
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 28 Oct
- Auspex Tactics · 14 Jul
- Boltgun Tactics · 6 Oct
- Exalted40k · 6 Oct
- 1d6chan · 30 Oct
The lists: 184
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