Asmodai
SWORD: what Asmodai kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 80 pts kill ~24 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Asmodai 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 80 pts: about 164 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
What creators say
7 creators- Full hit re-rolls are rare in the book 4 of 7
- Fairly priced for what he does 2 of 7
- Not sure he beats the other characters 2 of 7
- Re-rolls do not multiply damage much 1 of 7
- Weak himself, with no real identity 1 of 7
- Costs a slot in a Terminator army 1 of 7
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Dark Angels and across the game
SWORD
Across the game· melee units
Leading a squad
The leader adds 46 pts of kills a turn (23 from rules, 23 from attacks) for 80 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.
The leader adds 104 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 104 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 27 · 80 pts kill ~24 pts in one activation
SHIELD 137 · about 7% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 164 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Asmodai, 80 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: 7 creators
- Black Crow Gaming · 22 Oct
- TacticalRock40K · 24 Oct
- Battleborn 40k · 27 Oct
- Auspex Tactics · 5 Oct
- TacticalTortoise · 19 Oct
- Art of War 40k · 19 Sep
- Grimdark Breakdown · 21 Sep
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