Lord of Poxes
SWORD: what Lord of Poxes kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 65 pts kill ~49 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Lord of Poxes is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts
It takes about 17% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 65 pts: about 239 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
What creators say
4 creators- The best melee leader for Plague Marines 2 of 4
- Keeps his squad hidden and extends Contagion 2 of 4
- Strong in Virulent Vectorium 1 of 4
- Paragons of Putrescence already fills his role 1 of 4
- Dies anyway to a real unit 1 of 4
- Solo characters get picked off 1 of 4
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Death Guard and across the game
SWORD
In Death Guard
Across the game· melee units
SHIELD
Across the game· melee units
Leading a squad
The leader adds 66 pts of kills a turn (25 from rules, 41 from attacks) for 65 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.
The leader adds 247 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 247 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 66 · 65 pts kill ~49 pts in one activation
SHIELD 364 · about 17% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 239 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Lord of Poxes, 65 pts
- Its datasheet's weapons
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 4 creators
- The Disgustingly Resilient Podcast · 6 Oct
- GeneralJannis · 1 Oct
- Zeeto · 14 Jun
- The Yucky OutBack · 3 Aug
The lists: 160
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