Lucius the Eternal
SWORD: what Lucius the Eternal kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 130 pts kill ~85 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Lucius the Eternal is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts
It takes about 18% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 130 pts: about 460 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
What creators say
6 creators- Turns a Flawless Blades unit into a big-target killer 6 of 6
- Re-rolls against characters, monsters and vehicles 3 of 6
- In nearly every winning list 2 of 6
- Pricier after the update 2 of 6
- His fights-first edge counts for less now 2 of 6
- Weak on his own into vehicles 1 of 6
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Emperor's Children and across the game
SWORD
SHIELD
Across the game· melee units
Leading a squad
The leader adds 96 pts of kills a turn (24 from rules, 72 from attacks) for 130 pts: less per point than the squad alone.
The leader adds 500 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 500 from wounds) for 130 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.
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 58 · 130 pts kill ~85 pts in one activation
SHIELD 370 · about 18% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 460 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Lucius the Eternal, 130 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: 6 creators
- Joy's 40k channel · 28 Oct
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 28 Oct
- Auspex Tactics · 6 Aug
- 1d6chan · 30 Oct
- Grand Slam-Gaming · 28 Aug
- Vanguard Tactics · 10 Jun
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