Sorcerer
SWORD: what Sorcerer kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 55 pts kill ~44 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Sorcerer 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 55 pts: about 134 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
What creators say
3 creators- Cheapest unit, fills spare points 2 of 3
- Does little beyond giving cover 2 of 3
- A poor stand-in for a Lord Exultant 1 of 3
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Emperor's Children and across the game
SWORD
Across the game· melee units
SHIELD
Across the game· melee units
Leading a squad
The leader adds 52 pts of kills a turn (16 from rules, 36 from attacks) for 55 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.
The leader adds 98 pts to what the enemy must spend (11 from rules, 87 from wounds) for 55 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 70 · 55 pts kill ~44 pts in one activation
SHIELD 151 · about 7% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 134 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Sorcerer, 55 pts
- Its datasheet's weapons
- Counted as dice: the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 3 creators
- Joy's 40k channel · 28 Oct
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 28 Oct
- 1d6chan · 30 Oct
The lists: 180
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