Attilan Rough Riders
SWORD: what Attilan Rough Riders kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 60 pts kill ~54 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Attilan Rough Riders is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts
It takes about 14% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 60 pts: about 217 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
What creators say
5 creators- Fast, punchy flanking hammer 4 of 5
- Cheap for what they do 2 of 5
- Best only in Grizzled Company 2 of 5
- One-use throwaway damage 1 of 5
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Astra Militarum and across the game
SWORD
In Astra Militarum
Across the game· melee units
SHIELD
Across the game· melee units
With a leader
The leader adds 38 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 38 from attacks) for 120 pts: less per point than the squad alone.
The leader adds 171 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 171 from wounds) for 120 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 80 · 60 pts kill ~54 pts in one activation
SHIELD 297 · about 14% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 217 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Attilan Rough Riders, 5 models, 60 pts
- 5 Lasgun, 5 Laspistol, 5 Steed's hooves, 5 Hunting lance
- Counted as dice: the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 5 creators
- Mordian Glory · 22 Oct
- Euan 40k · 7 Oct
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 30 Oct
- Auspex Tactics · 5 Sep
- 1d6chan · 30 Oct
The lists: 120
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