Banesword
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SWORD: what Banesword kills
Damage for its points
45SWORD
per 100 pts
per 100 pts
Its 415 pts kill ~211 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100
Into each enemy type
Whole meta45SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes26SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.34SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.43SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.48SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh. ★58SWORD per 100 pts
SHIELD: how hard Banesword is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
375SHIELD
per 100 pts
per 100 pts
It takes about 18% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 415 pts: about 1141 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100
For its points375SHIELD per 100 pts
What creators say
5 creators- Reliable big gun that ignores cover 3 of 5
- Best super-heavy for many creators 1 of 5
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Astra Militarum and across the game
SWORD
Across the game· shooters
Foetid Bloat-drone Death Guard · just ahead46
Banesword 45
Sorcerer in Terminator Armour Chaos Space Marines · level with it45
SHIELD
Across the game· shooters
Knight Tyrant Chaos Knights · just ahead376
Banesword 375
Baneblade Astra Militarum · level with it375
How we got these numbers
Mechanised AssaultWhat people fieldNo leaderNo stratagems
SWORD 45 · 415 pts kill ~211 pts in one activation
SHIELD 375 · about 18% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 1141 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 403 shooters · How we score ›
What we ran
- Banesword, 415 pts
- Armoured tracks, 4 Lascannon, Quake cannon, 5 Twin heavy bolter
- 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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