Grand Master
SWORD: what Grand Master kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 100 pts kill ~48 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Grand Master 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 100 pts: about 336 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
What creators say
5 creators- Leads Terminators and Paladin bricks 4 of 5
- Free psycannon and charge bonus 1 of 5
- Annoying solo harasser 1 of 5
- Rare in winning lists 1 of 5
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Grey Knights and across the game
SWORD
In Grey Knights
Across the game· melee units
SHIELD
In Grey Knights
Across the game· melee units
Leading a squad
The leader adds 39 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 39 from attacks) for 100 pts: less per point than the squad alone.
The leader adds 319 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 319 from wounds) for 100 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 42 · 100 pts kill ~48 pts in one activation
SHIELD 300 · about 14% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 336 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Grand Master, 100 pts
- Incinerator, Nemesis force weapon
- Counted as dice: its own abilities and the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 5 creators
- Objective Secured40K · 15 Oct
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 24 Oct
- Warpbane Tactics · 23 Oct
- 6 Plus Plus Gaming · 6 Aug
- 40K Dirtbags · 10 Oct
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