Skitarii Vanguard
SWORD: what Skitarii Vanguard kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 85 pts kill ~55 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Skitarii Vanguard 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 85 pts: about 313 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100
What creators say
3 creators- Battleline with OC to hold objectives 3 of 3
- Aura that denies enemy OC 1 of 3
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Adeptus Mechanicus and across the game
SWORD
In Adeptus Mechanicus
Across the game· shooters
SHIELD
Across the game· shooters
With a leader
The leader adds 49 pts of kills a turn (37 from rules, 12 from attacks) for 35 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.
The leader adds 61 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 61 from wounds) for 35 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 57 · 85 pts kill ~55 pts in one activation
SHIELD 381 · about 18% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 313 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 403 shooters · How we score ›
What we ran
- Skitarii Vanguard, 10 models, 85 pts
- Alpha combat weapon, 10 Close combat weapon, 10 Radium carbine
- Counted as dice: its own abilities, the army rule and the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 3 creators
- Belisarius Paul · 9 Oct
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 30 Oct
- 1d6chan · 30 Oct
The lists: 181
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