Brôkhyr Thunderkyn
SWORD: what Brôkhyr Thunderkyn kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 170 pts kill ~152 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Brôkhyr Thunderkyn is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts
It takes about 9% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 170 pts: about 418 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100
What creators say
8 creators- Main long-range killing power into big targets 7 of 8
- Easy extra hits make their crits devastating 3 of 8
- Opponents avoid stepping into their lanes 2 of 8
- Cost went up, and a third unit more 3 of 8
- Fragile for their cost 1 of 8
- Short reach against hidden units leaves a narrow window 1 of 8
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Leagues of Votann and across the game
SWORD
In Leagues of Votann
Across the game· shooters
SHIELD
Across the game· shooters
With a leader
The leader adds 36 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 36 from attacks) for 70 pts: less per point than the squad alone.
The leader adds 217 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 217 from wounds) for 70 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 79 · 170 pts kill ~152 pts in one activation
SHIELD 191 · about 9% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 418 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 403 shooters · How we score ›
What we ran
- Brôkhyr Thunderkyn, 6 models, 170 pts
- 6 Close combat weapon, 6 SP conversion beamer
- Counted as dice: its own abilities, the army rule and the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 8 creators
- VotannVersus40K · 22 Oct
- Goonhammer (Tabletop Battles): faction pack, points, the July to September balance updates, Competitive Innovations · 20 Oct
- Auspex Tactics · 29 Aug
- Grimdark Breakdown · 3 Jul
- Vanguard Tactics · 15 Jun
- Love & Wargames · 25 Jul
- Black Crow Gaming · 22 Aug
- Thex Specter · 27 Aug
The lists: 186
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