Canoptek Macrocytes
SWORD: what Canoptek Macrocytes kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 70 pts kill ~21 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Canoptek Macrocytes 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 70 pts: about 234 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
What creators say
5 creators- Not worth the points 3 of 5
- Far too fragile 2 of 5
- The aura reaches barely any distance 1 of 5
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Necrons and across the game
SWORD
Across the game· melee units
SHIELD
Across the game· melee units
With a leader
The leader adds 15 pts of kills a turn (1 from rules, 14 from attacks) for 75 pts: less per point than the squad alone.
The leader adds 53 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 53 from wounds) for 75 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 26 · 70 pts kill ~21 pts in one activation
SHIELD 196 · about 9% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 234 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Canoptek Macrocytes, 5 models, 70 pts
- 5 Claws, 5 Tesla caster
- Counted as dice: its own abilities and the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 5 creators
- Auspex Tactics · 28 Oct
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 24 Oct
- PNW 40K · 1 Oct
- Silvertide Tactics · 19 Jul
- 1d6chan · 30 Oct
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