Bigboss
SWORD: what Bigboss kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 50 pts kill ~46 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Bigboss is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts
It takes about 19% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 50 pts: about 212 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
What creators say
3 creators- The Weirdboy is the better buff for the slot 1 of 3
- Rarely taken in lists 1 of 3
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Orks and across the game
SWORD
Across the game· melee units
SHIELD
Across the game· melee units
Leading a squad
The leader adds 35 pts of kills a turn (19 from rules, 16 from attacks) for 50 pts: less per point than the squad alone.
The leader adds 139 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 139 from wounds) for 50 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 82 · 50 pts kill ~46 pts in one activation
SHIELD 400 · about 19% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 212 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Bigboss, 50 pts
- Its datasheet's weapons
- Counted as dice: the army rule and the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 3 creators
- Astrategas Wargames · 14 Oct
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 30 Oct
- Art of War 40k · 1 Sep
The lists: 432
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