Mek
SWORD: what Mek kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 55 pts kill ~50 pts in one activation.Typical unit: 46 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Mek is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts
It takes about 15% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 55 pts: about 160 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical unit: 294 per 100
What creators say
7 creators- Cheap leader giving cover-ignoring support 5 of 7
- Repairs and buffs a nearby wagon 3 of 7
- Costs more since the update 1 of 7
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Orks and across the game
SWORD
Across the game· units
SHIELD
Across the game· units
Leading a squad
The leader adds 40 pts of kills a turn (26 from rules, 14 from attacks) for 55 pts: less per point than the squad alone.
The leader adds 92 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 92 from wounds) for 55 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 80 · 55 pts kill ~50 pts in one activation
SHIELD 320 · about 15% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 160 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 930 units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Mek, 55 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: 7 creators
- Auspex Tactics · 24 Oct
- WAAAGH Taktiks · 20 Oct
- Highstakes 40K · 1 Oct
- 40K Dirtbags · 4 Oct
- Astrategas Wargames · 14 Oct
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 30 Oct
- Art of War 40k · 1 Sep
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