Assault Intercessor Squad
SWORD: what Assault Intercessor Squad kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 85 pts kill ~56 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Assault Intercessor Squad 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 85 pts: about 295 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
What creators say
6 creators- Backline objective holders with a leader 1 of 6
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Space Marines and across the game
SWORD
In Space Marines
Across the game· melee units
SHIELD
Across the game· melee units
With a leader
The leader adds 37 pts of kills a turn (8 from rules, 29 from attacks) for 50 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.
The leader adds 85 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 85 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 58 · 85 pts kill ~56 pts in one activation
SHIELD 308 · about 15% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 295 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Assault Intercessor Squad, 5 models, 85 pts
- 4 Chainsword, Hand flamer, 4 Heavy Bolt Pistol, Power weapon
- Counted as dice: its own abilities
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 6 creators
- Brother Tobias · 14 Oct
- Auspex Tactics · 16 Oct
- Art of War 40k · 20 Oct
- TacticalRock40K · 21 Oct
- TacticalTortoise · 26 Oct
- Grimdark Breakdown · 19 Sep
The lists: 61
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