Deathwatch Veterans
SWORD: what Deathwatch Veterans kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 115 pts kill ~99 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Deathwatch Veterans is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts
It takes about 10% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 115 pts: about 295 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
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
In Space Marines
Across the game· melee units
With a leader
The leader adds 34 pts of kills a turn (14 from rules, 20 from attacks) for 60 pts: less per point than the squad alone.
The leader adds 116 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 116 from wounds) for 60 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 76 · 115 pts kill ~99 pts in one activation
SHIELD 205 · about 10% 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
- Deathwatch Veterans, 5 models, 115 pts
- 2 Heavy thunder hammer, Blackshield blades, Boltgun, 2 Xenophase blade, Combi-weapon
- Counted as dice: its own abilities and the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: our estimate
- No creator has rated it yet: it's our estimate from its numbers.
The lists: 61
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