Desolation Squad
SWORD: what Desolation Squad kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 140 pts kill ~124 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Desolation Squad is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts
It takes about 8% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 140 pts: about 295 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100
What creators say
6 creators- Too dear for what they do 1 of 6
- Not in any undefeated list 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· shooters
SHIELD
Across the game· shooters
With a leader
The leader adds 39 pts of kills a turn (11 from rules, 28 from attacks) for 50 pts: the same per point as the squad alone.
The leader adds 87 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 87 from wounds) for 50 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.
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 78 · 140 pts kill ~124 pts in one activation
SHIELD 159 · about 8% 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 403 shooters · How we score ›
What we ran
- Desolation Squad, 5 models, 140 pts
- 5 Bolt pistol, 5 Castellan Launcher, 5 Ceramite Fists, 4 Superfrag Rocket Launcher, Vengor launcher
- 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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