Impulsor
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SWORD: what Impulsor kills
Damage for its points
40SWORD
per 100 pts
per 100 pts
Its 70 pts kill ~32 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100
Into each enemy type
Whole meta40SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★73SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.57SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.43SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.51SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.40SWORD per 100 pts
SHIELD: how hard Impulsor is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
577SHIELD
per 100 pts
per 100 pts
It takes about 28% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 70 pts: about 393 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100
For its points577SHIELD per 100 pts
What creators say
8 creators- Carries melta Eradicators that fire from inside 6 of 8
- The best datasheet in the codex 3 of 8
- In most undefeated lists 2 of 8
- Scouts or Reivers inside give it an early move 1 of 8
- Hard to kill, with a good invulnerable save 1 of 8
- Probably needs a nerf 1 of 8
- Its guns aren't the point: it's all delivery 1 of 8
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Space Marines and across the game
SWORD
Across the game· shooters
Knight Desecrator Chaos Knights · just ahead41
Impulsor 40
Master of Possession Chaos Space Marines · level with it40
SHIELD
Across the game· shooters
Obelisk Necrons · just ahead580
Impulsor 577
Leman Russ Eradicator Astra Militarum · just behind576
How we got these numbers
Ironstorm SpearheadWhat people fieldNo leaderNo stratagems
SWORD 40 · 70 pts kill ~32 pts in one activation
SHIELD 577 · about 28% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 393 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 403 shooters · How we score ›
What we ran
- Impulsor, 70 pts
- Armoured Hull, Ironhail Heavy Stubber, Storm Bolters, Bellicatus Missile Array
- Counted as dice: the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 8 creators
- Brother Tobias · 14 Oct
- Auspex Tactics · 16 Oct
- Art of War 40k · 20 Oct
- TacticalRock40K · 21 Oct
- TacticalTortoise · 26 Oct
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 28 Oct
- Grimdark Breakdown · 19 Sep
- BA Commander · 2 Oct
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