Reiver Squad
SWORD: what Reiver Squad kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 85 pts kill ~53 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Reiver Squad is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts
It takes about 12% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 85 pts: about 269 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
What creators say
8 creators- Give the Impulsor a free early move 1 of 8
- Do actions or charge, then hop back in 1 of 8
- All-round great now 1 of 8
- Superb with the Phobos Captain 1 of 8
- Behind the Incursors, aimed at melee armies 1 of 8
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Space Marines and across the game
SWORD
Across the game· melee units
SHIELD
Across the game· melee units
With a leader
The leader adds 41 pts of kills a turn (2 from rules, 39 from attacks) for 75 pts: the same per point as the squad alone.
The leader adds 130 pts to what the enemy must spend (9 from rules, 121 from wounds) for 75 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 55 · 85 pts kill ~53 pts in one activation
SHIELD 261 · about 12% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 269 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Reiver Squad, 5 models, 85 pts
- Its datasheet's weapons
- 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
The lists: 61
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