Wulfen Dreadnought
SWORD: what Wulfen Dreadnought kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 140 pts kill ~73 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Wulfen Dreadnought 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 140 pts: about 435 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
What creators say
3 creators- Still hits like it used to 1 of 3
- No OC, and easily tied up 1 of 3
- Needs a dreadnought-heavy list 1 of 3
- Better dreadnoughts and Wulfen exist 1 of 3
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Space Wolves and across the game
SWORD
In Space Wolves
Across the game· melee units
SHIELD
Across the game· melee units
With a leader
The leader adds 72 pts of kills a turn (31 from rules, 41 from attacks) for 80 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.
The leader adds 169 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 169 from wounds) for 80 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 46 · 140 pts kill ~73 pts in one activation
SHIELD 310 · about 15% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 435 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Wulfen Dreadnought, 140 pts
- Its datasheet's weapons
- Counted as dice: its own abilities and the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 3 creators
- Art of War 40k · 29 Sep
- Almost Functional Gaming · 2 Oct
- My Mini Grimdark · 22 Oct
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