Breacher Team
SWORD: what Breacher Team kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 80 pts kill ~86 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Breacher Team is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts
It takes about 14% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 80 pts: about 268 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100
What creators say
6 creators- Breachers in a Devilfish are an objective-control bomb 2 of 6
- Got cheaper at the update 3 of 6
- Good damage into xenos and daemons 3 of 6
- Short range is awkward 1 of 6
- Bounces off marine and Custodes armour 1 of 6
- Rare at the big events 2 of 6
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in T'au Empire and across the game
SWORD
In T'au Empire
Across the game· shooters
SHIELD
In T'au Empire
Across the game· shooters
With a leader
The leader adds 63 pts of kills a turn (37 from rules, 26 from attacks) for 50 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.
The leader adds 27 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 27 from wounds) for 50 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 95 · 80 pts kill ~86 pts in one activation
SHIELD 300 · about 14% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 268 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 403 shooters · How we score ›
What we ran
- Breacher Team, 10 models, 80 pts
- 10 Close combat weapon, 10 Pulse blaster, 10 Pulse pistol, Support turret
- Counted as dice: its own abilities, the army rule and the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 6 creators
- 6 Plus Plus Gaming · 13 Oct
- Tau Tactics · 4 Oct
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 23 Oct
- WednesdayNightWarhammer · 2 Oct
- Puretide Program · 6 Aug
- Invasive Wargaming · 28 Jul
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