Commander in Coldstar Battlesuit
SWORD: what Commander in Coldstar Battlesuit kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 95 pts kill ~55 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Commander in Coldstar Battlesuit is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts
It takes about 5% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 95 pts: about 183 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100
What creators say
4 creators- In most winning lists, often three 4 of 4
- Gives a Crisis squad extra movement and shoot-after-advance 2 of 4
- Lets the squad tailor its guns 2 of 4
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
Across the game· shooters
Leading a squad
The leader adds 47 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 47 from attacks) for 95 pts: less per point than the squad alone.
The leader adds 92 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 92 from wounds) for 95 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 51 · 95 pts kill ~55 pts in one activation
SHIELD 115 · about 5% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 183 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 403 shooters · How we score ›
What we ran
- Commander in Coldstar Battlesuit, 95 pts
- Battlesuit fists, 3 Fusion blaster
- Counted as dice: the army rule and the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 4 creators
- 6 Plus Plus Gaming · 13 Oct
- Tau Tactics · 4 Oct
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 23 Oct
- Puretide Program · 6 Aug
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