Gargoyles
SWORD: what Gargoyles kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 75 pts kill ~15 pts in one activation.Typical unit: 46 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Gargoyles is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts
It takes about 10% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 75 pts: about 204 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical unit: 294 per 100
What creators say
4 creators- Very fast, and good at flipping objectives 3 of 4
- Can't shoot and scoot the turn they arrive 3 of 4
- Hormagaunts do nearly the same role better 2 of 4
- Kill little and die easily 1 of 4
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Tyranids and across the game
SWORD
Across the game· units
SHIELD
Across the game· units
With a leader
The leader adds 35 pts of kills a turn (5 from rules, 30 from attacks) for 65 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.
The leader adds 119 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 119 from wounds) for 65 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 18 · 75 pts kill ~15 pts in one activation
SHIELD 213 · about 10% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 204 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 930 units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Gargoyles, 10 models, 75 pts
- Its datasheet's weapons
- Counted as dice: the army rule and the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 4 creators
- Auspex Tactics · 12 Sep
- Into the Hive Mind · 12 Oct
- HivemindHobbies · 18 Oct
- Maelstrom Gaming Studios · 26 Oct
The lists: 271
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