Marneus Calgar
SWORD: what Marneus Calgar kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts
Its 180 pts kill ~114 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Marneus Calgar 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 180 pts: about 282 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Ultramarines and across the game
SWORD
In Ultramarines
Across the game· melee units
SHIELD
In Ultramarines
Across the game· melee units
Leading a squad
The leader adds 88 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 88 from attacks) for 180 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.
The leader adds 197 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 197 from wounds) for 180 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.
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 56 · 180 pts kill ~114 pts in one activation
SHIELD 102 · about 5% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 282 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Marneus Calgar, 180 pts
- Its datasheet's weapons
- Counted as dice: its own abilities
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: our estimate
- No creator has rated it yet: it's our estimate from its numbers.
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