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Lord Kakophonist Emperor's Children · Characters

Value42
Offense30
Defense55
Utility36
Points70
Models1

Lord Kakophonist is a single model for 70 points in the Emperor's Children army. On points efficiency the unit ranks 25th of 29 Emperor's Children units overall and 8th of 12 among characters, with a value score of 42/100 (offense 30, defense 55). Per point, the unit hits hardest into chaff (63rd percentile) and is toughest against small arms (77th percentile).

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Offense: wounds removed per 100 points

Scored with the default wargear (Screamer pistol, Power sword): every gun firing, each model's best melee weapon plus any Extra Attacks. No cover, Heavy weapons stationary, not within half range.

Target🎯 Ranged⚔️ Melee%ile
Chaff10 × T3 Sv5+ W1 infantry1.98Screamer pistol4.76Power sword63
MEQ5 × T4 Sv3+ W2 infantry2.38Screamer pistol3.17Power sword46
TEQ5 × T5 Sv2+ 4++ W3 infantry1.11Screamer pistol1.79Power sword35
Light vehicleT10 Sv3+ W12 vehicle0.59Screamer pistol0.79Power sword17
Heavy vehicleT12 Sv2+ W16 vehicle0.40Screamer pistol0.59Power sword21

Defense: hits needed to destroy it, per 100 points

AttackerHits%ile
Small armsS4 AP0 D1 (bolter, lasgun)15477
SpecialS5 AP-1 D1 (heavy bolter-class)51.460
PlasmaS8 AP-2 D2 (plasma, power fist)12.949
EliteS6 AP-2 D3 (elite melee, precision)8.5727
Anti-tankS12 AP-3 D6 (lascannon, melta)7.4164

Utility: what the damage numbers miss

A rough guide from the datasheet's numbers, keywords and ability names (it can't weigh what a Leader's or aura's rule does). Percentiles against every current unit.

Part%ile
Board controlObjective Control per 100 pts22
Action economyUnits per 100 pts: cheap bodies for actions76
ReachMove, plus Fly, Deep Strike, Infiltrators, Scouts18
SupportLeader, auras, Transport, Lone Operative, Stealth, revives66

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Value, Offense, Defense and Utility are percentiles against every current unit in the game (100 = best per point). Value is Offense and Defense; Utility (board control, actions, reach, support) is a rough guide shown beside it. Target columns: expected wounds removed per 100 points.

Stats, wargear options and rules: see the official Emperor's Children codex. How these scores work.

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