Black Knights vs Outriders
For the same gold, the melee goes to Black Knights: 32.9 s to cut down the other side's gold worth, against 228.8 s the other way. One unit against one, the edge goes to Black Knights as well (Black Knights cost 950 gold, Outriders 700). Base stats, patch 9.0.4; no charge or abilities.
| Black Knights | Outriders | |
|---|---|---|
 Multiplayer cost | 950 | 700 |
 Health (whole unit) | 7,080 | 5,340 |
 Models | 60 | 60 |
 Armour | 80 | 30 |
 Melee attack / defence | 30 / 36 | 18 / 14 |
 Weapon strength (armour-piercing) | 42 (12) | 24 (3) |
 Attack interval | 4.9 s | 5.1 s |
| Melee damage per second against the other | 220.1 | 22.8 |
 Time to beat the other, one unit each | 24.3 s | 310.5 s |
| Time to beat the other's gold worth, same gold | 32.9 s | 228.8 s |
 Missile damage per 10 s against the other | — | 1,883 |
 Volleys to destroy the other (all hitting) | — | 3 |
| Time to shoot down the other's gold worth, same gold | — | 27.7 s |
COMPUTEDMelee damage per second = models × expected damage per attack (the combat calculator's hit chance 35 + melee attack − defence, damage after armour and resistances, bonus vs large or infantry) ÷ the weapon's attack interval (melee_weapons.melee_attack_interval). One unit each: the other's hit points ÷ that. Same gold: the other's hit points per gold ÷ damage per second per gold — the side that needs less time wins (within 1%: even). Multiplayer costs, patch 9.0.4.
ASSUMPTIONS
- Every model fights at once at its weapon's attack interval; in battle only the front ranks reach and animations set the pace.
- No charge, mass, splash attacks, flanking, fatigue, leadership (no one routs), abilities, spells, skills, technologies or items.
- Missiles: every projectile hits, the target's shield faces away; accuracy and range are not in this.
- A Tzeentch unit's magic barrier (main_units.barrier_health: Pink Horrors 1,400, a Lord of Change 800) counts as hit points taken before its health: it recovers only while the unit takes no damage, so a fight gets it once. Barrier that skills, items or effects add on top is not counted.
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