Grail Guardians vs Grail Knights
For the same gold, Grail Guardians and Grail Knights come out even in melee by the combat calculator's numbers. One unit against one, the edge goes to Grail Guardians (Grail Guardians cost 1,850 gold, Grail Knights 1,850). Base stats, patch 9.0.4; no charge or abilities.
| Grail Guardians | Grail Knights | |
|---|---|---|
 Multiplayer cost | 1,850 | 1,850 |
 Health (whole unit) | 8,064 | 7,296 |
 Models | 32 | 48 |
 Armour | 120 | 120 |
 Melee attack / defence | 42 / 58 | 38 / 34 |
 Weapon strength (armour-piercing) | 60 (36) | 46 (28) |
 Attack interval | 4.5 s | 5.1 s |
| Melee damage per second against the other | 124.8 | 136.6 |
 Time to beat the other, one unit each | 58.5 s | 59.1 s |
| Time to beat the other's gold worth, same gold | 58.5 s | 59.1 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.
Side by side with every number: compare Grail Guardians and Grail Knights. Blow by blow, with charge and shields: combat calculator. Bretonnia units ranked.