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Retributor Squad

Infantry · 5 models, 105 pts
Lists24% · in 38 of 158 public lists, September – November 2026
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SWORD: what Retributor Squad kills

Damage for its points

78SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 105 pts kill ~93 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta78SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★93SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.76SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.53SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.44SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.40SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Retributor Squad is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

120SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 6% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 105 pts: about 192 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100

For its points120SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

4 creators
  • Premier anti-tank fire support 1 of 4
  • Fragile, the most vulnerable overwatch target 2 of 4
  • Absent from winning lists 2 of 4
  • Meltas not worth it in cover 1 of 4

Units near it

Per 100 pts, its nearest in Adepta Sororitas and across the game

SWORD

In Adepta Sororitas

Retributor Squad78

Across the game· shooters

Brôkhyr Thunderkyn Leagues of Votann · just ahead79
Retributor Squad 78
Desolation Squad Space Marines · level with it78

SHIELD

Across the game· shooters

Acolyte Hybrids with Hand Flamers Genestealer Cults · just ahead121
Retributor Squad 120
Swooping Hawks Aeldari · just behind115

With a leader

Retributor Squad with Junith Eruita105 + 105 = 210 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Retributor Squad aloneJunith Eruita's rulesJunith Eruita's attacks
Squad82 ÷ 105 pts =78per 100
With leader107 ÷ 210 pts =51per 100▼27

The leader adds 25 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 25 from attacks) for 105 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Retributor Squad aloneJunith Eruita's rulesJunith Eruita's wounds
Squad126 ÷ 105 pts =120per 100
With leader494 ÷ 210 pts =235per 100▲115

The leader adds 368 pts to what the enemy must spend (25 from rules, 343 from wounds) for 105 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

Bringers of FlameWhat people fieldNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 78 · 105 pts kill ~93 pts in one activation

SHIELD 120 · about 6% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 192 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

Ranked among the game's 403 shooters · How we score ›

What we ran
  • Retributor Squad, 5 models, 105 pts
  • 5 Bolt pistol, 5 Close combat weapon, 4 Ministorum heavy flamer, Power weapon, Plasma pistol
  • Counted as dice: its own abilities and the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 4 creators
The lists: 158