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Adeptus CustodesArmy page › All 29 units

Witchseeker Squad

Infantry · 4 models, 55 pts or 5 models, 60 pts or 9 models, 100 pts or 10 models, 110 pts
Lists73% · in 274 of 373 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateWitchseeker Squad against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Witchseeker Squad kills

Damage for its points

52SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 110 pts kill ~65 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta52SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★154SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.124SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.62SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.47SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.46SWORD per 100 pts

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

Toughness for its points

220SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 10% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 110 pts: about 340 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100

For its points220SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

8 creators
  • Scout forward for early objectives and screening 7 of 8
  • Flamers erase chaff and big hordes 6 of 8
  • Fill the army's early-game gap 4 of 8
  • Overwatch and battle-shock pressure 4 of 8

Units near it

Per 100 pts, its nearest in Adeptus Custodes and across the game

SWORD

In Adeptus Custodes

Venatari with Verutum Lances53
Sentinel Guard Sodality52
Telemon Heavy Dreadnought52
Witchseeker Squad52
Contemptor-Achillus Dreadnought51

Across the game· shooters

Librarian Space Marines · just ahead53
Witchseeker Squad 52
Infernus Squad Space Marines · level with it52

SHIELD

In Adeptus Custodes

Knight-Centura237
Shield-Captain in Allarus Terminator Armour222
Witchseeker Squad220
Shield-Captain on Dawneagle Jetbike219
Orion Assault Dropship215

Across the game· shooters

Geomancer Necrons · just ahead221
Witchseeker Squad 220
Thunderhawk Gunship Space Marines · just behind219

With a leader

Witchseeker Squad with Knight-Centura55 + 55 = 110 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Witchseeker Squad aloneKnight-Centura's rulesKnight-Centura's attacks
Squad57 ÷ 110 pts =52per 100
With leader57 ÷ 110 pts =41per 100▼11

The leader adds nothing of kills a turn here.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Witchseeker Squad aloneKnight-Centura's rulesKnight-Centura's wounds
Squad242 ÷ 110 pts =220per 100
With leader242 ÷ 110 pts =178per 100▼42

The leader adds nothing to what the enemy must spend 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

No detachmentDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 52 · 110 pts kill ~65 pts in one activation

SHIELD 220 · about 10% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 340 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Witchseeker Squad, 10 models, 110 pts
  • Its datasheet's weapons
  • Counted as dice: the army rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 8 creators
The lists: 373