War Walkers
Why it's takenIn 63 of 149 public listsThe 10th most-taken Aeldari unit · Top 49% for objective control per point
Lists42% · in 63 of 149 public lists, September – November 2026
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SWORD: what War Walkers kills
Damage for its points
27SWORD
per 100 pts
per 100 pts
Its 80 pts kill ~24 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100
Into each enemy type
Whole meta27SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★42SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.33SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.30SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.36SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.33SWORD per 100 pts
SHIELD: how hard War Walkers is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
210SHIELD
per 100 pts
per 100 pts
It takes about 10% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 80 pts: about 234 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100
For its points210SHIELD per 100 pts
What creators say
5 creators- An army-wide armour-piercing buff 3 of 5
- Every shooting list wants one 1 of 5
- Fantastic in Guardian Battlehost 1 of 5
- Scouts forward to buff early 1 of 5
- Its own damage is low 1 of 5
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Aeldari and across the game
SWORD
Across the game· shooters
Coronus Grav-carrier Adeptus Custodes · just ahead28
War Walkers 27
Ravenwing Darkshroud Dark Angels · level with it27
SHIELD
Across the game· shooters
Gargoyles Genestealer Cults · just ahead211
War Walkers 210
Brotherhood Librarian Grey Knights · just behind209
How we got these numbers
Guardian BattlehostWhat people fieldNo leaderNo stratagems
SWORD 27 · 80 pts kill ~24 pts in one activation
SHIELD 210 · about 10% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 234 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 403 shooters · How we score ›
What we ran
- War Walkers, 80 pts
- Bright Lance, Scatter Laser, War Walker feet
- Counted as dice: the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 5 creators
- Proxy Hammer · 8 Oct
- CraftworldEldar · 17 Oct
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 17 Oct
- 6 Plus Plus Gaming · 29 Oct
- Night Geist Gaming · 27 Oct
The lists: 149
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