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Warlock Skyrunners

Mounted · 1 models, 45 pts or 2 models, 90 pts
Lists3% · in 5 of 149 public lists, September – November 2026
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SWORD: what Warlock Skyrunners kills

Damage for its points

63SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 45 pts kill ~32 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta63SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★81SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.63SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.42SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.38SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.34SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Warlock Skyrunners is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

135SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 6% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 45 pts: about 119 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100

For its points135SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

3 creators
  • Gives Windriders ignore cover 1 of 3
  • Windrider Host only 1 of 3
  • Replaced by Farseer Skyrunners in Seer Council 1 of 3

Units near it

Per 100 pts, its nearest in Aeldari and across the game

SWORD

In Aeldari

Warlock Skyrunners63

Across the game· shooters

Eliminator Squad Space Marines · just ahead64
Warlock Skyrunners 63
Cypher Chaos Space Marines · level with it63

SHIELD

In Aeldari

Warlock Skyrunners135

Across the game· shooters

Master of Possession Chaos Space Marines · just ahead136
Warlock Skyrunners 135
Farseer Aeldari · just behind133

Leaders

Leading a squad

Windriders with Warlock Skyrunners80 + 45 = 125 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Windriders aloneWarlock Skyrunners' rulesWarlock Skyrunners' attacks
Squad45 ÷ 80 pts =56per 100
With leader79 ÷ 125 pts =63per 100▲7

The leader adds 34 pts of kills a turn (7 from rules, 27 from attacks) for 45 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Windriders aloneWarlock Skyrunners' rulesWarlock Skyrunners' wounds
Squad90 ÷ 80 pts =112per 100
With leader169 ÷ 125 pts =135per 100▲23

The leader adds 79 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 79 from wounds) for 45 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.

With a leader

Warlock Skyrunners with Farseer Skyrunner45 + 60 = 105 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Warlock Skyrunners aloneFarseer Skyrunner's rulesFarseer Skyrunner's attacks
Squad27 ÷ 45 pts =60per 100
With leader55 ÷ 105 pts =52per 100▼8

The leader adds 28 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 28 from attacks) for 60 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Warlock Skyrunners aloneFarseer Skyrunner's rulesFarseer Skyrunner's wounds
Squad75 ÷ 45 pts =166per 100
With leader271 ÷ 105 pts =258per 100▲92

The leader adds 196 pts to what the enemy must spend (25 from rules, 171 from wounds) for 60 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

No detachmentWhat people fieldNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 63 · 45 pts kill ~32 pts in one activation

SHIELD 135 · about 6% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 119 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Warlock Skyrunners, 45 pts
  • Destructor, Shuriken Pistol, Singing Spear, Singing Spear (melee), Twin Shuriken Catapult
  • Counted as dice: its own abilities
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 3 creators
The lists: 149