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Wave Serpent

Transport · 115 pts
Lists20% · in 30 of 149 public lists, September – November 2026
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SWORD: what Wave Serpent kills

Damage for its points

25SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 115 pts kill ~33 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta25SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes18SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.19SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.21SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.27SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh. ★30SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Wave Serpent is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

528SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 25% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 115 pts: about 539 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100

For its points528SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

3 creators
  • Carries Asurmen's brick 1 of 3
  • Not a bad idea 1 of 3
  • Overcosted for a transport 1 of 3

Units near it

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

SWORD

Across the game· shooters

Junith Eruita Adepta Sororitas · just ahead26
Wave Serpent 25
Imperial Navy Breachers Agents of the Imperium · level with it25

SHIELD

Across the game· shooters

Armoured Sentinels Astra Militarum · just ahead531
Wave Serpent 528
Razorshark Strike Fighter T'au Empire · level with it528

How we got these numbers

No detachmentWhat people fieldNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 25 · 115 pts kill ~33 pts in one activation

SHIELD 528 · about 25% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 539 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Wave Serpent, 115 pts
  • Shuriken Cannon, Twin Bright Lance, Wraithbone Hull
  • Counted as dice: its own abilities
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 3 creators
The lists: 149