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Astra MilitarumArmy page › All 72 units

Ministorum Priest

Character · 40 pts
Why it's takenIn 6 of 15 public listsThe 59th most-taken Astra Militarum unit
Lists40% · in 6 of 15 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateMinistorum Priest against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Ministorum Priest kills

Damage for its points

31SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 40 pts kill ~14 pts in one activation.Typical unit: 46 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta31SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★57SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.45SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.30SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.28SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.15SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Ministorum Priest is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

206SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 10% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 40 pts: about 109 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical unit: 294 per 100

For its points206SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

5 creators
  • Worst unit in the codex 4 of 5
  • A Commissar does it cheaper 2 of 5

Units near it

Per 100 pts, its nearest in Astra Militarum and across the game

SWORD

In Astra Militarum

Bullgryn Squad31
Chimera31
Ogryn Bodyguard31
Ministorum Priest31
Commissar Graves on Foot30

Across the game· units

Exaction Squad Agents of the Imperium · just ahead48
Ministorum Priest 31

SHIELD

In Astra Militarum

Krieg Command Squad225
Ministorum Priest206
Kasrkin204
Tech-Priest Enginseer198
Cyclops Demolition Vehicle194

Across the game· units

Zoanthropes Tyranids · just ahead309
Ministorum Priest 206

Leading a squad

Krieg Combat Engineers with Ministorum Priest60 + 40 = 100 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Krieg Combat Engineers aloneMinistorum Priest's rulesMinistorum Priest's attacks
Squad40 ÷ 65 pts =62per 100
With leader53 ÷ 100 pts =53per 100▼9

The leader adds 13 pts of kills a turn (2 from rules, 11 from attacks) for 40 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Krieg Combat Engineers aloneMinistorum Priest's rulesMinistorum Priest's wounds
Squad103 ÷ 65 pts =158per 100
With leader179 ÷ 100 pts =179per 100▲21

The leader adds 76 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 76 from wounds) for 40 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

Mechanised AssaultDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 31 · 40 pts kill ~14 pts in one activation

SHIELD 206 · about 10% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 109 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

Ranked among the game's 930 units · How we score ›

What we ran
  • Ministorum Priest, 40 pts
  • Its datasheet's weapons
  • Counted as dice: its own abilities and the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 5 creators
The lists: 120