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Astra MilitarumArmy page › All 72 units

Cadian Recon Squad

Infantry · 10 models, 80 pts
Why it's takenTop 6% for objective control per pointOC 12.5 per 100 pts · In 20 of 120 public lists
Lists17% · in 20 of 120 public lists, September – November 2026
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SWORD: what Cadian Recon Squad kills

Damage for its points

22SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 80 pts kill ~20 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta22SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★44SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.33SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.23SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.22SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.19SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Cadian Recon Squad is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

232SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 11% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 80 pts: about 231 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100

For its points232SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

5 creators
  • Keeps an order all game and relays orders 4 of 5
  • Infiltrates onto the far side 2 of 5
  • More expensive than Ratlings 1 of 5
  • Not battleline, so only one or two 1 of 5

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Astra Militarum

Lord Marshal Dreir24
Cadian Shock Troops22
Tech-Priest Enginseer22
Cadian Recon Squad22
Manticore21

Across the game· shooters

Hemlock Wraithfighter Aeldari · just ahead23
Cadian Recon Squad 22
Dark Commune Chaos Space Marines · level with it22

SHIELD

In Astra Militarum

Lord Marshal Dreir252
Tempestus Aquilons234
Cadian Recon Squad232
Field Ordnance Battery229
Krieg Command Squad225

Across the game· shooters

Sternguard Veteran Squad Space Marines · just ahead233
Cadian Recon Squad 232
Penitent Engines Adepta Sororitas · just behind231

How we got these numbers

Siege RegimentWhat people fieldNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 22 · 80 pts kill ~20 pts in one activation

SHIELD 232 · about 11% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 231 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Cadian Recon Squad, 10 models, 80 pts
  • Autostubber, 10 Close combat weapon, 6 Lasgun, 2 Long-las, Meltagun
  • Counted as dice: the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 5 creators
The lists: 120