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Astra MilitarumArmy page › All 72 units

Catachan Command Squad

Character · 5 models, 60 pts
Lists– (one list or none, September – November 2026)
SimulateCatachan Command Squad against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Catachan Command Squad kills

Damage for its points

65SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 60 pts kill ~44 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta65SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★121SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.97SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.69SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.69SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.59SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Catachan Command Squad is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

185SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 9% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 60 pts: about 158 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100

For its points185SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

4 creators
  • Cheap scouting special-weapon unit 1 of 4
  • Overshadowed by the other command squads 2 of 4
  • Lost its tough-bodyguard trick 1 of 4

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Astra Militarum

Gaunt’s Ghosts65
Catachan Command Squad65
Commissar Graves62
Krieg Combat Engineers62
Militarum Tempestus Command Squad62

Across the game· shooters

Obliterators Chaos Space Marines · just ahead66
Catachan Command Squad 65
Rubric Marines Chaos Space Marines · level with it65

SHIELD

In Astra Militarum

Tech-Priest Enginseer198
Cyclops Demolition Vehicle194
Cadian Command Squad185
Catachan Command Squad185
Commissar175

Across the game· shooters

Dire Avengers Aeldari · just ahead187
Catachan Command Squad 185
Sanctifiers Adepta Sororitas · level with it185

Leading a squad

Catachan Jungle Fighters with Catachan Command Squad70 + 60 = 130 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Catachan Jungle Fighters aloneCatachan Command Squad's rulesCatachan Command Squad's attacks
Squad18 ÷ 70 pts =25per 100
With leader56 ÷ 130 pts =43per 100▲18

The leader adds 38 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 38 from attacks) for 60 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Catachan Jungle Fighters aloneCatachan Command Squad's rulesCatachan Command Squad's wounds
Squad192 ÷ 70 pts =274per 100
With leader299 ÷ 130 pts =230per 100▼44

The leader adds 107 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 107 from wounds) for 60 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

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 AssaultBest weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 65 · 60 pts kill ~44 pts in one activation

SHIELD 185 · about 9% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 158 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Catachan Command Squad, 5 models, 60 pts
  • 5 Close combat weapon, 4 Laspistol, Flamer, Grenade launcher, Heavy flamer, Sniper rifle, Plasma pistol, Power fist
  • Counted as dice: the army rule and the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 4 creators
The lists: 120