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Astra MilitarumArmy page › All 72 units

Militarum Tempestus Command Squad

Character · 5 models, 85 pts
Lists40% · in 48 of 120 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateMilitarum Tempestus Command Squad against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Militarum Tempestus Command Squad kills

Damage for its points

62SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 85 pts kill ~60 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta62SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★48SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.36SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.24SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.22SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.22SWORD per 100 pts

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

Toughness for its points

152SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 7% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 85 pts: about 186 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100

For its points152SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

5 creators
  • Gives the Scions extra hits and a second order 5 of 5
  • Always taken with Scions 4 of 5
  • Pricey on its own 1 of 5

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Astra Militarum

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

Across the game· shooters

Fortis Kill Team Space Marines · just ahead63
Militarum Tempestus Command Squad 62
Noise Marines Chaos Space Marines · level with it62

SHIELD

In Astra Militarum

Krieg Combat Engineers158
Militarum Tempestus Command Squad152
Lord Solar Leontus148
Krieg Heavy Weapons Squad145
Tempestus Scions132

Across the game· shooters

Commander Shadowsun T'au Empire · just ahead155
Militarum Tempestus Command Squad 152
Voidweaver Aeldari · level with it152

Leading a squad

Tempestus Scions with Militarum Tempestus Command Squad75 + 85 = 160 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Tempestus Scions aloneMilitarum Tempestus Command Squad's rulesMilitarum Tempestus Command Squad's attacks
Squad32 ÷ 75 pts =42per 100
With leader101 ÷ 160 pts =63per 100▲21

The leader adds 69 pts of kills a turn (5 from rules, 64 from attacks) for 85 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Tempestus Scions aloneMilitarum Tempestus Command Squad's rulesMilitarum Tempestus Command Squad's wounds
Squad99 ÷ 75 pts =132per 100
With leader229 ÷ 160 pts =143per 100▲11

The leader adds 130 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 130 from wounds) for 85 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 AssaultWhat people fieldNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 62 · 85 pts kill ~60 pts in one activation

SHIELD 152 · about 7% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 186 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Militarum Tempestus Command Squad, 5 models, 85 pts
  • Bolt pistol, 4 Close combat weapon, 2 Hot-shot lasgun, Hot-shot laspistol, Hot-shot volley gun, Tempestus dagger, Plasma gun
  • Counted as dice: the army rule and the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 5 creators
The lists: 120