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Astra MilitarumArmy page › All 72 units

Tech-Priest Enginseer

Character · 45 pts
Why it's takenIn 68 of 120 public listsThe 3rd most-taken Astra Militarum unit
Lists57% · in 68 of 120 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateTech-Priest Enginseer against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Tech-Priest Enginseer kills

Damage for its points

22SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 45 pts kill ~11 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta22SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes37SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf. ★42SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.37SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.31SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.27SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Tech-Priest Enginseer is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

198SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 9% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 45 pts: about 144 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points198SHIELD per 100 pts

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Astra Militarum

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

Across the game· melee units

Plaguebearers Chaos Daemons · just ahead23
Tech-Priest Enginseer 22
Cultist Mob Chaos Space Marines · level with it22

SHIELD

In Astra Militarum

Ministorum Priest206
Kasrkin204
Tech-Priest Enginseer198
Cyclops Demolition Vehicle194
Cadian Command Squad185

Across the game· melee units

Hyperadapted Raveners Genestealer Cults · just ahead199
Tech-Priest Enginseer 198
Arjac Rockfist Space Wolves · level with it198

Leading a squad

Krieg Combat Engineers with Tech-Priest Enginseer65 + 45 = 110 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Krieg Combat Engineers aloneTech-Priest Enginseer's rulesTech-Priest Enginseer's attacks
Squad40 ÷ 65 pts =62per 100
With leader50 ÷ 110 pts =45per 100▼17

The leader adds 10 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 10 from attacks) for 45 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Krieg Combat Engineers aloneTech-Priest Enginseer's rulesTech-Priest Enginseer's wounds
Squad103 ÷ 65 pts =158per 100
With leader205 ÷ 110 pts =186per 100▲28

The leader adds 102 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 102 from wounds) for 45 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

Grizzled CompanyDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 22 · 45 pts kill ~11 pts in one activation

SHIELD 198 · about 9% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 144 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›

What we ran
  • Tech-Priest Enginseer, 45 pts
  • Its datasheet's weapons
  • Counted as dice: the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 5 creators
The lists: 120