Blood Angels Captain
Why it's takenIn 12 of 116 public listsThe 10th most-taken Blood Angels unit
Lists10% · in 12 of 116 public lists, September – November 2026
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SWORD: what Blood Angels Captain kills
Damage for its points
35SWORD
per 100 pts
per 100 pts
Its 90 pts kill ~36 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
Whole meta35SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes46SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.61SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf. ★64SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.57SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.44SWORD per 100 pts
SHIELD: how hard Blood Angels Captain is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
158SHIELD
per 100 pts
per 100 pts
It takes about 8% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 90 pts: about 214 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
For its points158SHIELD per 100 pts
What creators say
4 creators- Gives Company Heroes the chapter keyword for re-rolls 2 of 4
- Probably not worth it on balance 2 of 4
- Cannot lead Bladeguard 1 of 4
- In no winning list 1 of 4
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Blood Angels and across the game
SWORD
Across the game· melee units
Great Unclean One Chaos Daemons · just ahead36
Blood Angels Captain 35
Captain in Gravis Armour Space Marines · level with it35
SHIELD
Across the game· melee units
Exalted Sorcerer on Disc of Tzeentch Thousand Sons · just ahead159
Blood Angels Captain 158
Captain Space Marines · level with it158
How we got these numbers
Angelic InheritorsWhat people fieldNo leaderNo stratagems
SWORD 35 · 90 pts kill ~36 pts in one activation
SHIELD 158 · about 8% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 214 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Blood Angels Captain, 90 pts
- Inferno pistol, Power fist
- Counted as dice: its own abilities and the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 3 creators
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 30 Oct
- Art of War 40k · 19 Sep
- Grimdark Chronicle · 19 Sep
The lists: 116
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