Chief Librarian Mephiston
Why it's takenIn 27 of 116 public listsThe 8th most-taken Blood Angels unit
Lists23% · in 27 of 116 public lists, September – November 2026
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SWORD: what Chief Librarian Mephiston kills
Damage for its points
44SWORD
per 100 pts
per 100 pts
Its 175 pts kill ~87 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
Whole meta44SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes40SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.58SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf. ★75SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.75SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.62SWORD per 100 pts
SHIELD: how hard Chief Librarian Mephiston is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
247SHIELD
per 100 pts
per 100 pts
It takes about 12% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 175 pts: about 458 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
For its points247SHIELD per 100 pts
What creators say
9 creators- A strong, hard-hitting, durable model 5 of 9
- Lock-in aura suits melee armies 2 of 9
- Far too many points 6 of 9
- Absent from winning lists 3 of 9
- His powers risk battle-shocking himself 2 of 9
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Blood Angels and across the game
SWORD
SHIELD
In Blood Angels
Chief Librarian Mephiston247
Across the game· melee units
Tyranid Warriors with Melee Bio-Weapons Tyranids · just ahead248
Chief Librarian Mephiston 247
Master of Executions Chaos Space Marines · just behind246
How we got these numbers
Angelic InheritorsDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems
SWORD 44 · 175 pts kill ~87 pts in one activation
SHIELD 247 · about 12% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 458 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Chief Librarian Mephiston, 175 pts
- Its datasheet's weapons
- Counted as dice: the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 8 creators
- Happy Krumping · 12 Oct
- Auspex Tactics · 8 Oct
- TacticalRock40K · 24 Oct
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 30 Oct
- TacticalTortoise · 26 Oct
- Battleborn 40k · 3 Oct
- Art of War 40k · 19 Sep
- Grimdark Chronicle · 19 Sep
The lists: 116
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