The Sanguinor
Why it's takenIn 10 of 116 public listsThe 11th most-taken Blood Angels unit
Lists9% · in 10 of 116 public lists, September – November 2026
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SWORD: what The Sanguinor kills
Damage for its points
45SWORD
per 100 pts
per 100 pts
Its 120 pts kill ~61 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
Whole meta45SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes46SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf. ★67SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.59SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.54SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.49SWORD per 100 pts
SHIELD: how hard The Sanguinor is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
268SHIELD
per 100 pts
per 100 pts
It takes about 13% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 120 pts: about 363 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
For its points268SHIELD per 100 pts
What creators say
7 creators- Better than before: tougher, with a fixed drop-in 2 of 7
- A counter-charge piece in some winning lists 3 of 7
- A leadership re-roll aura 2 of 7
- Very niche this edition 2 of 7
- Nothing makes you want him 1 of 7
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Blood Angels and across the game
SWORD
SHIELD
In Blood Angels
The Sanguinor268
Across the game· melee units
Legionaries Chaos Space Marines · just ahead269
The Sanguinor 268
Einhyr Hearthguard Leagues of Votann · level with it268
How we got these numbers
Angelic InheritorsDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems
SWORD 45 · 120 pts kill ~61 pts in one activation
SHIELD 268 · about 13% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 363 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›
What we ran
- The Sanguinor, 120 pts
- Its datasheet's weapons
- Counted as dice: the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 7 creators
- Happy Krumping · 12 Oct
- Auspex Tactics · 8 Oct
- TacticalRock40K · 24 Oct
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 30 Oct
- TacticalTortoise · 26 Oct
- Art of War 40k · 19 Sep
- Grimdark Chronicle · 19 Sep
The lists: 116
- From grimstat-corpus (CC BY 4.0), September – November 2026. Also from Listhammer, MiniHeadQuarters, ChampionsHub. Questions about a list or an event? Get in touch.
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