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Chaos Space MarinesArmy page › All 58 units

Warp Talons

Infantry · 5 models, 130 pts or 10 models, 290 pts
Lists5% · in 9 of 184 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateWarp Talons against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Warp Talons kills

Damage for its points

51SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 130 pts kill ~75 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta51SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★97SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.92SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.70SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.62SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.55SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Warp Talons is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

189SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 9% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 130 pts: about 360 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points189SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

6 creators
  • Kill-and-leave deep strikers 2 of 6
  • Top-notch melee punch 1 of 6
  • Their claws struggle into tougher marines 2 of 6
  • Murdertalon is hard to love 2 of 6

Units near it

Per 100 pts, its nearest in Chaos Space Marines and across the game

SWORD

In Chaos Space Marines

Huron Blackheart52
Warp Talons51
Red Corsairs Reave-captain50
Heretic Astartes Daemon Prince49
Khorne Lord of Skulls49

Across the game· melee units

Incursor Squad Space Marines · just ahead52
Warp Talons 51
Knight Abominant Chaos Knights · level with it51

SHIELD

In Chaos Space Marines

Raptors211
Warp Talons189
Warpsmith179
Huron Blackheart177
Chaos Lord with Jump Pack175

Across the game· melee units

Patriarch Genestealer Cults · just ahead190
Warp Talons 189
Zephyrim Squad Adepta Sororitas · level with it189

With a leader

Warp Talons with Chaos Lord with Jump Pack130 + 85 = 215 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Warp Talons aloneChaos Lord with Jump Pack's rulesChaos Lord with Jump Pack's attacks
Squad65 ÷ 130 pts =50per 100
With leader105 ÷ 215 pts =49per 100▼1

The leader adds 40 pts of kills a turn (1 from rules, 39 from attacks) for 85 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Warp Talons aloneChaos Lord with Jump Pack's rulesChaos Lord with Jump Pack's wounds
Squad246 ÷ 130 pts =189per 100
With leader400 ÷ 215 pts =186per 100▼3

The leader adds 154 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 154 from wounds) for 85 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

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

Murdertalon RaidersDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 51 · 130 pts kill ~75 pts in one activation

SHIELD 189 · about 9% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 360 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Warp Talons, 5 models, 130 pts
  • Its datasheet's weapons
  • Counted as dice: the army rule and the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 6 creators
The lists: 184