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Red Corsairs Reave-captain

Character · 65 pts
Lists4% · in 8 of 184 public lists, September – November 2026
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SWORD: what Red Corsairs Reave-captain kills

Damage for its points

50SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 65 pts kill ~37 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta50SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes88SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf. ★94SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.76SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.73SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.74SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Red Corsairs Reave-captain is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

242SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 12% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 65 pts: about 213 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points242SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

3 creators
  • A cheap infiltrating action piece 2 of 3
  • Rated near the bottom 1 of 3

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Chaos Space Marines

Red Corsairs Reave-captain50

Across the game· melee units

Knight Abominant Chaos Knights · just ahead51
Red Corsairs Reave-captain 50
Burning Chariot Chaos Daemons · level with it50

SHIELD

In Chaos Space Marines

Red Corsairs Reave-captain242

Across the game· melee units

Chaplain on Bike Space Marines · just ahead243
Red Corsairs Reave-captain 242
Incursor Squad Space Marines · level with it242

Leading a squad

Red Corsairs Raiders with Red Corsairs Reave-captain120 + 65 = 185 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Red Corsairs Raiders aloneRed Corsairs Reave-captain's rulesRed Corsairs Reave-captain's attacks
Squad64 ÷ 120 pts =53per 100
With leader96 ÷ 185 pts =52per 100▼1

The leader adds 32 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 32 from attacks) for 65 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Red Corsairs Raiders aloneRed Corsairs Reave-captain's rulesRed Corsairs Reave-captain's wounds
Squad418 ÷ 120 pts =348per 100
With leader583 ÷ 185 pts =315per 100▼33

The leader adds 165 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 165 from wounds) for 65 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

Veterans of the Long WarBest weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 50 · 65 pts kill ~37 pts in one activation

SHIELD 242 · about 12% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 213 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Red Corsairs Reave-captain, 65 pts
  • Bolt pistol, Power maul, Plasma pistol
  • Counted as dice: its own abilities, the army rule and the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 3 creators
The lists: 184