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Dark AngelsArmy page › All 16 units

Belial

Epic Hero · 100 pts
Why it's takenIn 26 of 323 public listsThe 10th most-taken Dark Angels unit
Lists8% · in 26 of 323 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateBelial against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Belial kills

Damage for its points

36SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 100 pts kill ~41 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta36SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes40SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf. ★58SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.51SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.48SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.44SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Belial is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

224SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 11% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 100 pts: about 282 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points224SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

7 creators
  • Strong into enemy characters 6 of 7
  • Hard to put down 3 of 7
  • Leads a big Terminator brick well 3 of 7
  • Gives other Terminators the chapter keyword 1 of 7
  • Depends on what the opponent brings 1 of 7
  • His brick competes with the Lion for points 1 of 7

Units near it

Per 100 pts, its nearest in Dark Angels and across the game

SWORD

In Dark Angels

Deathwing Knights38
Lion El'Jonson38
Nephilim Jetfighter37
Azrael36
Belial36

Across the game· melee units

Fabius Bile Chaos Space Marines · just ahead37
Belial 36
Captain on Bike Space Marines · level with it36

SHIELD

In Dark Angels

Land Speeder Vengeance262
Belial224
Lazarus206
Sammael205
Ezekiel182

Across the game· melee units

The Red Terror Genestealer Cults · just ahead225
Belial 224
Techmarine Space Marines · level with it224

Leading a squad

Deathwing Knights with Belial255 + 100 = 355 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Deathwing Knights aloneBelial's rulesBelial's attacks
Squad92 ÷ 255 pts =36per 100
With leader131 ÷ 355 pts =37per 100▲1

The leader adds 39 pts of kills a turn (5 from rules, 34 from attacks) for 100 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Deathwing Knights aloneBelial's rulesBelial's wounds
Squad1303 ÷ 255 pts =511per 100
With leader1562 ÷ 355 pts =440per 100▼71

The leader adds 259 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 259 from wounds) for 100 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

Inner Circle Task ForceDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 36 · 100 pts kill ~41 pts in one activation

SHIELD 224 · about 11% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 282 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Belial, 100 pts
  • Its datasheet's weapons
  • Counted as dice: its own abilities and the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 7 creators
The lists: 323