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Dark AngelsArmy page › All 16 units

Deathwing Terminator Squad

Infantry · 5 models, 190 pts or 10 models, 380 pts
Lists14% · in 46 of 323 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateDeathwing Terminator Squad against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Deathwing Terminator Squad kills

Damage for its points

63SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 190 pts kill ~136 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta63SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes52SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf. ★57SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.53SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.51SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.43SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Deathwing Terminator Squad is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

400SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 19% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 190 pts: about 634 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points400SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

7 creators
  • Ignore cover and hit modifiers 5 of 7
  • Free plasma cannon is excellent 3 of 7
  • Cheap objective brick 1 of 7
  • Squishy against heavy damage 1 of 7
  • Outshone by the Knights 1 of 7
  • Fewer big guns than Deathwatch Terminators 1 of 7
  • Rarely in winning lists 1 of 7

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Dark Angels

Ravenwing Black Knights71
Sammael67
Deathwing Terminator Squad63
Ravenwing Command Squad60
Inner Circle Companions54

Across the game· melee units

Fiends Chaos Daemons · just ahead64
Deathwing Terminator Squad 63
Cypher Chaos Space Marines · level with it63

SHIELD

In Dark Angels

Nephilim Jetfighter427
Deathwing Terminator Squad400
Ravenwing Black Knights394
Lion El'Jonson357
Ravenwing Command Squad343

Across the game· melee units

Ogryn Squad Astra Militarum · just ahead401
Deathwing Terminator Squad 400
Bigboss Orks · level with it400

With a leader

Deathwing Terminator Squad with Belial190 + 100 = 290 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Deathwing Terminator Squad aloneBelial's rulesBelial's attacks
Squad116 ÷ 190 pts =61per 100
With leader160 ÷ 290 pts =55per 100▼6

The leader adds 44 pts of kills a turn (10 from rules, 34 from attacks) for 100 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Deathwing Terminator Squad aloneBelial's rulesBelial's wounds
Squad773 ÷ 190 pts =407per 100
With leader1027 ÷ 290 pts =354per 100▼53

The leader adds 254 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 254 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 ForceWhat people fieldNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 63 · 190 pts kill ~136 pts in one activation

SHIELD 400 · about 19% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 634 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Deathwing Terminator Squad, 5 models, 190 pts
  • Power Weapon, 4 Power fist, 5 Storm bolter
  • 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