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Dark AngelsArmy page › All 16 units

Lion El'Jonson

Epic Hero · 415 pts
Lists75% · in 242 of 323 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateLion El'Jonson against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Lion El'Jonson kills

Damage for its points

38SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 415 pts kill ~179 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta38SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes33SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.41SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.46SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.47SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh. ★56SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Lion El'Jonson is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

357SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 17% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 415 pts: about 1110 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points357SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

7 creators
  • Hard to kill and controls the board 5 of 7
  • Taken in most competitive lists 3 of 7
  • Gives his army re-rolls and a doctrine 2 of 7
  • Hard for shooting armies to commit into 1 of 7
  • Pricey, and buffs mostly himself 1 of 7
  • Below Guilliman as an auto-include 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

Captain in Terminator Armour Space Marines · just ahead39
Lion El'Jonson 38
Accursed Cultists Chaos Space Marines · level with it38

SHIELD

In Dark Angels

Ravenwing Black Knights394
Lion El'Jonson357
Ravenwing Command Squad343
Inner Circle Companions334
Ravenwing Dark Talon317

Across the game· melee units

Sentinel Guard Sodality Adeptus Custodes · just ahead358
Lion El'Jonson 357
Plague Marines Chaos Space Marines · level with it357

How we got these numbers

No detachmentDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 38 · 415 pts kill ~179 pts in one activation

SHIELD 357 · about 17% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 1110 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Lion El'Jonson, 415 pts
  • Its datasheet's weapons
  • Counted as dice: its own abilities
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 7 creators
The lists: 323