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Dark AngelsArmy page › All 16 units

Ravenwing Black Knights

Mounted · 3 models, 85 pts or 6 models, 170 pts
Lists30% · in 98 of 323 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateRavenwing Black Knights against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Ravenwing Black Knights kills

Damage for its points

71SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 85 pts kill ~68 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta71SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes83SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.87SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.71SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.92SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh. ★96SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Ravenwing Black Knights is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

394SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 19% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 85 pts: about 367 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points394SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

7 creators
  • Better grenade launcher and extra attack 4 of 7
  • Fast bike brick with a Command Squad 3 of 7
  • Strong on the charge into monsters 2 of 7
  • Good action unit 1 of 7
  • Pricey for what they do 1 of 7
  • Shooting is better than melee 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

Castellan Black Templars · just ahead72
Ravenwing Black Knights 71
Nemesis Claw Chaos Space Marines · level with it71

SHIELD

In Dark Angels

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

Across the game· melee units

War Dog Stalker Chaos Knights · just ahead395
Ravenwing Black Knights 394
Brotherhood Terminator Squad Grey Knights · just behind393

With a leader

Ravenwing Black Knights with Ravenwing Command Squad85 + 115 = 200 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Ravenwing Black Knights aloneRavenwing Command Squad's rulesRavenwing Command Squad's attacks
Squad60 ÷ 85 pts =71per 100
With leader126 ÷ 200 pts =63per 100▼8

The leader adds 66 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 66 from attacks) for 115 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Ravenwing Black Knights aloneRavenwing Command Squad's rulesRavenwing Command Squad's wounds
Squad335 ÷ 85 pts =394per 100
With leader752 ÷ 200 pts =376per 100▼18

The leader adds 417 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 417 from wounds) for 115 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

Wrath of the RockDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 71 · 85 pts kill ~68 pts in one activation

SHIELD 394 · about 19% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 367 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Ravenwing Black Knights, 3 models, 85 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