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Death GuardArmy page › All 36 units

Icon Bearer

Character · 45 pts
Why it's takenIn 10 of 160 public listsThe 26th most-taken Death Guard unit
Lists6% · in 10 of 160 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateIcon Bearer against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Icon Bearer kills

Damage for its points

30SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 45 pts kill ~15 pts in one activation.Typical unit: 46 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta30SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★41SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.33SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.23SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.23SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.21SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Icon Bearer is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

295SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 14% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 45 pts: about 156 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical unit: 294 per 100

For its points295SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

4 creators
  • Clears morale trouble from a nearby unit 3 of 4
  • Gives the squad more objective control 2 of 4
  • Weakens enemy morale 2 of 4
  • The cheapest reserve action or home screen 1 of 4
  • Too dear for a once-a-game trick 1 of 4
  • Takes a character slot 1 of 4

Units near it

Per 100 pts, its nearest in Death Guard and across the game

SWORD

In Death Guard

Biologus Putrifier36
Noxious Blightbringer35
Chaos Rhino30
Icon Bearer30
Poxwalkers27

Across the game· units

Rogue Trader Entourage Agents of the Imperium · just ahead31
Icon Bearer 30
Sydonian Skatros Adeptus Mechanicus · level with it30

SHIELD

In Death Guard

Defiler310
Icon Bearer295
Lord of Contagion267
Noxious Blightbringer254
Plague Surgeon254

Across the game· units

Sekhetar Robots Thousand Sons · just ahead296
Icon Bearer 295
Prosecutor Squad Adeptus Custodes · level with it295

Leading a squad

Plague Marines with Icon Bearer175 + 45 = 220 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Plague Marines aloneIcon Bearer's rulesIcon Bearer's attacks
Squad128 ÷ 175 pts =73per 100
With leader165 ÷ 220 pts =75per 100▲2

The leader adds 37 pts of kills a turn (25 from rules, 12 from attacks) for 45 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Plague Marines aloneIcon Bearer's rulesIcon Bearer's wounds
Squad756 ÷ 175 pts =432per 100
With leader893 ÷ 220 pts =406per 100▼26

The leader adds 137 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 137 from wounds) for 45 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

No detachmentDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 30 · 45 pts kill ~15 pts in one activation

SHIELD 295 · about 14% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 156 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

Ranked among the game's 930 units · How we score ›

What we ran
  • Icon Bearer, 45 pts
  • Its datasheet's weapons
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 4 creators
The lists: 160