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Acolyte Hybrids with Autopistols

Battleline · 5 models, 65 pts or 10 models, 120 pts
Lists85% · in 55 of 65 public lists, September – November 2026
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SWORD: what Acolyte Hybrids with Autopistols kills

Damage for its points

54SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 65 pts kill ~40 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta54SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes86SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.85SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.79SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh. ★93SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.81SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Acolyte Hybrids with Autopistols is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

144SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 7% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 65 pts: about 143 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points144SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

7 creators
  • Home-objective holders that make command points 5 of 7
  • Useful anti-vehicle melee attacks 2 of 7
  • Few attacks for the cost 1 of 7
  • No longer the top pick it was 1 of 7

Units near it

Per 100 pts, its nearest in Genestealer Cults and across the game

SWORD

In Genestealer Cults

Acolyte Hybrids with Autopistols54

Across the game· melee units

Reiver Squad Space Marines · just ahead55
Acolyte Hybrids with Autopistols 54
Khorne Berzerkers Chaos Space Marines · level with it54

SHIELD

In Genestealer Cults

Acolyte Hybrids with Autopistols144

Across the game· melee units

Triumph of Saint Katherine Adepta Sororitas · just ahead145
Acolyte Hybrids with Autopistols 144
Ulrik the Slayer Space Wolves · level with it144

With a leader

Acolyte Hybrids with Autopistols with Benefictus65 + 75 = 140 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Acolyte Hybrids with Autopistols aloneBenefictus' rulesBenefictus' attacks
Squad35 ÷ 65 pts =54per 100
With leader64 ÷ 140 pts =46per 100▼8

The leader adds 29 pts of kills a turn (1 from rules, 28 from attacks) for 75 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Acolyte Hybrids with Autopistols aloneBenefictus' rulesBenefictus' wounds
Squad94 ÷ 65 pts =144per 100
With leader141 ÷ 140 pts =101per 100▼43

The leader adds 47 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 47 from wounds) for 75 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

Host of AscensionWhat people fieldNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 54 · 65 pts kill ~40 pts in one activation

SHIELD 144 · about 7% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 143 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Acolyte Hybrids with Autopistols, 5 models, 65 pts
  • Autopistol, Cult claws and knife, 3 Heavy mining tool, Leader's Bio-weapons
  • Counted as dice: the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 7 creators
The lists: 65