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Astra MilitarumArmy page › All 72 units

Cadian Heavy Weapons Squad

Infantry · 3 models, 65 pts
Why it's takenTop 9% for objective control per pointOC 9.2 per 100 pts
Lists– (one list or none, September – November 2026)
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SWORD: what Cadian Heavy Weapons Squad kills

Damage for its points

39SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 65 pts kill ~29 pts in one activation.Typical unit: 46 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta39SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★60SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.56SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.47SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.54SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.59SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Cadian Heavy Weapons Squad is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

100SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 5% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 65 pts: about 113 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical unit: 294 per 100

For its points100SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

5 creators
  • Lascannons fine in Recon lists 2 of 5
  • Outclassed by other options 3 of 5
  • Mortars weaker and need spotters 1 of 5
  • Fragile for the points 1 of 5

Units near it

Per 100 pts, its nearest in Astra Militarum and across the game

SWORD

In Astra Militarum

Hydra40
Avenger Strike Fighter39
Hellhound39
Rogal Dorn Battle Tank39
Cadian Heavy Weapons Squad39

Across the game· units

Corsair Voidreavers Aeldari · just ahead40
Cadian Heavy Weapons Squad 39
Custodian Wardens Adeptus Custodes · level with it39

SHIELD

In Astra Militarum

Cadian Castellan106
Commissar Yarrick105
Cadian Heavy Weapons Squad100
Sly Marbo98
Ratlings97

Across the game· units

Marneus Calgar Ultramarines · just ahead102
Cadian Heavy Weapons Squad 100
Baharroth Aeldari · level with it100

How we got these numbers

Siege RegimentBest weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 39 · 65 pts kill ~29 pts in one activation

SHIELD 100 · about 5% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 113 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Cadian Heavy Weapons Squad, 3 models, 65 pts
  • 3 Close combat weapon, 3 Laspistol, 3 Mortar
  • Counted as dice: the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 5 creators
The lists: 120