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Astra MilitarumArmy page › All 72 units

Cadian Shock Troops

Battleline · 10 models, 70 pts or 20 models, 145 pts
Why it's takenTop 1% for objective control per pointOC 28.6 per 100 pts
Lists– (one list or none, September – November 2026)
SimulateCadian Shock Troops against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Cadian Shock Troops kills

Damage for its points

22SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 70 pts kill ~17 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta22SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★44SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.33SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.26SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.27SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.25SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Cadian Shock Troops is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

274SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 13% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 70 pts: about 226 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100

For its points274SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

5 creators
  • Unlocks Cadian officers and cheap sticky points 3 of 5
  • Taken in several winning lists 2 of 5
  • Most expensive battleline 2 of 5
  • Sticky objectives rarely matter now 2 of 5

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Astra Militarum

Lord Marshal Dreir24
Cadian Recon Squad22
Tech-Priest Enginseer22
Cadian Shock Troops22
Manticore21

Across the game· shooters

Hemlock Wraithfighter Aeldari · just ahead23
Cadian Shock Troops 22
Dark Commune Chaos Space Marines · level with it22

SHIELD

In Astra Militarum

Manticore290
Catachan Jungle Fighters274
Death Korps of Krieg274
Cadian Shock Troops274
Gaunt’s Ghosts271

Across the game· shooters

Hierophant Tyranids · just ahead275
Cadian Shock Troops 274
Catachan Jungle Fighters Astra Militarum · level with it274

With a leader

Cadian Shock Troops with Cadian Command Squad70 + 60 = 130 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Cadian Shock Troops aloneCadian Command Squad's rulesCadian Command Squad's attacks
Squad15 ÷ 70 pts =22per 100
With leader48 ÷ 130 pts =37per 100▲15

The leader adds 33 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 33 from attacks) for 60 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Cadian Shock Troops aloneCadian Command Squad's rulesCadian Command Squad's wounds
Squad192 ÷ 70 pts =274per 100
With leader299 ÷ 130 pts =230per 100▼44

The leader adds 107 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 107 from wounds) for 60 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

Mechanised AssaultWhat people fieldNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 22 · 70 pts kill ~17 pts in one activation

SHIELD 274 · about 13% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 226 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

Ranked among the game's 403 shooters · How we score ›

What we ran
  • Cadian Shock Troops, 10 models, 70 pts
  • Chainsword, 9 Close combat weapon, 7 Lasgun, Laspistol, Meltagun, Plasma gun
  • Counted as dice: the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 5 creators
The lists: 120