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Astra MilitarumArmy page › All 72 units

Death Korps of Krieg

Battleline · 10 models, 70 pts or 20 models, 135 pts
Why it's takenTop 1% for objective control per pointOC 28.6 per 100 pts
Lists– (one list or none, September – November 2026)
SimulateDeath Korps of Krieg against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Death Korps of Krieg kills

Damage for its points

18SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 70 pts kill ~14 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta18SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★58SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.36SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.20SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.16SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.18SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Death Korps of Krieg 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 melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points274SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

5 creators
  • Best battleline, with medics and special weapons 3 of 5
  • Cheaper than the Cadians 2 of 5
  • Good damage in Combined Arms 1 of 5
  • Competitive lists skip battleline infantry 1 of 5

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Astra Militarum

Taurox20
Wyvern20
Armoured Sentinels19
Valkyrie19
Death Korps of Krieg18

Across the game· melee units

Spoilpox Scrivener Chaos Daemons · just ahead19
Death Korps of Krieg 18
Contorted Epitome Chaos Daemons · level with it18

SHIELD

In Astra Militarum

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

Across the game· melee units

Hormagaunts Tyranids · just ahead275
Death Korps of Krieg 274

With a leader

Death Korps of Krieg with Krieg Command Squad70 + 60 = 130 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Death Korps of Krieg aloneKrieg Command Squad's rulesKrieg Command Squad's attacks
Squad13 ÷ 70 pts =18per 100
With leader43 ÷ 130 pts =33per 100▲15

The leader adds 30 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 30 from attacks) for 60 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Death Korps of Krieg aloneKrieg Command Squad's rulesKrieg Command Squad's wounds
Squad192 ÷ 70 pts =274per 100
With leader326 ÷ 130 pts =251per 100▼23

The leader adds 134 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 134 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

Grizzled CompanyDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 18 · 70 pts kill ~14 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 566 melee units · How we score ›

What we ran
  • Death Korps of Krieg, 10 models, 70 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: 5 creators
The lists: 120