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Grey KnightsArmy page › All 26 units

Paladin Squad

Infantry · 4 models, 185 pts or 5 models, 230 pts or 8 models, 385 pts or 10 models, 490 pts
Lists38% · in 39 of 102 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulatePaladin Squad against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Paladin Squad kills

Damage for its points

69SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 185 pts kill ~145 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta69SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes78SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.85SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf. ★91SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.83SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.82SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Paladin Squad is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

300SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 14% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 185 pts: about 536 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points300SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

7 creators
  • Hard-to-kill hammer brick 5 of 7
  • Hit big targets hard on the charge 4 of 7
  • Core of the non-Warpbane lists 4 of 7
  • Very expensive after the points rise 5 of 7
  • Swingy: losing one early can lose the game 2 of 7

Units near it

Per 100 pts, its nearest in Grey Knights and across the game

SWORD

In Grey Knights

Paladin Squad69
Interceptor Squad68
Nemesis Dreadknight67
Grand Master Voldus65
Brotherhood Librarian64

Across the game· melee units

Redemptor Dreadnought Space Marines · just ahead70
Paladin Squad 69
Raptors Chaos Space Marines · level with it69

SHIELD

In Grey Knights

Grand Master in Nemesis Dreadknight312
Purgation Squad308
Stormtalon Gunship302
Grand Master300
Paladin Squad300

Across the game· melee units

Fiends Chaos Daemons · just ahead302
Paladin Squad 300
Havocs Chaos Space Marines · level with it300

With a leader

Paladin Squad with Brother-Captain185 + 100 = 285 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Paladin Squad aloneBrother-Captain's rulesBrother-Captain's attacks
Squad126 ÷ 185 pts =68per 100
With leader185 ÷ 285 pts =65per 100▼3

The leader adds 59 pts of kills a turn (15 from rules, 44 from attacks) for 100 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Paladin Squad aloneBrother-Captain's rulesBrother-Captain's wounds
Squad579 ÷ 185 pts =313per 100
With leader807 ÷ 285 pts =283per 100▼30

The leader adds 228 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 228 from wounds) for 100 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

Brotherhood StrikeBest weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 69 · 185 pts kill ~145 pts in one activation

SHIELD 300 · about 14% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 536 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Paladin Squad, 4 models, 185 pts
  • 4 Nemesis force weapon, Psycannon, 3 Storm bolter
  • Counted as dice: its own abilities and the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 7 creators
The lists: 102