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Grey KnightsArmy page › All 26 units

Purgation Squad

Infantry · 5 models, 115 pts or 10 models, 230 pts
Lists37% · in 38 of 102 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulatePurgation Squad against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Purgation Squad kills

Damage for its points

64SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 115 pts kill ~83 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta64SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes94SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf. ★104SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.77SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.72SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.66SWORD per 100 pts

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

Toughness for its points

308SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 15% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 115 pts: about 376 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points308SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

5 creators
  • Cheap five-man with a gun 1 of 5
  • Strong with silencers in Fires of Purgation 1 of 5
  • Only seen in one detachment's lists 3 of 5
  • Hard to find a spot among many weapons 1 of 5

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Grey Knights

Nemesis Dreadknight67
Grand Master Voldus65
Brotherhood Librarian64
Purgation Squad64
Brotherhood Terminator Squad61

Across the game· melee units

Vigilator Squad Adeptus Custodes · just ahead65
Purgation Squad 64
Vashtorr the Arkifane Chaos Space Marines · level with it64

SHIELD

In Grey Knights

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

Across the game· melee units

Berehk Stornbröw Leagues of Votann · just ahead309
Purgation Squad 308
Assault Intercessor Squad Space Marines · level with it308

With a leader

Purgation Squad with Brotherhood Techmarine115 + 75 = 190 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Purgation Squad aloneBrotherhood Techmarine's rulesBrotherhood Techmarine's attacks
Squad74 ÷ 115 pts =64per 100
With leader106 ÷ 190 pts =56per 100▼8

The leader adds 32 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 32 from attacks) for 75 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Purgation Squad aloneBrotherhood Techmarine's rulesBrotherhood Techmarine's wounds
Squad354 ÷ 115 pts =308per 100
With leader466 ÷ 190 pts =245per 100▼63

The leader adds 112 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 112 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

Brotherhood StrikeDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 64 · 115 pts kill ~83 pts in one activation

SHIELD 308 · about 15% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 376 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Purgation Squad, 5 models, 115 pts
  • Its datasheet's weapons
  • Counted as dice: the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 5 creators
The lists: 102