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Grey KnightsArmy page › All 26 units

Purifier Squad

Infantry · 5 models, 145 pts or 10 models, 290 pts
Lists81% · in 83 of 102 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulatePurifier Squad against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Purifier Squad kills

Damage for its points

79SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 290 pts kill ~259 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta79SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes62SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.76SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf. ★91SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.82SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.80SWORD per 100 pts

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

Toughness for its points

234SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 11% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 290 pts: about 647 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points234SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

6 creators
  • Re-rolls wounds, killing most early targets 5 of 6
  • Core of the Warpbane lists 4 of 6
  • Paired with Crowe as a brick 4 of 6
  • One of the biggest points rises 2 of 6

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Grey Knights

Grand Master in Nemesis Dreadknight83
Purifier Squad79
Paladin Squad69
Interceptor Squad68
Nemesis Dreadknight67

Across the game· melee units

Attilan Rough Riders Astra Militarum · just ahead80
Purifier Squad 79
Lord Discordant on Helstalker Chaos Space Marines · level with it79

SHIELD

In Grey Knights

Interceptor Squad250
Purifier Squad234
Grey Knights Thunderhawk Gunship231
Brother-Captain211
Brotherhood Librarian209

Across the game· melee units

Daemonettes Chaos Daemons · just ahead237
Purifier Squad 234
Plasmancer Necrons · level with it234

With a leader

Purifier Squad with Castellan Crowe290 + 105 = 395 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Purifier Squad aloneCastellan Crowe's rulesCastellan Crowe's attacks
Squad218 ÷ 290 pts =75per 100
With leader379 ÷ 395 pts =96per 100▲21

The leader adds 161 pts of kills a turn (110 from rules, 51 from attacks) for 105 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Purifier Squad aloneCastellan Crowe's rulesCastellan Crowe's wounds
Squad748 ÷ 290 pts =258per 100
With leader932 ÷ 395 pts =236per 100▼22

The leader adds 184 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 184 from wounds) for 105 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

Warpbane Task ForceWhat people fieldNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 79 · 290 pts kill ~259 pts in one activation

SHIELD 234 · about 11% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 647 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Purifier Squad, 10 models, 290 pts
  • 4 Close combat weapon, 6 Nemesis force weapon, 4 Psycannon, 10 Purifying Flame, 6 Storm bolter
  • Counted as dice: its own abilities and the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 6 creators
The lists: 102