Canis Rex
Lists25% · in 21 of 83 public lists, September – November 2026
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SWORD: what Canis Rex kills
Damage for its points
47SWORD
per 100 pts
per 100 pts
Its 415 pts kill ~221 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
Whole meta47SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes30SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.34SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.49SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.54SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh. ★72SWORD per 100 pts
SHIELD: how hard Canis Rex is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
335SHIELD
per 100 pts
per 100 pts
It takes about 16% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 415 pts: about 1179 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
For its points335SHIELD per 100 pts
What creators say
6 creators- Cuts stratagem costs every turn 4 of 6
- Can remove battle-shock from any Imperium unit 3 of 6
- Sir Hector denies the warlord kill 3 of 6
- Stands alone, and works as an ally 2 of 6
- Pricey, and must reach melee to pay off 2 of 6
- Few lists take it 2 of 6
- No longer an automatic include 1 of 6
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Imperial Knights and across the game
SWORD
Across the game· melee units
Daemon Prince of Tzeentch Thousand Sons · just ahead48
Canis Rex 47
Chaos Terminator Squad Chaos Space Marines · level with it47
SHIELD
In Imperial Knights
Canis Rex335
Across the game· melee units
Rogue Trader Entourage Agents of the Imperium · just ahead337
Canis Rex 335
Exaction Squad Agents of the Imperium · level with it335
How we got these numbers
Freeblade CompanyWhat people fieldNo leaderNo stratagems
SWORD 47 · 415 pts kill ~221 pts in one activation
SHIELD 335 · about 16% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 1179 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Canis Rex, 2 models, 415 pts
- Close combat weapon, Hekhtur's pistol, Questoris multi-laser, Freedom's Hand, Las-impulsor
- Counted as dice: the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 6 creators
- Recon By Fire · 27 Oct
- Tabletop Battles / formerly Goonhammer · 30 Oct
- Mana Down Under · 3 Sep
- Vanguard Tactics · 21 Jul
- Auspex Tactics · 11 Jul
- 1d6chan · 30 Oct
The lists: 83
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