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Imperial KnightsArmy page › All 27 units

Knight Destrier

Character · 265 pts
Lists39% · in 32 of 83 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateKnight Destrier against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Knight Destrier kills

Damage for its points

46SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 265 pts kill ~138 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta46SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes47SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf. ★49SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.36SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.32SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.28SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Knight Destrier is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

297SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 14% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 265 pts: about 659 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points297SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

6 creators
  • Fast, and ignores cover on objectives 5 of 6
  • Clears enemy chaff and action units early 3 of 6
  • Self-contained in any detachment 2 of 6
  • Shooting build is far ahead 3 of 6
  • Best at two copies per list 2 of 6

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Imperial Knights

Canis Rex47
Knight Destrier46
Armiger Moirax45
Tech-Priest Manipulus44
Cerastus Knight Atrapos44

Across the game· melee units

Ancient in Terminator Armour Space Marines · just ahead47
Knight Destrier 46
Chaos Lord with Jump Pack Chaos Space Marines · level with it46

SHIELD

In Imperial Knights

Cerastus Knight Atrapos325
Knight Crusader321
Knight Destrier297
Acastus Knight Porphyrion296
Acastus Knight Asterius273

Across the game· melee units

Celestian Sacresants Adepta Sororitas · just ahead298
Knight Destrier 297
Attilan Rough Riders Astra Militarum · level with it297

How we got these numbers

Gate Warden LanceWhat people fieldNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 46 · 265 pts kill ~138 pts in one activation

SHIELD 297 · about 14% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 659 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Knight Destrier, 265 pts
  • Chastiser gatling cannon, Frag bombard, Questoris heavy stubber, Titanic feet
  • Counted as dice: its own abilities and the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 6 creators
The lists: 83