Tomb Blades
Why it's takenTop 10% for objective control per pointOC 8.6 per 100 pts · In 54 of 320 public lists
Lists17% · in 54 of 320 public lists, September – November 2026
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SWORD: what Tomb Blades kills
Damage for its points
37SWORD
per 100 pts
per 100 pts
Its 70 pts kill ~29 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100
Into each enemy type
Whole meta37SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★79SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.57SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.36SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.30SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.29SWORD per 100 pts
SHIELD: how hard Tomb Blades is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
150SHIELD
per 100 pts
per 100 pts
It takes about 7% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 70 pts: about 165 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100
For its points150SHIELD per 100 pts
What creators say
6 creators- Fast, and good at actions 4 of 6
- Deep strike in Skyshroud 2 of 6
- Deadly with the Conclave trick 2 of 6
- Easily killed in overwatch 1 of 6
- Overlaps with other action units 1 of 6
- Rarely in winning lists 1 of 6
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Necrons and across the game
SWORD
Across the game· shooters
Exalted Sorcerer Thousand Sons · just ahead38
Tomb Blades 37
Castigator Adepta Sororitas · level with it37
SHIELD
Across the game· shooters
Voidweaver Aeldari · just ahead152
Tomb Blades 150
Scourges with Shardcarbines Drukhari · level with it150
How we got these numbers
Starshatter ArsenalWhat people fieldNo leaderNo stratagems
SWORD 37 · 70 pts kill ~29 pts in one activation
SHIELD 150 · about 7% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 165 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 403 shooters · How we score ›
What we ran
- Tomb Blades, 3 models, 70 pts
- 3 Close combat weapon, 3 Particle beamer
- Counted as dice: the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 6 creators
- Auspex Tactics · 28 Oct
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 24 Oct
- Planet 40K · 26 Oct
- PNW 40K · 1 Oct
- Silvertide Tactics · 19 Jul
- 1d6chan · 30 Oct
The lists: 320
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