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Space MarinesArmy page › All 79 units

Bladeguard Veteran Squad

Infantry · 3 models, 90 pts or 6 models, 180 pts
Lists24% · in 254 of 1078 Space Marines-codex lists, chapters included, September – November 2026
SimulateBladeguard Veteran Squad against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Bladeguard Veteran Squad kills

Damage for its points

44SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 180 pts kill ~90 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta44SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes60SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf. ★71SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.53SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.57SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.31SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Bladeguard Veteran Squad is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

405SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 19% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 180 pts: about 580 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points405SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

7 creators
  • A huge, very durable brick with Calgar 2 of 7
  • A blender with the right leader 1 of 7
  • In three undefeated lists 1 of 7
  • Needs a leader to hit properly 1 of 7

Units near it

Per 100 pts, its nearest in Space Marines and across the game

SWORD

In Space Marines

Bladeguard Ancient45
Chaplain with Jump Pack44
Bladeguard Veteran Squad44
Apothecary43
Heavy Intercessor Squad43

Across the game· melee units

Heldrake Chaos Space Marines · just ahead45
Bladeguard Veteran Squad 44
Sorcerer Chaos Space Marines · level with it44

SHIELD

In Space Marines

Ballistus Dreadnought421
Drop Pod412
Bladeguard Veteran Squad405
Land Raider398
Land Raider Redeemer398

Across the game· melee units

Wyches Drukhari · just ahead407
Bladeguard Veteran Squad 405
Chaos Cerastus Knight Lancer Chaos Knights · level with it405

With a leader

Bladeguard Veteran Squad with Chaplain180 + 60 = 240 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Bladeguard Veteran Squad aloneChaplain's rulesChaplain's attacks
Squad65 ÷ 180 pts =36per 100
With leader127 ÷ 240 pts =53per 100▲17

The leader adds 62 pts of kills a turn (40 from rules, 22 from attacks) for 60 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Bladeguard Veteran Squad aloneChaplain's rulesChaplain's wounds
Squad729 ÷ 180 pts =405per 100
With leader854 ÷ 240 pts =356per 100▼49

The leader adds 125 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 125 from wounds) for 60 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

No detachmentWhat people fieldNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 44 · 180 pts kill ~90 pts in one activation

SHIELD 405 · about 19% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 580 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Bladeguard Veteran Squad, 6 models, 180 pts
  • 5 Heavy Bolt Pistol, 6 Master-crafted power weapon, Neo-volkite Pistol
  • Counted as dice: its own abilities
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 7 creators
The lists: 61