Drop Pod
Why it's takenIn 6 of 1078 Space Marines-codex lists, chapters includedThe 72nd most-taken Space Marines unit
Lists1% · in 6 of 1078 Space Marines-codex lists, chapters included, September – November 2026
SimulateDrop Pod against any unit, in the calculator
SWORD: what Drop Pod kills
Damage for its points
0SWORD
per 100 pts
per 100 pts
Its 60 pts kill ~0 pts in one activation.Typical unit: 46 per 100
Into each enemy type
Whole meta0SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★0SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.0SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.0SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.0SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.0SWORD per 100 pts
SHIELD: how hard Drop Pod is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
412SHIELD
per 100 pts
per 100 pts
It takes about 20% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 60 pts: about 275 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical unit: 294 per 100
For its points412SHIELD per 100 pts
What creators say
6 creators- Not in any undefeated list 1 of 6
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Space Marines and across the game
SWORD
Across the game· units
Memnyr Strategist Leagues of Votann · just ahead2
Drop Pod 0
Aegis Defence Line Astra Militarum · level with it0
SHIELD
Across the game· units
Commissar Graves Astra Militarum · just ahead414
Drop Pod 412
Heretic Astartes Daemon Prince Chaos Space Marines · level with it412
How we got these numbers
No detachmentDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems
SWORD 0 · 60 pts kill ~0 pts in one activation
SHIELD 412 · about 20% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 275 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 930 units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Drop Pod, 60 pts
- Its datasheet's weapons
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 6 creators
- Brother Tobias · 14 Oct
- Auspex Tactics · 16 Oct
- Art of War 40k · 20 Oct
- TacticalRock40K · 21 Oct
- TacticalTortoise · 26 Oct
- Grimdark Breakdown · 19 Sep
The lists: 61
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