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Space MarinesArmy page › All 79 units

Eliminator Squad

Infantry · 3 models, 85 pts
Lists3% · in 30 of 1078 Space Marines-codex lists, chapters included, September – November 2026
SimulateEliminator Squad against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Eliminator Squad kills

Damage for its points

64SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 85 pts kill ~62 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta64SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes56SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.56SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.72SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh. ★89SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.61SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Eliminator Squad is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

140SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 7% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 85 pts: about 185 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100

For its points140SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

7 creators
  • Very good when the detachment keeps them hidden 2 of 7
  • Weak outside the detachments that hide them 1 of 7
  • Not in any undefeated list 1 of 7

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Space Marines

Indomitor Kill Team66
Inceptor Squad64
Eliminator Squad64
Fortis Kill Team63
Lieutenant62

Across the game· shooters

Catachan Command Squad Astra Militarum · just ahead65
Eliminator Squad 64
Venomcrawler Chaos Space Marines · level with it64

SHIELD

In Space Marines

Watch Master155
Librarian145
Chaplain with Jump Pack141
Eliminator Squad140
Librarian in Phobos Armour132

Across the game· shooters

Ahriman Thousand Sons · just ahead141
Eliminator Squad 140
The Changeling Chaos Daemons · just behind138

With a leader

Eliminator Squad with Librarian in Phobos Armour85 + 75 = 160 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Eliminator Squad aloneLibrarian in Phobos Armour's rulesLibrarian in Phobos Armour's attacks
Squad54 ÷ 85 pts =64per 100
With leader94 ÷ 160 pts =59per 100▼5

The leader adds 40 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 40 from attacks) for 75 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Eliminator Squad aloneLibrarian in Phobos Armour's rulesLibrarian in Phobos Armour's wounds
Squad119 ÷ 85 pts =140per 100
With leader235 ÷ 160 pts =147per 100▲7

The leader adds 116 pts to what the enemy must spend (4 from rules, 112 from wounds) for 75 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.

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

Phobos Shock ForceBest weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 64 · 85 pts kill ~62 pts in one activation

SHIELD 140 · about 7% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 185 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

Ranked among the game's 403 shooters · How we score ›

What we ran
  • Eliminator Squad, 3 models, 85 pts
  • 3 Bolt pistol, 3 Ceramite Fists, 3 Las fusil
  • Counted as dice: its own abilities and the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 7 creators
The lists: 61