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Hellblaster Squad

Infantry · 5 models, 115 pts or 10 models, 230 pts
Lists3% · in 32 of 1078 Space Marines-codex lists, chapters included, September – November 2026
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SWORD: what Hellblaster Squad kills

Damage for its points

53SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 115 pts kill ~69 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta53SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes61SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf. ★64SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.49SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.44SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.33SWORD per 100 pts

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

Toughness for its points

205SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 10% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 115 pts: about 295 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100

For its points205SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

6 creators
  • The army doesn't need what they do 1 of 6
  • Not in any undefeated list 1 of 6

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Space Marines

Hellblaster Squad53

Across the game· shooters

Storm Speeder Hammerstrike Space Marines · just ahead54
Hellblaster Squad 53
Librarian Space Marines · level with it53

SHIELD

Across the game· shooters

Night Spinner Aeldari · just ahead207
Hellblaster Squad 205
Sammael Dark Angels · level with it205

With a leader

Hellblaster Squad with Lieutenant115 + 50 = 165 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Hellblaster Squad aloneLieutenant's rulesLieutenant's attacks
Squad61 ÷ 115 pts =53per 100
With leader99 ÷ 165 pts =60per 100▲7

The leader adds 38 pts of kills a turn (9 from rules, 29 from attacks) for 50 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Hellblaster Squad aloneLieutenant's rulesLieutenant's wounds
Squad236 ÷ 115 pts =205per 100
With leader323 ÷ 165 pts =196per 100▼9

The leader adds 87 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 87 from wounds) for 50 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 detachmentDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 53 · 115 pts kill ~69 pts in one activation

SHIELD 205 · about 10% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 295 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Hellblaster Squad, 5 models, 115 pts
  • Its datasheet's weapons
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 6 creators
The lists: 61