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Space MarinesArmy page › All 79 units

Inceptor Squad

Infantry · 3 models, 130 pts or 6 models, 260 pts
Lists17% · in 183 of 1078 Space Marines-codex lists, chapters included, September – November 2026
SimulateInceptor Squad against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Inceptor Squad kills

Damage for its points

64SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 260 pts kill ~188 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta64SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes40SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.46SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf. ★59SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.51SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.50SWORD per 100 pts

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

Toughness for its points

189SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 9% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 260 pts: about 606 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100

For its points189SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

7 creators
  • Deep strike, shoot and scoot back into reserve 1 of 7
  • Self-sufficient on their own 1 of 7
  • Dear for what they do 1 of 7
  • Need one more buff 1 of 7
  • Only one undefeated list took them 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
Eliminator Squad64
Inceptor Squad64
Fortis Kill Team63
Lieutenant62

Across the game· shooters

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

SHIELD

In Space Marines

Inceptor Squad189
Chaplain186
Watch Captain Artemis180
Lieutenant with Combi-weapon177
Captain in Phobos Armour175

Across the game· shooters

Brôkhyr Thunderkyn Leagues of Votann · just ahead191
Inceptor Squad 189
Seraphim Squad Adepta Sororitas · level with it189

How we got these numbers

Gravis Siege ForceWhat people fieldNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 64 · 260 pts kill ~188 pts in one activation

SHIELD 189 · about 9% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 606 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Inceptor Squad, 6 models, 260 pts
  • 6 Ceramite Fists, 6 Plasma Exterminators
  • 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