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Talonstrike Kill Team

Infantry · 10 models, 280 pts
Lists2% · in 20 of 1078 Space Marines-codex lists, chapters included, September – November 2026
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SWORD: what Talonstrike Kill Team kills

Damage for its points

72SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 280 pts kill ~228 pts in one activation.Typical unit: 46 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta72SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes61SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.69SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.69SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh. ★73SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.66SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Talonstrike Kill Team is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

214SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 10% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 280 pts: about 600 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical unit: 295 per 100

For its points214SHIELD per 100 pts

Units near it

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

SWORD

Across the game· units

Lord Invocatus World Eaters · just ahead73
Talonstrike Kill Team 72
Castellan Black Templars · level with it72

SHIELD

Across the game· units

Death Company Captain Blood Angels · just ahead215
Talonstrike Kill Team 214
Contorted Epitome Chaos Daemons · level with it214

With a leader

Talonstrike Kill Team with Chaplain with Jump Pack280 + 75 = 355 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Talonstrike Kill Team aloneChaplain with Jump Pack's rulesChaplain with Jump Pack's attacks
Squad196 ÷ 280 pts =70per 100
With leader263 ÷ 355 pts =74per 100▲4

The leader adds 67 pts of kills a turn (31 from rules, 36 from attacks) for 75 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Talonstrike Kill Team aloneChaplain with Jump Pack's rulesChaplain with Jump Pack's wounds
Squad650 ÷ 280 pts =232per 100
With leader770 ÷ 355 pts =217per 100▼15

The leader adds 120 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 120 from wounds) for 75 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

Deathwatch SupportBest weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 72 · 280 pts kill ~228 pts in one activation

SHIELD 214 · about 10% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 600 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

Ranked among the game's 930 units · How we score ›

What we ran
  • Talonstrike Kill Team, 10 models, 280 pts
  • 4 Assault bolters, 4 Ceramite Fists, 5 Chainsword, 5 Heavy Bolt Pistol, Power fist, Plasma pistol
  • Counted as dice: its own abilities and the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: our estimate
  • No creator has rated it yet: it's our estimate from its numbers.
The lists: 61