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Watch Master

Character · 105 pts
Why it's takenIn 16 of 1078 Space Marines-codex lists, chapters includedThe 64th most-taken Space Marines unit
Lists1% · in 16 of 1078 Space Marines-codex lists, chapters included, September – November 2026
SimulateWatch Master against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Watch Master kills

Damage for its points

33SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 105 pts kill ~39 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta33SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes51SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf. ★67SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.60SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.61SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.55SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Watch Master is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

155SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 7% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 105 pts: about 243 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points155SHIELD per 100 pts

Units near it

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

SWORD

Across the game· melee units

Shield-Captain Adeptus Custodes · just ahead34
Watch Master 33
Chaplain in Terminator Armour Space Marines · level with it33

SHIELD

In Space Marines

Watch Master155

Across the game· melee units

Tyranid Prime with Lash Whip Tyranids · just ahead156
Watch Master 155
Castellan Crowe Grey Knights · just behind154

Leading a squad

Deathwatch Veterans with Watch Master115 + 105 = 220 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Deathwatch Veterans aloneWatch Master's rulesWatch Master's attacks
Squad87 ÷ 115 pts =76per 100
With leader132 ÷ 220 pts =60per 100▼16

The leader adds 45 pts of kills a turn (13 from rules, 32 from attacks) for 105 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Deathwatch Veterans aloneWatch Master's rulesWatch Master's wounds
Squad236 ÷ 115 pts =205per 100
With leader403 ÷ 220 pts =183per 100▼22

The leader adds 167 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 167 from wounds) for 105 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 SupportDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 33 · 105 pts kill ~39 pts in one activation

SHIELD 155 · about 7% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 243 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›

What we ran
  • Watch Master, 105 pts
  • Its datasheet's weapons
  • 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