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Infernal Master

Character · 105 pts
Why it's takenIn 15 of 103 public listsThe 20th most-taken Thousand Sons unit
Lists15% · in 15 of 103 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateInfernal Master against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Infernal Master kills

Damage for its points

35SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 105 pts kill ~42 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta35SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★59SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.57SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.45SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.41SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.41SWORD per 100 pts

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

Toughness for its points

77SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 4% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 105 pts: about 141 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100

For its points77SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

4 creators
  • Strong Rubric leader 5 of 4
  • Handy dice tricks and a flamer spell 3 of 4
  • Price rose after the update 2 of 4
  • Best only in Grand Coven 1 of 4

Units near it

Per 100 pts, its nearest in Thousand Sons and across the game

SWORD

Across the game· shooters

Biologus Putrifier Death Guard · just ahead36
Infernal Master 35
Infernal Enrapturess Chaos Daemons · level with it35

SHIELD

In Thousand Sons

Infernal Master77

Across the game· shooters

Cadre Fireblade T'au Empire · just ahead82
Infernal Master 77
Infernal Enrapturess Chaos Daemons · just behind76

Leading a squad

Rubric Marines with Infernal Master115 + 105 = 220 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Rubric Marines aloneInfernal Master's rulesInfernal Master's attacks
Squad128 ÷ 210 pts =61per 100
With leader128 ÷ 220 pts =55per 100▼6

The leader adds nothing of kills a turn here.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Rubric Marines aloneInfernal Master's rulesInfernal Master's wounds
Squad586 ÷ 210 pts =279per 100
With leader586 ÷ 220 pts =172per 100▼107

The leader adds nothing to what the enemy must spend 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

Hexwarp ThrallbandDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 35 · 105 pts kill ~42 pts in one activation

SHIELD 77 · about 4% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 141 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Infernal Master, 105 pts
  • Its datasheet's weapons
  • Counted as dice: the army rule and the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 4 creators
The lists: 103