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Thousand SonsArmy page › All 35 units

Magnus the Red

Epic Hero · 455 pts
Lists53% · in 55 of 103 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateMagnus the Red against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Magnus the Red kills

Damage for its points

47SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 455 pts kill ~242 pts in one activation.Typical unit: 46 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta47SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes33SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.39SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.52SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.49SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh. ★58SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Magnus the Red is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

323SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 15% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 455 pts: about 1119 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical unit: 295 per 100

For its points323SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

5 creators
  • Centrepiece that makes the whole army work 5 of 5
  • Very durable, and hits hard in melee and shooting 4 of 5
  • Fast, with auras that help the army move 3 of 5
  • Psychic shooting ignores cover 2 of 5
  • Leaves too few units beside Terminators 1 of 5
  • Weaker as your only psyker 1 of 5
  • Not essential to a good list 1 of 5

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Thousand Sons

Tzaangor Enlightened with Fatecaster greatbows50
Chaos Predator Destructor48
Daemon Prince of Tzeentch48
Magnus the Red47
Mutalith Vortex Beast46

Across the game· units

Land Speeder Space Marines · just ahead48
Magnus the Red 47
Chaos Terminator Squad Chaos Space Marines · level with it47

SHIELD

In Thousand Sons

Screamers331
Magnus the Red323
Chaos Predator Annihilator316
Chaos Predator Destructor316
Tzaangors312

Across the game· units

Hospitaller Adepta Sororitas · just ahead324
Magnus the Red 323
Chaos Questoris Knight Magaera Chaos Knights · level with it323

How we got these numbers

Hexwarp ThrallbandDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 47 · 455 pts kill ~242 pts in one activation

SHIELD 323 · about 15% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 1119 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Magnus the Red, 455 pts
  • Its datasheet's weapons
  • Counted as dice: its own abilities, the army rule and the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 5 creators
The lists: 103