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Thousand SonsArmy page › All 35 units

Sorcerer

Character · 100 pts
Why it's takenIn 55 of 103 public listsThe 7th most-taken Thousand Sons unit
Lists53% · in 55 of 103 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateSorcerer against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Sorcerer kills

Damage for its points

40SWORD
per 100 pts

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

Into each enemy type

Whole meta40SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★58SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.48SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.31SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.29SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.21SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Sorcerer is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

82SHIELD
per 100 pts

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

For its points82SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

5 creators
  • Staple leader for Rubric squads 6 of 5
  • Psychic gun boosted by detachments 2 of 5
  • Great riding in a Rhino 2 of 5
  • Enhancements can deep strike his squad 2 of 5
  • Price crept up after the update 3 of 5

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Thousand Sons

Exalted Sorcerer on Disc of Tzeentch41
Heldrake41
Chaos Vindicator40
Kairos Fateweaver40
Sorcerer40

Across the game· shooters

Knight Desecrator Chaos Knights · just ahead41
Sorcerer 40
Master of Possession Chaos Space Marines · level with it40

SHIELD

In Thousand Sons

Ahriman141
Exalted Sorcerer138
Tzaangor Shaman100
Sorcerer82
Infernal Master77

Across the game· shooters

Yvraine Aeldari · just ahead83
Sorcerer 82
Cadre Fireblade T'au Empire · level with it82

Leading a squad

Rubric Marines with Sorcerer115 + 100 = 215 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Rubric Marines aloneSorcerer's rulesSorcerer's attacks
Squad128 ÷ 210 pts =61per 100
With leader128 ÷ 215 pts =56per 100▼5

The leader adds nothing of kills a turn here.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Rubric Marines aloneSorcerer's rulesSorcerer's wounds
Squad586 ÷ 210 pts =279per 100
With leader586 ÷ 215 pts =177per 100▼102

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 ThrallbandWhat people fieldNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 40 · 100 pts kill ~45 pts in one activation

SHIELD 82 · 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
  • Sorcerer, 100 pts
  • Force weapon, Inferno bolt pistol, Pandaemonic Delusion
  • 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