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Emperor's ChildrenArmy page › All 23 units

Chaos Terminators

Infantry · 5 models, 175 pts or 10 models, 350 pts
Lists11% · in 19 of 180 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateChaos Terminators against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Chaos Terminators kills

Damage for its points

67SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 155 pts kill ~118 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta67SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes97SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.110SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.114SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh. ★115SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.113SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Chaos Terminators is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

476SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 23% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 155 pts: about 632 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points476SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

7 creators
  • Tougher than the rest of the army 3 of 7
  • Deep strike forces the opponent to screen 3 of 7
  • Elegant Brutes makes them a real option 3 of 7
  • Slow, with little damage for the cost 4 of 7
  • Weak outside Elegant Brutes 2 of 7
  • Pricier after the update 2 of 7

Units near it

Per 100 pts, its nearest in Emperor's Children and across the game

SWORD

In Emperor's Children

Noise Marines70
Sorcerer70
Infractors69
Seekers67
Chaos Terminators67

Across the game· melee units

War Dog Stalker Chaos Knights · just ahead68
Chaos Terminators 67
Skulltaker Chaos Daemons · level with it67

SHIELD

In Emperor's Children

Chaos Rhino516
Chaos Terminators476
Chaos Land Raider475
Keeper of Secrets456
Maulerfiend443

Across the game· melee units

Death Company Dreadnought Blood Angels · just ahead477
Chaos Terminators 476
Deathshroud Terminators Death Guard · just behind475

With a leader

Chaos Terminators with Lord Kakophonist155 + 70 = 225 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Chaos Terminators aloneLord Kakophonist's rulesLord Kakophonist's attacks
Squad79 ÷ 155 pts =51per 100
With leader144 ÷ 225 pts =64per 100▲13

The leader adds 65 pts of kills a turn (28 from rules, 37 from attacks) for 70 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Chaos Terminators aloneLord Kakophonist's rulesLord Kakophonist's wounds
Squad738 ÷ 155 pts =476per 100
With leader997 ÷ 225 pts =443per 100▼33

The leader adds 259 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 259 from wounds) for 70 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

Coterie of the ConceitedWhat people fieldNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 67 · 155 pts kill ~118 pts in one activation

SHIELD 476 · about 23% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 632 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Chaos Terminators, 5 models, 155 pts
  • Chainfist, 3 Combi-bolter, Paired accursed weapons, 3 Power fist, Reaper autocannon
  • Counted as dice: the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 7 creators
The lists: 180