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Penitent Engines

Vehicle · 1 models, 70 pts or 2 models, 140 pts
Lists4% · in 7 of 158 public lists, September – November 2026
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SWORD: what Penitent Engines kills

Damage for its points

50SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 70 pts kill ~40 pts in one activation.Typical unit: 46 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta50SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★99SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.78SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.69SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.70SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.70SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Penitent Engines is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

231SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 11% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 70 pts: about 219 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical unit: 295 per 100

For its points231SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

1 creator
  • Middling, with no re-rolls 1 of 1

Units near it

Per 100 pts, its nearest in Adepta Sororitas and across the game

SWORD

In Adepta Sororitas

Penitent Engines50

Across the game· units

Corvus Blackstar Space Marines · just ahead51
Penitent Engines 50
Red Corsairs Reave-captain Chaos Space Marines · level with it50

SHIELD

In Adepta Sororitas

Penitent Engines231

Across the game· units

Cadian Recon Squad Astra Militarum · just ahead232
Penitent Engines 231
Grey Knights Thunderhawk Gunship Grey Knights · level with it231

How we got these numbers

Bringers of FlameBest weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 50 · 70 pts kill ~40 pts in one activation

SHIELD 231 · about 11% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 219 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Penitent Engines, 70 pts
  • Penitent Flamers, Twin Penitent Flails
  • Counted as dice: the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 1 creator
  • 1d6chan · 30 Oct
The lists: 158