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Adepta SororitasArmy page › All 33 units

Sisters Novitiate Squad

Infantry · 10 models, 90 pts
Why it's takenTop 3% for objective control per pointOC 22.2 per 100 pts · In 45 of 158 public lists
Lists28% · in 45 of 158 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateSisters Novitiate Squad against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Sisters Novitiate Squad kills

Damage for its points

35SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 90 pts kill ~36 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta35SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★103SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.70SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.39SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.32SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.28SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Sisters Novitiate Squad is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

269SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 13% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 90 pts: about 276 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100

For its points269SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

3 creators
  • Cheap scoring bodies for actions 3 of 3
  • Infiltrate for early board control 1 of 3
  • Can ride in the Immolator 1 of 3

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Adepta Sororitas

Canoness36
Dominion Squad35
Hospitaller35
Sisters Novitiate Squad35
Arco-Flagellants33

Across the game· shooters

Biologus Putrifier Death Guard · just ahead36
Sisters Novitiate Squad 35
Infernal Enrapturess Chaos Daemons · level with it35

SHIELD

In Adepta Sororitas

Celestian Insidiants275
Sisters Novitiate Squad269
Castigator260
Mortifiers258
Junith Eruita257

Across the game· shooters

Scout Squad Space Marines · just ahead270
Sisters Novitiate Squad 269
Einhyr Hearthguard Leagues of Votann · just behind268

With a leader

Sisters Novitiate Squad with Palatine90 + 50 = 140 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Sisters Novitiate Squad alonePalatine's rulesPalatine's attacks
Squad32 ÷ 90 pts =35per 100
With leader69 ÷ 140 pts =49per 100▲14

The leader adds 37 pts of kills a turn (11 from rules, 26 from attacks) for 50 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Sisters Novitiate Squad alonePalatine's rulesPalatine's wounds
Squad242 ÷ 90 pts =269per 100
With leader333 ÷ 140 pts =238per 100▼31

The leader adds 91 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 91 from wounds) for 50 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

Bringers of FlameWhat people fieldNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 35 · 90 pts kill ~36 pts in one activation

SHIELD 269 · about 13% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 276 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Sisters Novitiate Squad, 10 models, 90 pts
  • 5 Close combat weapon, 2 Ministorum flamer, Novitiate autogun, 9 Novitiate autopistol, 4 Novitiate melee weapon, Power weapon, Plasma pistol
  • Counted as dice: its own abilities and the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 3 creators
  • Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 30 Oct
  • Grand Slam-Gaming · 11 Sep
  • 1d6chan · 30 Oct
The lists: 158