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Adeptus MechanicusArmy page › All 34 units

Kataphron Breachers

Infantry · 3 models, 140 pts or 6 models, 290 pts
Lists4% · in 7 of 181 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateKataphron Breachers against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Kataphron Breachers kills

Damage for its points

58SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 290 pts kill ~190 pts in one activation.Typical unit: 46 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta58SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes43SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.54SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf. ★76SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.65SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.66SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Kataphron Breachers is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

238SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 11% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 290 pts: about 661 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical unit: 295 per 100

For its points238SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

5 creators
  • Cheaper now, in a decent spot 1 of 5
  • Worst points per damage 2 of 5
  • Still in a rough spot 1 of 5
  • Absent from winning lists 1 of 5

Units near it

Per 100 pts, its nearest in Adeptus Mechanicus and across the game

SWORD

In Adeptus Mechanicus

Technoarcheologist62
Kataphron Breachers58
Skitarii Vanguard57
Skitarii Rangers56
Sydonian Dragoons with taser lances53

Across the game· units

Lieutenant in Phobos Armour Space Marines · just ahead59
Kataphron Breachers 58
Helbrute Chaos Space Marines · level with it58

SHIELD

In Adeptus Mechanicus

Hastarii Fusiliers245
Archaeopter Transvector241
Kataphron Breachers238
Skitarii Marshal229
Serberys Raiders217

Across the game· units

Warlock Aeldari · just ahead240
Kataphron Breachers 238
Aestred Thurga and Agathae Dolan Adepta Sororitas · level with it238

With a leader

Kataphron Breachers with Tech-Priest Dominus290 + 60 = 350 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Kataphron Breachers aloneTech-Priest Dominus' rulesTech-Priest Dominus' attacks
Squad165 ÷ 290 pts =57per 100
With leader189 ÷ 350 pts =54per 100▼3

The leader adds 24 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 24 from attacks) for 60 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Kataphron Breachers aloneTech-Priest Dominus' rulesTech-Priest Dominus' wounds
Squad740 ÷ 290 pts =255per 100
With leader1295 ÷ 350 pts =370per 100▲115

The leader adds 555 pts to what the enemy must spend (322 from rules, 233 from wounds) for 60 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself 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

Explorator ManipleWhat people fieldNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 58 · 290 pts kill ~190 pts in one activation

SHIELD 238 · about 11% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 661 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Kataphron Breachers, 6 models, 290 pts
  • 6 Heavy arc rifle, 6 Hydraulic claw
  • 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: 181