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Dark Reapers

Infantry · 5 models, 95 pts or 10 models, 200 pts
Lists25% · in 37 of 149 public lists, September – November 2026
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SWORD: what Dark Reapers kills

Damage for its points

57SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 95 pts kill ~61 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta57SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★74SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.60SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.61SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.65SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.44SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Dark Reapers is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

155SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 7% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 95 pts: about 208 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100

For its points155SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

3 creators
  • A long-range all-rounder that hits anything 2 of 3
  • Easy to hide 1 of 3
  • Great in Aspect Host and Seer Council 1 of 3
  • The big brick is a points sink 1 of 3

Units near it

Per 100 pts, its nearest in Aeldari and across the game

SWORD

Across the game· shooters

Scout Squad Space Marines · just ahead58
Dark Reapers 57
Havocs Chaos Space Marines · level with it57

SHIELD

In Aeldari

Dark Reapers155

Across the game· shooters

Corsair Voidreavers Aeldari · just ahead158
Dark Reapers 155
Commander Shadowsun T'au Empire · level with it155

With a leader

Dark Reapers with Maugan Ra95 + 100 = 195 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Dark Reapers aloneMaugan Ra's rulesMaugan Ra's attacks
Squad54 ÷ 95 pts =57per 100
With leader115 ÷ 195 pts =59per 100▲2

The leader adds 61 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 61 from attacks) for 100 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Dark Reapers aloneMaugan Ra's rulesMaugan Ra's wounds
Squad147 ÷ 95 pts =155per 100
With leader285 ÷ 195 pts =146per 100▼9

The leader adds 138 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 138 from wounds) for 100 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

Aspect HostWhat people fieldNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 57 · 95 pts kill ~61 pts in one activation

SHIELD 155 · about 7% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 208 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Dark Reapers, 5 models, 95 pts
  • 5 Close combat weapon, Missile Launcher, 4 Reaper Launcher
  • Counted as dice: its own abilities and the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 3 creators
The lists: 149