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Troupe

Infantry · 5 models, 85 pts or 11 models, 100 pts or 12 models, 205 pts
Lists15% · in 23 of 149 public lists, September – November 2026
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SWORD: what Troupe kills

Damage for its points

69SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 85 pts kill ~66 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta69SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★129SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.123SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.110SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.102SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.110SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Troupe is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

204SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 10% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 85 pts: about 198 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points204SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

5 creators
  • The backbone of Serpent's Brood 3 of 5
  • Efficient into everything 2 of 5
  • Great with a Falcon 2 of 5
  • Won a big event 1 of 5
  • Slightly overcosted for what they do 2 of 5
  • Needs a Falcon to shine 1 of 5
  • Still due a cut in points 1 of 5

Units near it

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

SWORD

Across the game· melee units

Redemptor Dreadnought Space Marines · just ahead70
Troupe 69
Raptors Chaos Space Marines · level with it69

SHIELD

Across the game· melee units

Sammael Dark Angels · just ahead205
Troupe 204
Overlord Necrons · level with it204

With a leader

Troupe with Troupe Master85 + 75 = 160 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Troupe aloneTroupe Master's rulesTroupe Master's attacks
Squad52 ÷ 85 pts =61per 100
With leader94 ÷ 160 pts =59per 100▼2

The leader adds 42 pts of kills a turn (7 from rules, 35 from attacks) for 75 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Troupe aloneTroupe Master's rulesTroupe Master's wounds
Squad173 ÷ 85 pts =204per 100
With leader251 ÷ 160 pts =157per 100▼47

The leader adds 78 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 78 from wounds) for 75 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

Serpent's BroodWhat people fieldNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 69 · 85 pts kill ~66 pts in one activation

SHIELD 204 · about 10% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 198 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Troupe, 5 models, 85 pts
  • 2 Fusion Pistol, 4 Harlequin's Blade, 2 Neuro Disruptor, Power sword, Shuriken Pistol
  • Counted as dice: its own abilities and the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 5 creators
The lists: 149