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Agents of the ImperiumArmy page › All 29 units

Deathwatch Kill Team

Battleline · 5 models, 115 pts or 10 models, 220 pts
Lists40% · in 6 of 15 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateDeathwatch Kill Team against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Deathwatch Kill Team kills

Damage for its points

60SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 115 pts kill ~78 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta60SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★124SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.111SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.105SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.107SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.76SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Deathwatch Kill Team is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

215SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 10% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 115 pts: about 295 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100

For its points215SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

8 creators
  • The army's only real punch 4 of 8
  • Hammers hit hard with a Watch Master 2 of 8
  • The best lists skip it 2 of 8
  • Pricey for a squad that can die unused 2 of 8
  • Space Marine Deathwatch do it better 1 of 8
  • No support as an ally 1 of 8

Units near it

Per 100 pts, its nearest in Agents of the Imperium and across the game

SWORD

In Agents of the Imperium

Sanctifiers64
Inquisitor Draxus62
Grey Knights Terminator Squad60
Deathwatch Kill Team60
Eversor Assassin54

Across the game· shooters

Knight Ruinator Chaos Knights · just ahead61
Deathwatch Kill Team 60
Syll'esske Chaos Daemons · level with it60

SHIELD

In Agents of the Imperium

Deathwatch Kill Team215
Sanctifiers212
Inquisitor Kroyle181
Watch Captain Artemis180
Watch Master154

Across the game· shooters

Stealth Battlesuits T'au Empire · just ahead216
Deathwatch Kill Team 215
Orion Assault Dropship Adeptus Custodes · level with it215

With a leader

Deathwatch Kill Team with Watch Captain Artemis115 + 75 = 190 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Deathwatch Kill Team aloneWatch Captain Artemis' rulesWatch Captain Artemis' attacks
Squad69 ÷ 115 pts =60per 100
With leader120 ÷ 190 pts =63per 100▲3

The leader adds 51 pts of kills a turn (18 from rules, 33 from attacks) for 75 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Deathwatch Kill Team aloneWatch Captain Artemis' rulesWatch Captain Artemis' wounds
Squad248 ÷ 115 pts =216per 100
With leader386 ÷ 190 pts =203per 100▼13

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

Imperialis FleetBest weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 60 · 115 pts kill ~78 pts in one activation

SHIELD 215 · about 10% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 295 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Deathwatch Kill Team, 5 models, 115 pts
  • 4 Knives and Fists, Frag cannon, Infernus heavy bolter (Bolt), Infernus heavy bolter (Infernus), 2 Deathwatch shotgun, Combi-weapon (Damnatus), Combi-weapon (Infernus), Combi-weapon (Purgatus), Power weapon
  • Counted as dice: its own abilities and the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 8 creators
The lists: 15