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Astra MilitarumArmy page › All 72 units

Commissar

Character · 30 pts
Why it's takenTop 33% for objective control per pointOC 3.3 per 100 pts · In 24 of 120 public lists
Lists20% · in 24 of 120 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateCommissar against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Commissar kills

Damage for its points

34SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 30 pts kill ~12 pts in one activation.Typical unit: 46 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta34SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★41SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.25SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.12SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.9SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.10SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Commissar is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

175SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 8% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 30 pts: about 84 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical unit: 294 per 100

For its points175SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

5 creators
  • Needed to order and steady Bullgryns 4 of 5
  • Stops battle-shock from biting 2 of 5
  • Cheap scoring body 2 of 5

Units near it

Per 100 pts, its nearest in Astra Militarum and across the game

SWORD

In Astra Militarum

Banehammer36
Stormlord36
Commissar34
Doomhammer33
Lord Solar Leontus33

Across the game· units

Hospitaller Adepta Sororitas · just ahead35
Commissar 34
Ares Gunship Adeptus Custodes · level with it34

SHIELD

In Astra Militarum

Cyclops Demolition Vehicle194
Cadian Command Squad185
Catachan Command Squad185
Commissar175
Krieg Combat Engineers158

Across the game· units

Imotekh the Stormlord Necrons · just ahead176
Commissar 175
Repentia Squad Adepta Sororitas · level with it175

Leading a squad

Bullgryn Squad with Commissar200 + 30 = 230 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Bullgryn Squad aloneCommissar's rulesCommissar's attacks
Squad62 ÷ 200 pts =31per 100
With leader74 ÷ 230 pts =32per 100▲1

The leader adds 12 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 12 from attacks) for 30 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Bullgryn Squad aloneCommissar's rulesCommissar's wounds
Squad1028 ÷ 200 pts =514per 100
With leader1109 ÷ 230 pts =482per 100▼32

The leader adds 81 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 81 from wounds) for 30 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

Grizzled CompanyWhat people fieldNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 34 · 30 pts kill ~12 pts in one activation

SHIELD 175 · about 8% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 84 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Commissar, 30 pts
  • Bolt pistol, Chainsword
  • Counted as dice: the army rule and the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 5 creators
The lists: 120