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Astra MilitarumArmy page › All 72 units

Death Riders

Mounted · 5 models, 60 pts or 10 models, 110 pts
Lists8% · in 10 of 120 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateDeath Riders against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Death Riders kills

Damage for its points

51SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 60 pts kill ~35 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta51SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★154SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.111SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.63SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.49SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.47SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Death Riders is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

297SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 14% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 60 pts: about 217 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points297SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

6 creators
  • Reactive move strings out melee armies 3 of 6
  • Cheap, fast screen 3 of 6
  • Great when led by Dreir 2 of 6
  • Poor without Dreir 1 of 6
  • Their lances hit weakly 1 of 6

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Astra Militarum

Leman Russ Executioner51
Stormsword51
Taurox Prime51
Tempestus Aquilons51
Death Riders51

Across the game· melee units

Incursor Squad Space Marines · just ahead52
Death Riders 51
Warp Talons Chaos Space Marines · level with it51

SHIELD

In Astra Militarum

Artillery Team319
Attilan Rough Riders297
Death Riders297
Manticore290
Cadian Shock Troops274

Across the game· melee units

Celestian Sacresants Adepta Sororitas · just ahead298
Death Riders 297
Attilan Rough Riders Astra Militarum · level with it297

With a leader

Death Riders with Lord Marshal Dreir60 + 70 = 130 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Death Riders aloneLord Marshal Dreir's rulesLord Marshal Dreir's attacks
Squad31 ÷ 60 pts =51per 100
With leader62 ÷ 130 pts =48per 100▼3

The leader adds 31 pts of kills a turn (8 from rules, 23 from attacks) for 70 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Death Riders aloneLord Marshal Dreir's rulesLord Marshal Dreir's wounds
Squad178 ÷ 60 pts =297per 100
With leader359 ÷ 130 pts =276per 100▼21

The leader adds 181 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 181 from wounds) for 70 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 CompanyDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 51 · 60 pts kill ~35 pts in one activation

SHIELD 297 · about 14% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 217 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Death Riders, 5 models, 60 pts
  • Its datasheet's weapons
  • Counted as dice: the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 6 creators
The lists: 120