Armies · Astra Militarum
Designation Force Astra Militarum detachment · 11th edition
What Designation Force does for Astra Militarum, in our own words: its rules and enhancements, any stratagems that change an attack, the units they name and how often winning lists take it.
In 18 of 98 winning Astra Militarum lists (18%), September – November 2026. 34% in June – August 2026. Astra Militarum on the Meta page ›
What its rules do
We haven't modelled this detachment's rules yet.
In our own words, as the calculator applies them; see the codex for the rules.
Enhancements
The 2 enhancements Designation Force offers, with their points and who can take each, in our words.
- Long-Range Scout 10 pts · for SCOUT SENTINEL unit: Infiltrators.
- Recon Star 10 pts · for ASTRA MILITARUM INFANTRY PLATOON unit: An ingress move in the first Movement phase.
Stratagems that change an attack
The stratagem of Designation Force that changes the dice, in our words, as the calculator plays it.
- 1 CP: Cover when attacked · for INFANTRY
Units taken with Designation Force
How many of the 2 winning lists with Designation Force (top quarter of their event, the last three months) took each unit.
- B Doomhammer 2 of 2
- A Scout Sentinels 2 of 2
- A Tech-Priest Enginseer 2 of 2
- B Baneblade 1 of 2
- B Basilisk 1 of 2
- B Cadian Command Squad 1 of 2
- B Cadian Shock Troops 1 of 2
- C Field Ordnance Battery 1 of 2
Recent winning lists with Designation Force
Lists from grimstat-corpus (CC BY 4.0), published by their players and tournament organisers on MiniHeadQuarters. Also from Listhammer, MiniHeadQuarters, ChampionsHub. Questions about a list or an event? Get in touch.
Questions
Which units are best in Designation Force?
By our math Designation Force's detachment rule adds no damage against Marine-type infantry; its enhancements and stratagems are listed above.
How often is Designation Force played?
Designation Force is in 18 of 98 winning Astra Militarum lists (18%), September – November 2026.
What enhancements does Designation Force have?
Designation Force offers 2: Long-Range Scout (10 pts) and Recon Star (10 pts).