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Astra MilitarumArmy page › All 72 units

Krieg Combat Engineers

Infantry · 5 models, 65 pts or 10 models, 95 pts
Lists40% · in 48 of 120 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateKrieg Combat Engineers against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Krieg Combat Engineers kills

Damage for its points

62SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 65 pts kill ~46 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta62SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★105SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.88SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.82SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.79SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.96SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Krieg Combat Engineers is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

158SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 8% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 65 pts: about 153 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points158SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

5 creators
  • Cheap scouting action unit 4 of 5
  • Free grenade and mine deal sneaky damage 4 of 5
  • Small bases hide well 1 of 5

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Astra Militarum

Catachan Command Squad65
Gaunt’s Ghosts65
Commissar Graves62
Militarum Tempestus Command Squad62
Krieg Combat Engineers62

Across the game· melee units

Heretic Astartes Daemon Prince with wings Chaos Space Marines · just ahead63
Krieg Combat Engineers 62
Lieutenant Space Marines · level with it62

SHIELD

In Astra Militarum

Commissar175
Krieg Combat Engineers158
Militarum Tempestus Command Squad152
Lord Solar Leontus148
Krieg Heavy Weapons Squad145

Across the game· melee units

Exalted Sorcerer on Disc of Tzeentch Thousand Sons · just ahead159
Krieg Combat Engineers 158
Captain Space Marines · level with it158

With a leader

Krieg Combat Engineers with Tech-Priest Enginseer65 + 45 = 110 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Krieg Combat Engineers aloneTech-Priest Enginseer's rulesTech-Priest Enginseer's attacks
Squad40 ÷ 65 pts =62per 100
With leader50 ÷ 110 pts =45per 100▼17

The leader adds 10 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 10 from attacks) for 45 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Krieg Combat Engineers aloneTech-Priest Enginseer's rulesTech-Priest Enginseer's wounds
Squad103 ÷ 65 pts =158per 100
With leader205 ÷ 110 pts =186per 100▲28

The leader adds 102 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 102 from wounds) for 45 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.

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

Mechanised AssaultWhat people fieldNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 62 · 65 pts kill ~46 pts in one activation

SHIELD 158 · about 8% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 153 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Krieg Combat Engineers, 5 models, 65 pts
  • Autopistol, 4 Close combat weapon, 2 Combat shotgun, Flamer, Power weapon, Plasma pistol
  • Counted as dice: the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 5 creators
The lists: 120