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Astra MilitarumArmy page › All 72 units

Lord Marshal Dreir

Epic Hero · 70 pts
Why it's takenTop 40% for objective control per pointOC 2.9 per 100 pts · In 4 of 120 public lists
Lists3% · in 4 of 120 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateLord Marshal Dreir against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Lord Marshal Dreir kills

Damage for its points

24SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 70 pts kill ~19 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta24SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★57SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.49SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.35SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.25SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.24SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Lord Marshal Dreir is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

252SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 12% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 70 pts: about 229 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points252SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

6 creators
  • Cheap orders for Death Riders 3 of 6
  • Makes Death Riders genuinely threatening 2 of 6
  • Too dear for what he adds 3 of 6
  • Death Riders hit harder without him 2 of 6

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Astra Militarum

Artillery Team25
Catachan Jungle Fighters25
Hippogriff AFV25
Lord Marshal Dreir24
Cadian Recon Squad22

Across the game· melee units

Imperial Navy Breachers Agents of the Imperium · just ahead25
Lord Marshal Dreir 24
Shadowseer Aeldari · level with it24

SHIELD

In Astra Militarum

Cadian Shock Troops274
Gaunt’s Ghosts271
Lord Marshal Dreir252
Tempestus Aquilons234
Cadian Recon Squad232

Across the game· melee units

Breaka Boyz Orks · just ahead253
Lord Marshal Dreir 252
Suboden Khan White Scars · level with it252

Leading a squad

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 24 · 70 pts kill ~19 pts in one activation

SHIELD 252 · about 12% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 229 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Lord Marshal Dreir, 70 pts
  • Its datasheet's weapons
  • Counted as dice: the army rule and the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 6 creators
The lists: 120