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Blood AngelsArmy page › All 14 units

Commander Dante

Epic Hero · 140 pts
Lists44% · in 51 of 116 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateCommander Dante against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Commander Dante kills

Damage for its points

53SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 140 pts kill ~84 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta53SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes46SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.69SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf. ★71SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.70SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.59SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Commander Dante is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

117SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 6% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 140 pts: about 253 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points117SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

9 creators
  • Gives his unit a permanent assault doctrine 3 of 9
  • Longer threat range with re-rolled charges 1 of 9
  • Leads Vanguard Veterans in one recommended list 1 of 9
  • Doctrines come anyway, so he is worth less 4 of 9
  • Price rose for a side-grade 4 of 9
  • Lost his hit and charge bonuses 2 of 9

Units near it

Per 100 pts, its nearest in Blood Angels and across the game

SWORD

In Blood Angels

Baal Predator61
Commander Dante53
Death Company Marines52
Astorath48
The Sanguinor45

Across the game· melee units

Red Corsairs Raiders Chaos Space Marines · just ahead54
Commander Dante 53
Company Heroes Space Marines · level with it53

SHIELD

In Blood Angels

Astorath188
Lemartes168
Sanguinary Priest162
Blood Angels Captain158
Commander Dante117

Across the game· melee units

Autarch Aeldari · just ahead118
Commander Dante 117
Azrael Dark Angels · just behind115

Leading a squad

Sanguinary Guard with Commander Dante135 + 140 = 275 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Sanguinary Guard aloneCommander Dante's rulesCommander Dante's attacks
Squad193 ÷ 275 pts =70per 100
With leader193 ÷ 275 pts =60per 100▼10

The leader adds nothing of kills a turn here.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Sanguinary Guard aloneCommander Dante's rulesCommander Dante's wounds
Squad1026 ÷ 275 pts =373per 100
With leader1026 ÷ 275 pts =240per 100▼133

The leader adds nothing to what the enemy must spend 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

Angelic InheritorsDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 53 · 140 pts kill ~84 pts in one activation

SHIELD 117 · about 6% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 253 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Commander Dante, 140 pts
  • Its datasheet's weapons
  • Counted as dice: the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 8 creators
The lists: 116