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Blood AngelsArmy page › All 14 units

Death Company Marines

Infantry · 5 models, 90 pts or 10 models, 170 pts
Lists6% · in 7 of 116 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateDeath Company Marines against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Death Company Marines kills

Damage for its points

52SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 90 pts kill ~53 pts in one activation.Typical unit: 46 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta52SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★111SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.99SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.77SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.73SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.52SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Death Company Marines is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

371SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 18% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 90 pts: about 346 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical unit: 295 per 100

For its points371SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

6 creators
  • Cheap, undercosted mid-threat 2 of 6
  • Wins with a Chaplain in a transport 2 of 6
  • Lost their identity, re-rolls cut 3 of 6
  • No objective control without a character 2 of 6

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Blood Angels

Commander Dante53
Death Company Marines52
Astorath48
The Sanguinor45
Chief Librarian Mephiston44

Across the game· units

Hellblaster Squad Space Marines · just ahead53
Death Company Marines 52
Huron Blackheart Chaos Space Marines · level with it52

SHIELD

In Blood Angels

Death Company Dreadnought477
Death Company Marines371
Sanguinary Guard366
Baal Predator330
The Sanguinor268

Across the game· units

Daemon Prince of Slaanesh Emperor's Children · just ahead373
Death Company Marines 371
Goliath Rockgrinder Genestealer Cults · level with it371

With a leader

Death Company Marines with Death Company Captain90 + 80 = 170 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Death Company Marines aloneDeath Company Captain's rulesDeath Company Captain's attacks
Squad47 ÷ 90 pts =52per 100
With leader82 ÷ 170 pts =48per 100▼4

The leader adds 35 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 35 from attacks) for 80 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Death Company Marines aloneDeath Company Captain's rulesDeath Company Captain's wounds
Squad334 ÷ 90 pts =371per 100
With leader510 ÷ 170 pts =300per 100▼71

The leader adds 176 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 176 from wounds) for 80 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

No detachmentBest weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 52 · 90 pts kill ~53 pts in one activation

SHIELD 371 · about 18% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 346 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

Ranked among the game's 930 units · How we score ›

What we ran
  • Death Company Marines, 5 models, 90 pts
  • Eviscerator, Inferno Pistol, 4 Combat blade, 4 Bolt Rifle, 4 Heavy Bolt Pistol, 2 Grenade Launcher
  • Counted as dice: its own abilities
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 5 creators
The lists: 116