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Blood AngelsArmy page › All 14 units

Sanguinary Guard

Infantry · 3 models, 135 pts or 6 models, 275 pts
Lists85% · in 99 of 116 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateSanguinary Guard against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Sanguinary Guard kills

Damage for its points

71SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 275 pts kill ~221 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta71SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes54SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf. ★64SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.63SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.63SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.59SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Sanguinary Guard is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

366SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 17% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 275 pts: about 812 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points366SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

9 creators
  • Much tougher: fewer wounds land, no leader needed 7 of 9
  • In most winning lists, in big units 5 of 9
  • Self-sufficient, needing few buffs 3 of 9
  • The flagship fast jump melee unit 3 of 9
  • One profile; struggles into tough targets 2 of 9
  • Dearer for what you get 2 of 9
  • Leaders rarely pay for themselves 1 of 9

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Blood Angels

Death Company Captain with Jump Pack77
Death Company Dreadnought74
Sanguinary Guard71
Death Company Marines with Jump Packs70
Baal Predator61

Across the game· melee units

Castellan Black Templars · just ahead72
Sanguinary Guard 71
Nemesis Claw Chaos Space Marines · level with it71

SHIELD

In Blood Angels

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

Across the game· melee units

Vertus Praetors Adeptus Custodes · just ahead368
Sanguinary Guard 366
Ogryn Bodyguard Astra Militarum · just behind365

With a leader

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

No detachmentWhat people fieldNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 71 · 275 pts kill ~221 pts in one activation

SHIELD 366 · about 17% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 812 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Sanguinary Guard, 6 models, 275 pts
  • 4 Angelus Boltgun, 6 Encarmine Weapon, 2 Inferno pistol
  • Counted as dice: its own abilities
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 8 creators
The lists: 116