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Blood AngelsArmy page › All 14 units

Sanguinary Priest

Character · 60 pts
Why it's takenIn 47 of 116 public listsThe 5th most-taken Blood Angels unit
Lists41% · in 47 of 116 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateSanguinary Priest against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Sanguinary Priest kills

Damage for its points

14SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 60 pts kill ~10 pts in one activation.Typical unit: 46 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta14SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★39SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.34SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.21SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.20SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.11SWORD per 100 pts

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

Toughness for its points

162SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 8% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 60 pts: about 155 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical unit: 294 per 100

For its points162SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

8 creators
  • Makes bricks sturdier and heals them 5 of 8
  • Best on Bladeguard or Company Heroes 4 of 8
  • Huge in longer combats 1 of 8
  • Fully defensive, so needs damage elsewhere 2 of 8
  • Only leads certain units 1 of 8

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Blood Angels

Chief Librarian Mephiston44
Death Company Captain44
Lemartes40
Blood Angels Captain35
Sanguinary Priest14

Across the game· units

Eldrad Ulthran Aeldari · just ahead15
Sanguinary Priest 14
Runtherd Orks · level with it14

SHIELD

In Blood Angels

Death Company Captain with Jump Pack199
Astorath188
Lemartes168
Sanguinary Priest162
Blood Angels Captain158

Across the game· units

Slaughterbound World Eaters · just ahead163
Sanguinary Priest 162

How we got these numbers

Angelic InheritorsDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 14 · 60 pts kill ~10 pts in one activation

SHIELD 162 · about 8% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 155 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Sanguinary Priest, 60 pts
  • Its datasheet's weapons
  • Counted as dice: its own abilities and the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 7 creators
The lists: 116