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Chaos Space MarinesArmy page › All 58 units

Chaos Terminator Squad

Infantry · 5 models, 185 pts or 10 models, 370 pts
Lists52% · in 95 of 184 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateChaos Terminator Squad against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Chaos Terminator Squad kills

Damage for its points

47SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 185 pts kill ~98 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta47SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes78SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf. ★87SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.83SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.78SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.79SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Chaos Terminator Squad is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

398SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 19% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 185 pts: about 667 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points398SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

6 creators
  • The new bolters made them the post-update core 3 of 6
  • Tougher, and tougher still with Bile 3 of 6
  • A Sorcerer or Kravek adds armour piercing 3 of 6
  • Deep strike up and down in the right detachment 2 of 6
  • Overcosted before the update 1 of 6
  • Few lists took them in the early meta 1 of 6

Units near it

Per 100 pts, its nearest in Chaos Space Marines and across the game

SWORD

In Chaos Space Marines

Heretic Astartes Daemon Prince49
Chaos Terminator Squad47
Chaos Lord with Jump Pack46
Sorcerer in Terminator Armour45
Heldrake45

Across the game· melee units

Daemon Prince of Tzeentch Thousand Sons · just ahead48
Chaos Terminator Squad 47
Ancient in Terminator Armour Space Marines · level with it47

SHIELD

In Chaos Space Marines

Possessed414
Heretic Astartes Daemon Prince412
Chaos Terminator Squad398
Fellgor Beastmen397
Cultist Mob380

Across the game· melee units

Von Ryan's Leapers Genestealer Cults · just ahead399
Chaos Terminator Squad 398
Fellgor Beastmen Chaos Space Marines · just behind397

With a leader

Chaos Terminator Squad with Huron Blackheart185 + 135 = 320 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Chaos Terminator Squad aloneHuron Blackheart's rulesHuron Blackheart's attacks
Squad83 ÷ 185 pts =45per 100
With leader147 ÷ 320 pts =46per 100▲1

The leader adds 64 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 64 from attacks) for 135 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Chaos Terminator Squad aloneHuron Blackheart's rulesHuron Blackheart's wounds
Squad744 ÷ 185 pts =402per 100
With leader1043 ÷ 320 pts =326per 100▼76

The leader adds 299 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 299 from wounds) for 135 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

Nightmare HuntBest weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 47 · 185 pts kill ~98 pts in one activation

SHIELD 398 · about 19% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 667 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Chaos Terminator Squad, 5 models, 185 pts
  • 2 Combi-bolter, 3 Power fist, Chainfist, 2 Combi-weapon, Paired accursed weapons
  • Counted as dice: its own abilities, the army rule and the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 6 creators
The lists: 184