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Dark AngelsArmy page › All 16 units

Asmodai

Epic Hero · 80 pts
Why it's takenIn 8 of 323 public listsThe 13th most-taken Dark Angels unit
Lists2% · in 8 of 323 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateAsmodai against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Asmodai kills

Damage for its points

27SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 80 pts kill ~24 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta27SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★72SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.67SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.51SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.48SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.44SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Asmodai is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

137SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 7% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 80 pts: about 164 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points137SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

7 creators
  • Full hit re-rolls are rare in the book 4 of 7
  • Fairly priced for what he does 2 of 7
  • Not sure he beats the other characters 2 of 7
  • Re-rolls do not multiply damage much 1 of 7
  • Weak himself, with no real identity 1 of 7
  • Costs a slot in a Terminator army 1 of 7

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Dark Angels

Azrael36
Lazarus32
Ezekiel29
Ravenwing Darkshroud27
Asmodai27

Across the game· melee units

Ynnari Archon Aeldari · just ahead28
Asmodai 27
Captain in Phobos Armour Space Marines · level with it27

SHIELD

In Dark Angels

Lazarus206
Sammael205
Ezekiel182
Asmodai137
Azrael115

Across the game· melee units

Bloodmaster Chaos Daemons · just ahead138
Asmodai 137
Warp Spiders Aeldari · level with it137

Leading a squad

Inner Circle Companions with Asmodai180 + 80 = 260 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Inner Circle Companions aloneAsmodai's rulesAsmodai's attacks
Squad97 ÷ 180 pts =54per 100
With leader143 ÷ 260 pts =55per 100▲1

The leader adds 46 pts of kills a turn (23 from rules, 23 from attacks) for 80 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Inner Circle Companions aloneAsmodai's rulesAsmodai's wounds
Squad608 ÷ 180 pts =338per 100
With leader712 ÷ 260 pts =274per 100▼64

The leader adds 104 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 104 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

Inner Circle Task ForceDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 27 · 80 pts kill ~24 pts in one activation

SHIELD 137 · about 7% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 164 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Asmodai, 80 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: 323