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Dark AngelsArmy page › All 16 units

Deathwing Knights

Infantry · 5 models, 255 pts
Lists65% · in 210 of 323 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateDeathwing Knights against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Deathwing Knights kills

Damage for its points

38SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 255 pts kill ~110 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta38SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes41SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf. ★52SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.43SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.50SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.52SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Deathwing Knights is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

507SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 24% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 255 pts: about 1114 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points507SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

7 creators
  • Near-unkillable anvil that holds the middle 6 of 7
  • Two units in most lists 3 of 7
  • Love the detachment's wound penalty 2 of 7
  • Cheap for the first two units 1 of 7
  • Protection does not stack with other sources 2 of 7
  • Hit poorly into the toughest Terminators 1 of 7
  • Down from last edition 1 of 7

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Dark Angels

Lion El'Jonson38
Deathwing Knights38
Nephilim Jetfighter37
Azrael36
Belial36

Across the game· melee units

Captain in Terminator Armour Space Marines · just ahead39
Deathwing Knights 38
Accursed Cultists Chaos Space Marines · level with it38

SHIELD

In Dark Angels

Ravenwing Darkshroud639
Deathwing Knights507
Nephilim Jetfighter427
Deathwing Terminator Squad400
Ravenwing Black Knights394

Across the game· melee units

Toxicrene Tyranids · just ahead512
Deathwing Knights 507
Blightlord Terminators Death Guard · level with it507

With a leader

Deathwing Knights with Belial255 + 100 = 355 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Deathwing Knights aloneBelial's rulesBelial's attacks
Squad92 ÷ 255 pts =36per 100
With leader131 ÷ 355 pts =37per 100▲1

The leader adds 39 pts of kills a turn (5 from rules, 34 from attacks) for 100 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Deathwing Knights aloneBelial's rulesBelial's wounds
Squad1303 ÷ 255 pts =511per 100
With leader1562 ÷ 355 pts =440per 100▼71

The leader adds 259 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 259 from wounds) for 100 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

Wrath of the RockWhat people fieldNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 38 · 255 pts kill ~110 pts in one activation

SHIELD 507 · about 24% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 1114 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Deathwing Knights, 5 models, 255 pts
  • Great Weapon of the Unforgiven, 4 Mace of Absolution
  • 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