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Grey KnightsArmy page › All 26 units

Brotherhood Librarian

Character · 95 pts
Lists28% · in 29 of 102 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateBrotherhood Librarian against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Brotherhood Librarian kills

Damage for its points

64SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 95 pts kill ~69 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta64SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes82SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf. ★93SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.72SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.62SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.48SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Brotherhood Librarian is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

209SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 10% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 95 pts: about 268 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100

For its points209SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

6 creators
  • Strong support leader with the armour piercing seal 2 of 6
  • Lone operative bubble and hiding 2 of 6
  • Leads Paladin bricks 2 of 6
  • Only a backfill piece in winning lists 2 of 6

Units near it

Per 100 pts, its nearest in Grey Knights and across the game

SWORD

In Grey Knights

Nemesis Dreadknight67
Grand Master Voldus65
Purgation Squad64
Brotherhood Librarian64
Brotherhood Terminator Squad61

Across the game· shooters

Catachan Command Squad Astra Militarum · just ahead65
Brotherhood Librarian 64
Venomcrawler Chaos Space Marines · level with it64

SHIELD

In Grey Knights

Purifier Squad234
Grey Knights Thunderhawk Gunship231
Brother-Captain211
Brotherhood Librarian209
Grand Master Voldus207

Across the game· shooters

War Walkers Aeldari · just ahead210
Brotherhood Librarian 209
Revenant Titan Aeldari · level with it209

Leading a squad

Paladin Squad with Brotherhood Librarian185 + 95 = 280 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Paladin Squad aloneBrotherhood Librarian's rulesBrotherhood Librarian's attacks
Squad126 ÷ 185 pts =68per 100
With leader182 ÷ 280 pts =65per 100▼3

The leader adds 56 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 56 from attacks) for 95 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Paladin Squad aloneBrotherhood Librarian's rulesBrotherhood Librarian's wounds
Squad575 ÷ 185 pts =311per 100
With leader818 ÷ 280 pts =292per 100▼19

The leader adds 243 pts to what the enemy must spend (17 from rules, 226 from wounds) for 95 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

Brotherhood StrikeWhat people fieldNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 64 · 95 pts kill ~69 pts in one activation

SHIELD 209 · about 10% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 268 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

Ranked among the game's 403 shooters · How we score ›

What we ran
  • Brotherhood Librarian, 95 pts
  • Nemesis force weapon, Storm bolter, Vortex of Doom
  • Counted as dice: the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 6 creators
The lists: 102