Acastus Knight Asterius
Why it's takenRarely takenIn one public list or none
Lists– (one list or none, September – November 2026)
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SWORD: what Acastus Knight Asterius kills
Damage for its points
37SWORD
per 100 pts
per 100 pts
Its 785 pts kill ~329 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100
Into each enemy type
Whole meta37SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes19SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.22SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.34SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.35SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh. ★51SWORD per 100 pts
SHIELD: how hard Acastus Knight Asterius is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
273SHIELD
per 100 pts
per 100 pts
It takes about 13% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 785 pts: about 1704 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100
For its points273SHIELD per 100 pts
What creators say
4 creators- Slow, and wasted without big targets 2 of 4
- Costs a huge amount 1 of 4
- Hardly appears in winning lists 1 of 4
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Imperial Knights and across the game
SWORD
In Imperial Knights
Acastus Knight Asterius37
Across the game· shooters
Exalted Sorcerer Thousand Sons · just ahead38
Acastus Knight Asterius 37
Castigator Adepta Sororitas · level with it37
SHIELD
In Imperial Knights
Acastus Knight Asterius273
Across the game· shooters
Catachan Jungle Fighters Astra Militarum · just ahead274
Acastus Knight Asterius 273
Neophyte Hybrids Genestealer Cults · level with it273
How we got these numbers
Freeblade CompanyDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems
SWORD 37 · 785 pts kill ~329 pts in one activation
SHIELD 273 · about 13% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 1704 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 403 shooters · How we score ›
What we ran
- Acastus Knight Asterius, 785 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: 4 creators
- Recon By Fire · 27 Oct
- Tabletop Battles / formerly Goonhammer · 30 Oct
- Mana Down Under · 3 Sep
- Auspex Tactics · 11 Jul
The lists: 83
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