Knight Crusader
Lists39% · in 32 of 83 public lists, September – November 2026
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SWORD: what Knight Crusader kills
Damage for its points
44SWORD
per 100 pts
per 100 pts
Its 395 pts kill ~197 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100
Into each enemy type
Whole meta44SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes34SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf. ★38SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.33SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.33SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.26SWORD per 100 pts
SHIELD: how hard Knight Crusader is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
321SHIELD
per 100 pts
per 100 pts
It takes about 15% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 395 pts: about 1084 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100
For its points321SHIELD per 100 pts
What creators say
7 creators- Huge volume of shots clears hordes 5 of 7
- Run in most lists, usually one 3 of 7
- Armiger buffs offset cover 2 of 7
- A Castellan is usually better 1 of 7
- Volume matters less into Custodes 1 of 7
- Best bonus needs standing still 1 of 7
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Imperial Knights and across the game
SWORD
In Imperial Knights
Knight Crusader44
Across the game· shooters
Knight-Centura Adeptus Custodes · just ahead45
Knight Crusader 44
Sorcerer Chaos Space Marines · level with it44
SHIELD
Across the game· shooters
Nemesis Dreadknight Grey Knights · just ahead322
Knight Crusader 321
Chaos Predator Annihilator Chaos Space Marines · just behind320
How we got these numbers
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SWORD 44 · 395 pts kill ~197 pts in one activation
SHIELD 321 · about 15% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 1084 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 403 shooters · How we score ›
What we ran
- Knight Crusader, 395 pts
- Avenger gatling cannon, Heavy flamer, 2 Questoris heavy stubber, Rapid-fire battle cannon, Titanic feet
- Counted as dice: its own abilities and the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 7 creators
- Recon By Fire · 27 Oct
- Tabletop Battles / formerly Goonhammer · 30 Oct
- Art of War 40k · 27 Oct
- Mana Down Under · 3 Sep
- Vanguard Tactics · 21 Jul
- Auspex Tactics · 11 Jul
- 1d6chan · 30 Oct
The lists: 83
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