Knight Valiant
Lists18% · in 15 of 83 public lists, September – November 2026
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SWORD: what Knight Valiant kills
Damage for its points
42SWORD
per 100 pts
per 100 pts
Its 390 pts kill ~185 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100
Into each enemy type
Whole meta42SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes38SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.42SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.47SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.52SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh. ★66SWORD per 100 pts
SHIELD: how hard Knight Valiant is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
393SHIELD
per 100 pts
per 100 pts
It takes about 19% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 390 pts: about 1086 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100
For its points393SHIELD per 100 pts
What creators say
6 creators- Works beside the Castellan in Dominus Foebreakers 2 of 6
- Guns too short-ranged for the price 3 of 6
- Flamer can't fire back when charged 3 of 6
- Slow, and others fill its role cheaper 2 of 6
- Rarely taken in winning lists 2 of 6
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Imperial Knights and across the game
SWORD
In Imperial Knights
Knight Valiant42
Across the game· shooters
Heavy Intercessor Squad Space Marines · just ahead43
Knight Valiant 42
Chaos Questoris Knight Styrix Chaos Knights · level with it42
SHIELD
In Imperial Knights
Knight Valiant393
Across the game· shooters
Stormlord Astra Militarum · just ahead394
Knight Valiant 393
Manta T'au Empire · just behind392
How we got these numbers
Dominus FoebreakersBest weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems
SWORD 42 · 390 pts kill ~185 pts in one activation
SHIELD 393 · about 19% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 1086 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 403 shooters · How we score ›
What we ran
- Knight Valiant, 390 pts
- Conflagration cannon, 2 Shieldbreaker missile launcher, Thundercoil harpoon, Titanic feet, 2 Twin meltagun, Twin siegebreaker cannon
- Counted as dice: the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 6 creators
- Recon By Fire · 27 Oct
- Tabletop Battles / formerly Goonhammer · 30 Oct
- Mana Down Under · 3 Sep
- Vanguard Tactics · 21 Jul
- Auspex Tactics · 11 Jul
- 1d6chan · 30 Oct
The lists: 83
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