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Space MarinesArmy page › All 79 units

Ancient in Terminator Armour

Character · 75 pts
Lists20% · in 213 of 1078 Space Marines-codex lists, chapters included, September – November 2026
SimulateAncient in Terminator Armour against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Ancient in Terminator Armour kills

Damage for its points

47SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 75 pts kill ~40 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta47SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes28SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf. ★31SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.25SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.24SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.13SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Ancient in Terminator Armour is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

543SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 26% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 75 pts: about 292 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points543SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

7 creators
  • Makes a Terminator brick very hard to wound 3 of 7
  • The one real Terminator support character 2 of 7
  • The most taken Terminator leader 1 of 7
  • A cheap support slot 1 of 7
  • Not in any undefeated list 1 of 7

Units near it

Per 100 pts, its nearest in Space Marines and across the game

SWORD

In Space Marines

Invader ATVs48
Land Speeder48
Ballistus Dreadnought47
Captain with Jump Pack47
Ancient in Terminator Armour47

Across the game· melee units

Daemon Prince of Tzeentch Thousand Sons · just ahead48
Ancient in Terminator Armour 47
Chaos Terminator Squad Chaos Space Marines · level with it47

SHIELD

In Space Marines

Heavy Intercessor Squad585
Impulsor577
Ancient in Terminator Armour543
Rhino517
Terminator Assault Squad504

Across the game· melee units

Mortarion Death Guard · just ahead551
Ancient in Terminator Armour 543
Ironkin Steeljacks with Melee Weapons Leagues of Votann · just behind541

Leading a squad

Terminator Assault Squad with Ancient in Terminator Armour340 + 75 = 415 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Terminator Assault Squad aloneAncient in Terminator Armour's rulesAncient in Terminator Armour's attacks
Squad184 ÷ 340 pts =54per 100
With leader195 ÷ 415 pts =47per 100▼7

The leader adds 11 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 11 from attacks) for 75 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Terminator Assault Squad aloneAncient in Terminator Armour's rulesAncient in Terminator Armour's wounds
Squad1765 ÷ 340 pts =519per 100
With leader2253 ÷ 415 pts =543per 100▲24

The leader adds 488 pts to what the enemy must spend (201 from rules, 287 from wounds) for 75 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.

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

No detachmentDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 47 · 75 pts kill ~40 pts in one activation

SHIELD 543 · about 26% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 292 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Ancient in Terminator Armour, 75 pts
  • Its datasheet's weapons
  • Counted as dice: its own abilities
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 7 creators
The lists: 61