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Space MarinesArmy page › All 79 units

Ballistus Dreadnought

Vehicle · 150 pts
Lists9% · in 92 of 1078 Space Marines-codex lists, chapters included, September – November 2026
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SWORD: what Ballistus Dreadnought kills

Damage for its points

47SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 150 pts kill ~80 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta47SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★59SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.49SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.48SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.58SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.52SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Ballistus Dreadnought is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

421SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 20% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 150 pts: about 552 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100

For its points421SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

6 creators
  • Not in any undefeated list 1 of 6

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Space Marines

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

Across the game· shooters

Land Speeder Space Marines · just ahead48
Ballistus Dreadnought 47
Myphitic Blight-hauler Death Guard · level with it47

SHIELD

In Space Marines

Land Raider Crusader427
Ballistus Dreadnought421
Drop Pod412
Bladeguard Veteran Squad405
Land Raider398

Across the game· shooters

Deffkoptas Orks · just ahead423
Ballistus Dreadnought 421
Armiger Helverin Imperial Knights · just behind420

How we got these numbers

Ironclad ChampionsDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 47 · 150 pts kill ~80 pts in one activation

SHIELD 421 · about 20% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 552 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Ballistus Dreadnought, 150 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: 6 creators
The lists: 61