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Space MarinesArmy page › All 79 units

Deathwatch Terminator Squad

Infantry · 5 models, 190 pts or 10 models, 380 pts
Lists15% · in 159 of 1078 Space Marines-codex lists, chapters included, September – November 2026
SimulateDeathwatch Terminator Squad against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Deathwatch Terminator Squad kills

Damage for its points

69SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 190 pts kill ~148 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta69SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes90SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.88SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf. ★100SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.96SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.99SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Deathwatch Terminator Squad is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

381SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 18% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 190 pts: about 632 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points381SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

2 creators
  • The sustained damage of Deathwatch Support 1 of 2
  • Aggressively priced for the weapons they carry 1 of 2
  • Dominate the top tables in Ultrawatch lists 2 of 2

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Space Marines

Brutalis Dreadnought70
Redemptor Dreadnought70
Sternguard Veteran Squad70
Deathwatch Terminator Squad69
Invictor Tactical Warsuit68

Across the game· melee units

Redemptor Dreadnought Space Marines · just ahead70
Deathwatch Terminator Squad 69
Raptors Chaos Space Marines · level with it69

SHIELD

In Space Marines

Brutalis Dreadnought389
Repulsor389
Terminator Squad382
Redemptor Dreadnought381
Deathwatch Terminator Squad381

Across the game· melee units

Caanok Var Iron Hands · just ahead382
Deathwatch Terminator Squad 381
Redemptor Dreadnought Space Marines · level with it381

With a leader

Deathwatch Terminator Squad with Librarian in Terminator Armour190 + 80 = 270 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Deathwatch Terminator Squad aloneLibrarian in Terminator Armour's rulesLibrarian in Terminator Armour's attacks
Squad131 ÷ 190 pts =69per 100
With leader173 ÷ 270 pts =64per 100▼5

The leader adds 42 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 42 from attacks) for 80 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Deathwatch Terminator Squad aloneLibrarian in Terminator Armour's rulesLibrarian in Terminator Armour's wounds
Squad733 ÷ 190 pts =386per 100
With leader994 ÷ 270 pts =368per 100▼18

The leader adds 261 pts to what the enemy must spend (23 from rules, 238 from wounds) for 80 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

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

Deathwatch SupportBest weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 69 · 190 pts kill ~148 pts in one activation

SHIELD 381 · about 18% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 632 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Deathwatch Terminator Squad, 5 models, 190 pts
  • 2 Storm bolter, 5 Chainfist, 3 Heavy Flamer
  • Counted as dice: the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 2 creators
The lists: 61