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Desolation Squad

Infantry · 5 models, 140 pts
Lists0% · in 2 of 1078 Space Marines-codex lists, chapters included, September – November 2026
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SWORD: what Desolation Squad kills

Damage for its points

78SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 140 pts kill ~124 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta78SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★110SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.94SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.68SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.79SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.54SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Desolation Squad is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

159SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 8% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 140 pts: about 295 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100

For its points159SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

6 creators
  • Too dear for what they do 1 of 6
  • Not in any undefeated list 1 of 6

Units near it

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

SWORD

Across the game· shooters

Brôkhyr Thunderkyn Leagues of Votann · just ahead79
Desolation Squad 78
Retributor Squad Adepta Sororitas · level with it78

SHIELD

In Space Marines

Desolation Squad159

Across the game· shooters

Death Jester Aeldari · just ahead165
Desolation Squad 159
Exalted Sorcerer on Disc of Tzeentch Thousand Sons · level with it159

With a leader

Desolation Squad with Lieutenant140 + 50 = 190 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Desolation Squad aloneLieutenant's rulesLieutenant's attacks
Squad109 ÷ 140 pts =78per 100
With leader148 ÷ 190 pts =78per 100=

The leader adds 39 pts of kills a turn (11 from rules, 28 from attacks) for 50 pts: the same per point as the squad alone.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Desolation Squad aloneLieutenant's rulesLieutenant's wounds
Squad223 ÷ 140 pts =159per 100
With leader310 ÷ 190 pts =163per 100▲4

The leader adds 87 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 87 from wounds) for 50 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 detachmentBest weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 78 · 140 pts kill ~124 pts in one activation

SHIELD 159 · about 8% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 295 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Desolation Squad, 5 models, 140 pts
  • 5 Bolt pistol, 5 Castellan Launcher, 5 Ceramite Fists, 4 Superfrag Rocket Launcher, Vengor launcher
  • Counted as dice: its own abilities
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 6 creators
The lists: 61