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Space MarinesArmy page › All 79 units

Lieutenant in Phobos Armour

Character · 40 pts
Lists1% · in 12 of 1078 Space Marines-codex lists, chapters included, September – November 2026
SimulateLieutenant in Phobos Armour against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Lieutenant in Phobos Armour kills

Damage for its points

59SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 40 pts kill ~27 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta59SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★100SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.87SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.62SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.47SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.27SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Lieutenant in Phobos Armour is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

229SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 11% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 40 pts: about 124 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points229SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

7 creators
  • A bargain trade piece leading Reivers 1 of 7
  • Needs a Captain, like the plain Lieutenant 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

Lieutenant in Phobos Armour59
Assault Intercessor Squad58
Land Raider58
Scout Squad58
Apothecary Biologis57

Across the game· melee units

Syll'esske Chaos Daemons · just ahead60
Lieutenant in Phobos Armour 59
Legionaries Chaos Space Marines · level with it59

SHIELD

In Space Marines

Ancient234
Sternguard Veteran Squad233
Spectrus Kill Team229
Lieutenant in Phobos Armour229
Fortis Kill Team228

Across the game· melee units

Traitor Enforcer Chaos Space Marines · just ahead230
Lieutenant in Phobos Armour 229
Spectrus Kill Team Space Marines · level with it229

Leading a squad

Incursor Squad with Lieutenant in Phobos Armour90 + 40 = 130 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Incursor Squad aloneLieutenant in Phobos Armour's rulesLieutenant in Phobos Armour's attacks
Squad47 ÷ 90 pts =52per 100
With leader77 ÷ 130 pts =59per 100▲7

The leader adds 30 pts of kills a turn (9 from rules, 21 from attacks) for 40 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Incursor Squad aloneLieutenant in Phobos Armour's rulesLieutenant in Phobos Armour's wounds
Squad218 ÷ 90 pts =242per 100
With leader298 ÷ 130 pts =229per 100▼13

The leader adds 80 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 80 from wounds) for 40 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

Phobos Shock ForceBest weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 59 · 40 pts kill ~27 pts in one activation

SHIELD 229 · about 11% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 124 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Lieutenant in Phobos Armour, 40 pts
  • Master-crafted Bolt Carbine, Monomolecular Combat Blades
  • Counted as dice: its own abilities and the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 7 creators
The lists: 61