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Outrider Squad

Mounted · 3 models, 80 pts or 6 models, 160 pts
Lists35% · in 372 of 1078 Space Marines-codex lists, chapters included, September – November 2026
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SWORD: what Outrider Squad kills

Damage for its points

79SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 80 pts kill ~72 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta79SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes89SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.93SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.91SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh. ★94SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.72SWORD per 100 pts

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

Toughness for its points

465SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 22% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 80 pts: about 366 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points465SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

7 creators
  • Fast, big-base move blockers 2 of 7
  • The best fast skirmisher 1 of 7
  • Hit hard on the charge 1 of 7
  • Played in threes in some lists 1 of 7
  • Poor outside the bike leader trick 1 of 7
  • Weak for most chapters 1 of 7

Units near it

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

SWORD

Across the game· melee units

Attilan Rough Riders Astra Militarum · just ahead80
Outrider Squad 79
Lord Discordant on Helstalker Chaos Space Marines · level with it79

SHIELD

Across the game· melee units

Deathleaper Genestealer Cults · just ahead470
Outrider Squad 465
Lychguard Necrons · just behind464

With a leader

Outrider Squad with Captain on Bike80 + 110 = 190 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Outrider Squad aloneCaptain on Bike's rulesCaptain on Bike's attacks
Squad63 ÷ 80 pts =79per 100
With leader101 ÷ 190 pts =53per 100▼26

The leader adds 38 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 38 from attacks) for 110 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Outrider Squad aloneCaptain on Bike's rulesCaptain on Bike's wounds
Squad372 ÷ 80 pts =465per 100
With leader557 ÷ 190 pts =293per 100▼172

The leader adds 185 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 185 from wounds) for 110 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

No detachmentBest weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 79 · 80 pts kill ~72 pts in one activation

SHIELD 465 · about 22% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 366 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Outrider Squad, 3 models, 80 pts
  • 2 Chainsword, Heavy Bolt Pistol, Thunder Hammer, 3 Twin bolt rifle, 2 Plasma pistol
  • Counted as dice: its own abilities
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 7 creators
The lists: 61