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Space MarinesArmy page › All 79 units

Reiver Squad

Infantry · 5 models, 85 pts or 10 models, 165 pts
Lists16% · in 175 of 1078 Space Marines-codex lists, chapters included, September – November 2026
SimulateReiver Squad against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Reiver Squad kills

Damage for its points

55SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 85 pts kill ~53 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta55SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★121SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.99SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.57SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.54SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.32SWORD per 100 pts

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

Toughness for its points

261SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 12% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 85 pts: about 269 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points261SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

8 creators
  • Give the Impulsor a free early move 1 of 8
  • Do actions or charge, then hop back in 1 of 8
  • All-round great now 1 of 8
  • Superb with the Phobos Captain 1 of 8
  • Behind the Incursors, aimed at melee armies 1 of 8

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Space Marines

Judiciar55
Land Raider Redeemer55
Librarian in Phobos Armour55
Terminator Assault Squad55
Reiver Squad55

Across the game· melee units

Sword Brethren Squad Black Templars · just ahead56
Reiver Squad 55
Judiciar Space Marines · level with it55

SHIELD

In Space Marines

Assault Intercessors with Jump Packs266
Gladiator Reaper266
Apothecary Biologis261
Reiver Squad261
Lieutenant257

Across the game· melee units

Venerable Dreadnought Space Wolves · just ahead265
Reiver Squad 261
Wulfen Space Wolves · just behind259

With a leader

Reiver Squad with Librarian in Phobos Armour85 + 75 = 160 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Reiver Squad aloneLibrarian in Phobos Armour's rulesLibrarian in Phobos Armour's attacks
Squad47 ÷ 85 pts =55per 100
With leader88 ÷ 160 pts =55per 100=

The leader adds 41 pts of kills a turn (2 from rules, 39 from attacks) for 75 pts: the same per point as the squad alone.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Reiver Squad aloneLibrarian in Phobos Armour's rulesLibrarian in Phobos Armour's wounds
Squad222 ÷ 85 pts =261per 100
With leader352 ÷ 160 pts =220per 100▼41

The leader adds 130 pts to what the enemy must spend (9 from rules, 121 from wounds) for 75 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 ForceDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 55 · 85 pts kill ~53 pts in one activation

SHIELD 261 · about 12% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 269 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Reiver Squad, 5 models, 85 pts
  • Its datasheet's weapons
  • Counted as dice: the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 8 creators
The lists: 61