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Space MarinesArmy page › All 79 units

Scout Squad

Infantry · 5 models, 65 pts or 10 models, 120 pts
Lists61% · in 662 of 1078 Space Marines-codex lists, chapters included, September – November 2026
SimulateScout Squad against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Scout Squad kills

Damage for its points

58SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 65 pts kill ~43 pts in one activation.Typical unit: 46 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta58SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★118SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.86SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.48SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.44SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.34SWORD per 100 pts

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

Toughness for its points

270SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 13% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 65 pts: about 220 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical unit: 295 per 100

For its points270SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

5 creators
  • The cheapest screen in the army 3 of 5
  • In most undefeated lists 1 of 5
  • Give an Impulsor the early move 1 of 5
  • Cheap activations for elite lists 1 of 5

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Space Marines

Assault Intercessor Squad58
Land Raider58
Scout Squad58
Apothecary Biologis57
Gladiator Reaper57

Across the game· units

Lieutenant in Phobos Armour Space Marines · just ahead59
Scout Squad 58
Helbrute Chaos Space Marines · level with it58

SHIELD

In Space Marines

Apothecary272
Land Speeder270
Scout Squad270
Repulsor Executioner267
Assault Intercessors with Jump Packs266

Across the game· units

Gaunt’s Ghosts Astra Militarum · just ahead271
Scout Squad 270
Land Speeder Space Marines · level with it270

With a leader

Scout Squad with Librarian in Phobos Armour65 + 75 = 140 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Scout Squad aloneLibrarian in Phobos Armour's rulesLibrarian in Phobos Armour's attacks
Squad38 ÷ 65 pts =58per 100
With leader78 ÷ 140 pts =56per 100▼2

The leader adds 40 pts of kills a turn (2 from rules, 38 from attacks) for 75 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Scout Squad aloneLibrarian in Phobos Armour's rulesLibrarian in Phobos Armour's wounds
Squad176 ÷ 65 pts =270per 100
With leader297 ÷ 140 pts =212per 100▼58

The leader adds 121 pts to what the enemy must spend (8 from rules, 113 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

No detachmentWhat people fieldNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 58 · 65 pts kill ~43 pts in one activation

SHIELD 270 · about 13% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 220 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

Ranked among the game's 930 units · How we score ›

What we ran
  • Scout Squad, 5 models, 65 pts
  • 5 Bolt pistol, Boltgun, Chainsword, 4 Combat Knife, 2 Shotgun, Sniper Rifle, Missile Launcher
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 5 creators
The lists: 61