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Space MarinesArmy page › All 79 units

Terminator Assault Squad

Infantry · 5 models, 170 pts or 10 models, 340 pts
Lists28% · in 301 of 1078 Space Marines-codex lists, chapters included, September – November 2026
SimulateTerminator Assault Squad against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Terminator Assault Squad kills

Damage for its points

55SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 340 pts kill ~212 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta55SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes47SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.53SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf. ★67SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.62SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.58SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Terminator Assault Squad is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

504SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 24% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 340 pts: about 1264 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points504SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

8 creators
  • A hard-hitting melee unit on its own merits 2 of 8
  • An ultra-durable brick 2 of 8
  • A turn-one charge with the right detachment 1 of 8
  • Used under Logan or Arjac 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
Reiver Squad55
Terminator Assault Squad55

Across the game· melee units

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

SHIELD

In Space Marines

Ancient in Terminator Armour543
Rhino517
Terminator Assault Squad504
Outrider Squad465
Company Heroes445

Across the game· melee units

Beast Snagga Boyz Orks · just ahead505
Terminator Assault Squad 504

With a leader

Terminator Assault Squad with Librarian in Terminator Armour340 + 80 = 420 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Terminator Assault Squad aloneLibrarian in Terminator Armour's rulesLibrarian in Terminator Armour's attacks
Squad184 ÷ 340 pts =54per 100
With leader231 ÷ 420 pts =55per 100▲1

The leader adds 47 pts of kills a turn (7 from rules, 40 from attacks) for 80 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Terminator Assault Squad aloneLibrarian in Terminator Armour's rulesLibrarian in Terminator Armour's wounds
Squad1768 ÷ 340 pts =520per 100
With leader2071 ÷ 420 pts =493per 100▼27

The leader adds 303 pts to what the enemy must spend (68 from rules, 235 from wounds) for 80 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 55 · 340 pts kill ~212 pts in one activation

SHIELD 504 · about 24% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 1264 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Terminator Assault Squad, 10 models, 340 pts
  • 6 Thunder Hammer, 4 Twin Lightning Claws
  • Counted as dice: its own abilities
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 8 creators
The lists: 61