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Space MarinesArmy page › All 79 units

Terminator Squad

Infantry · 5 models, 190 pts or 10 models, 380 pts
Lists13% · in 144 of 1078 Space Marines-codex lists, chapters included, September – November 2026
SimulateTerminator Squad against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Terminator Squad kills

Damage for its points

49SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 380 pts kill ~211 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta49SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes44SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.52SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf. ★54SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.51SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.42SWORD per 100 pts

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

Toughness for its points

382SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 18% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 380 pts: about 1128 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points382SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

8 creators
  • The shooting Terminators, upgraded 2 of 8
  • Make big bricks with Lysander or the Wolves 1 of 8
  • Behind the Assault Terminators 1 of 8
  • Not in any undefeated list 1 of 8

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Space Marines

Firestrike Servo-Turrets49
Gladiator Valiant49
Terminator Squad49
Invader ATVs48
Land Speeder48

Across the game· melee units

Burning Chariot Chaos Daemons · just ahead50
Terminator Squad 49
Heretic Astartes Daemon Prince Chaos Space Marines · level with it49

SHIELD

In Space Marines

Brutalis Dreadnought389
Repulsor389
Terminator Squad382
Deathwatch Terminator Squad381
Redemptor Dreadnought381

Across the game· melee units

Fulgurite Electro-Priests Adeptus Mechanicus · just ahead384
Terminator Squad 382
Caanok Var Iron Hands · level with it382

With a leader

Terminator Squad with Librarian in Terminator Armour380 + 80 = 460 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Terminator Squad aloneLibrarian in Terminator Armour's rulesLibrarian in Terminator Armour's attacks
Squad182 ÷ 380 pts =48per 100
With leader230 ÷ 460 pts =50per 100▲2

The leader adds 48 pts of kills a turn (4 from rules, 44 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 Squad aloneLibrarian in Terminator Armour's rulesLibrarian in Terminator Armour's wounds
Squad1463 ÷ 380 pts =385per 100
With leader1748 ÷ 460 pts =380per 100▼5

The leader adds 285 pts to what the enemy must spend (38 from rules, 247 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 49 · 380 pts kill ~211 pts in one activation

SHIELD 382 · about 18% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 1128 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Terminator Squad, 10 models, 380 pts
  • 10 Power fist, 10 Storm bolter, 2 Cyclone missile launcher
  • Counted as dice: its own abilities
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 8 creators
The lists: 61