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Space WolvesArmy page › All 21 units

Blood Claws

Battleline · 10 models, 150 pts or 20 models, 290 pts
Lists15% · in 18 of 123 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateBlood Claws against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Blood Claws kills

Damage for its points

42SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 150 pts kill ~71 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta42SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★96SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.88SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.56SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.62SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.56SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Blood Claws is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

353SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 17% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 150 pts: about 506 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points353SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

5 creators
  • Strong with Ragnar and Beast Slayer 2 of 5
  • Cheap melee bodies 1 of 5
  • Can ride Rhinos 1 of 5
  • Advance-and-charge is no longer special 4 of 5
  • Overpriced for what they do 3 of 5
  • Need the right buffs to work 2 of 5
  • Struggle into heavy targets 1 of 5

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Space Wolves

Bjorn the Fell-Handed49
Ragnar Blackmane49
Wulfen Dreadnought46
Logan Grimnar42
Blood Claws42

Across the game· melee units

Be'lakor Chaos Daemons · just ahead43
Blood Claws 42
Chaos Questoris Knight Styrix Chaos Knights · level with it42

SHIELD

In Space Wolves

Wolf Guard Headtakers385
Blood Claws353
Wulfen Dreadnought310
Thunderwolf Cavalry300
Murderfang284

Across the game· melee units

Vigilator Squad Adeptus Custodes · just ahead356
Blood Claws 353
Chaos Cerastus Knight Acheron Chaos Knights · just behind352

With a leader

Blood Claws with Wolf Guard Battle Leader150 + 80 = 230 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Blood Claws aloneWolf Guard Battle Leader's rulesWolf Guard Battle Leader's attacks
Squad63 ÷ 150 pts =42per 100
With leader124 ÷ 230 pts =54per 100▲12

The leader adds 61 pts of kills a turn (24 from rules, 37 from attacks) for 80 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Blood Claws aloneWolf Guard Battle Leader's rulesWolf Guard Battle Leader's wounds
Squad530 ÷ 150 pts =353per 100
With leader681 ÷ 230 pts =296per 100▼57

The leader adds 151 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 151 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

Saga of the Great WolfBest weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 42 · 150 pts kill ~71 pts in one activation

SHIELD 353 · about 17% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 506 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Blood Claws, 10 models, 150 pts
  • 9 Bolt pistol, 9 Chainsword, Power weapon, Plasma pistol
  • Counted as dice: the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 5 creators
The lists: 123