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Space WolvesArmy page › All 21 units

Thunderwolf Cavalry

Mounted · 3 models, 115 pts or 6 models, 230 pts
Lists54% · in 66 of 123 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateThunderwolf Cavalry against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Thunderwolf Cavalry kills

Damage for its points

77SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 115 pts kill ~100 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta77SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes93SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.104SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.103SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.104SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh. ★109SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Thunderwolf Cavalry is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

300SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 14% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 115 pts: about 366 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points300SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

5 creators
  • Fast, hard-hitting charge 5 of 5
  • Excel in Stormlance and Beast Slayer 3 of 5
  • Shields come free 3 of 5
  • In most winning lists 2 of 5
  • Cheaper Outriders compete with them 2 of 5
  • Awkward at a squad of six 1 of 5

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Space Wolves

Wulfen86
Wolf Scouts81
Thunderwolf Cavalry77
Wolf Guard Headtakers73
Grey Hunters67

Across the game· melee units

Triarch Praetorians Necrons · just ahead78
Thunderwolf Cavalry 77
Death Company Captain with Jump Pack Blood Angels · level with it77

SHIELD

In Space Wolves

Wulfen Dreadnought310
Thunderwolf Cavalry300
Murderfang284
Wulfen with Storm Shields281
Grey Hunters280

Across the game· melee units

Fiends Chaos Daemons · just ahead302
Thunderwolf Cavalry 300
Havocs Chaos Space Marines · level with it300

How we got these numbers

Saga of the BeastslayerBest weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 77 · 115 pts kill ~100 pts in one activation

SHIELD 300 · about 14% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 366 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Thunderwolf Cavalry, 3 models, 115 pts
  • 2 Boltgun, 3 Teeth and claws, 3 Wolf Guard Weapon, Plasma pistol
  • Counted as dice: its own abilities and the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 5 creators
The lists: 123