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Space WolvesArmy page › All 21 units

Wolf Guard Battle Leader

Character · 80 pts
Lists38% · in 47 of 123 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateWolf Guard Battle Leader against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Wolf Guard Battle Leader kills

Damage for its points

52SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 80 pts kill ~47 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta52SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes40SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.55SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf. ★87SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.72SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.65SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Wolf Guard Battle Leader is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

183SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 9% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 80 pts: about 214 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points183SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

6 creators
  • One of the best melee damage buffs 4 of 6
  • Leads Bladeguard and Headtakers well 4 of 6
  • Hits hard with a heavy hammer 3 of 6
  • No free doctrines, narrow leader choices 1 of 6

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Space Wolves

Wolf Guard Battle Leader52
Iron Priest50
Bjorn the Fell-Handed49
Ragnar Blackmane49
Wolf Guard Terminators49

Across the game· melee units

Sanctifiers Adepta Sororitas · just ahead53
Wolf Guard Battle Leader 52
Huron Blackheart Chaos Space Marines · level with it52

SHIELD

In Space Wolves

Arjac Rockfist198
Fenrisian Wolves197
Iron Priest196
Logan Grimnar183
Wolf Guard Battle Leader183

Across the game· melee units

Cadian Command Squad Astra Militarum · just ahead185
Wolf Guard Battle Leader 183
Marshal Black Templars · level with it183

Leading a squad

Wolf Guard Headtakers with Wolf Guard Battle Leader85 + 80 = 165 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Wolf Guard Headtakers aloneWolf Guard Battle Leader's rulesWolf Guard Battle Leader's attacks
Squad62 ÷ 85 pts =73per 100
With leader122 ÷ 165 pts =74per 100▲1

The leader adds 60 pts of kills a turn (22 from rules, 38 from attacks) for 80 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Wolf Guard Headtakers aloneWolf Guard Battle Leader's rulesWolf Guard Battle Leader's wounds
Squad327 ÷ 85 pts =385per 100
With leader467 ÷ 165 pts =283per 100▼102

The leader adds 140 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 140 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 52 · 80 pts kill ~47 pts in one activation

SHIELD 183 · about 9% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 214 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Wolf Guard Battle Leader, 80 pts
  • Thunder Hammer
  • Counted as dice: its own abilities
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 6 creators
The lists: 123