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Space WolvesArmy page › All 21 units

Wolf Priest

Character · 75 pts
Why it's takenIn 21 of 123 public listsThe 13th most-taken Space Wolves unit
Lists17% · in 21 of 123 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateWolf Priest against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Wolf Priest kills

Damage for its points

31SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 75 pts kill ~26 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta31SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes44SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf. ★53SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.45SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.42SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.38SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Wolf Priest is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

140SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 7% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 75 pts: about 164 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points140SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

6 creators
  • Heals models and hounds back 4 of 6
  • Gives the best of Chaplain and Apothecary 2 of 6
  • Lance is easy to get elsewhere 2 of 6
  • Side grades for extra points 1 of 6

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Space Wolves

Blood Claws42
Logan Grimnar42
Ulrik the Slayer33
Wolf Priest31
Fenrisian Wolves18

Across the game· melee units

Chaos Cerastus Knight Acheron Chaos Knights · just ahead32
Wolf Priest 31
Traitor Enforcer Chaos Space Marines · level with it31

SHIELD

In Space Wolves

Logan Grimnar183
Ulrik the Slayer144
Wolf Priest140
Ragnar Blackmane139
Njal Stormcaller108

Across the game· melee units

Ahriman Thousand Sons · just ahead141
Wolf Priest 140

Leading a squad

Wolf Guard Headtakers with Wolf Priest85 + 75 = 160 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Wolf Guard Headtakers aloneWolf Priest's rulesWolf Priest's attacks
Squad62 ÷ 85 pts =73per 100
With leader101 ÷ 160 pts =63per 100▼10

The leader adds 39 pts of kills a turn (17 from rules, 22 from attacks) for 75 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Wolf Guard Headtakers aloneWolf Priest's rulesWolf Priest's wounds
Squad327 ÷ 85 pts =385per 100
With leader422 ÷ 160 pts =264per 100▼121

The leader adds 95 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 95 from wounds) for 75 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 WolfDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 31 · 75 pts kill ~26 pts in one activation

SHIELD 140 · about 7% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 164 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Wolf Priest, 75 pts
  • Its datasheet's weapons
  • Counted as dice: its own abilities and the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 6 creators
The lists: 123