Witchseeker Squad
SInfantry · 3rd of 32 in the army
55 pts for 4 · 60 for 5 · 100 for 9 · 110 for 10
In 14 of 18 tournament lists
Damage A
17.4 per 100 pts into light infantry, top of the army
Toughness B
14 plasma shots to kill, 26.2 per 100 pts
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Armory
This setup
4 × Flamer · 4 × Gun Stock
9.9 of 10 slain in a turn
Change setup
18.0 per 100 pts · 9.9 of 10 slain
Our dice maths, the target in cover, an average turn.
Pinned · into Cadian Shock Troops
In play
- Detachments
- Lions of the Emperor, Might of the Moritoi
- Best rules
- Lions of the Emperor, the lists' most played
- Led by
- Knight-Centura
- Abilities
- Action unitScoutsAura
- Last change
- 55 pts, was 50 on 18 Oct: -9% damage per point · What changed ›
Damage by target
- Light infantry17.41st in army
- Marines4.853rd in army
- Elite infantry3.234th in army
- Light vehicles1.8221st in army
- Heavy vehicles1.2121st in army
Wounds per 100 pts in a turn, each target's best squad, targets in cover. How we score ›
Damage per weapon
Each weapon on one model, into each target: wounds removed in one volley or one fight, with our own maths on the same table as above. Weapons with more than one profile show the best one for each target; the deepest blue cell is this unit's best weapon into that target.
| Weapon | Light infantry | Marines | Elite infantry | Light vehicles | Heavy vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flamerranged · default wargear | 2.78 | 0.67 | 0.44 | 0.25 | 0.17 |
| Gun Stockmelee · default wargear | 0.67 | 0.22 | 0.06 | 0.11 | 0.06 |
How it's graded
- TierS3rd of 32 in Adeptus Custodes
- Damagewithin the army
- Toughnesswithin the army
- Mathswithin the army
Tier reads how often lists take it, with reviewers' lists and our maths. Damage and Toughness are our dice alone; Maths is our points-value model. How we score ›
Our Tier, and the sword and shield letters, compare units point for point within their army, from tournament results and the maths. They say nothing about whether a model is fun to field or worth painting: plenty of units outside the top letters win games in the right list.
Questions
- How many points is Witchseeker Squad?
- 55 pts for 4 models, 60 pts for 5 models, 100 pts for 9 models, 110 pts for 10 models.
- What does Witchseeker Squad do in an average turn?
- Wounds removed per 100 pts in one turn, with each target's best squad by our maths and the target in cover:
- light infantry 17.4;
- marines 4.85;
- elite infantry 3.23;
- light vehicles 1.82;
- heavy vehicles 1.21.
- What is the best detachment for Witchseeker Squad?
- No detachment rule in our maths adds to Witchseeker Squad's attacks; Adeptus Custodes' winning lists play Lions of the Emperor most (78% of them).
- What tier is Witchseeker Squad in 11th edition?
- S tier. Per 100 pts it removes 17.4 wounds from light infantry; the whole unit takes 14 plasma shots to destroy (26.2 per 100 pts).
Compared with, in its role: Vigilator Squad · Aquilon Terminators with Solarite Power Gauntlets · Aquilon Terminators with Solarite Power Talons
Stats, wargear options and rules: see the official Adeptus Custodes codex. Data as of October 21, 2026
Sources
Tier letters: the grimstat-corpus tournament lists (CC BY 4.0), August – October 2026, and reviewers' free tier lists.
No reviewer list counts for Adeptus Custodes yet: its Tier letters come from tournament lists and what the rules give each unit.
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