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Talonstrike Kill Team

C

Infantry · 86th of 86 in the army

280 pts for 10

In 1 of 60 tournament lists

Damage C

3.48 per 100 pts into light infantry, 68th in the army

Toughness B

45 plasma shots to kill, 16.1 per 100 pts

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Armory

This setup

4 × Assault bolters, 1 × Hand flamer, 5 × Heavy Bolt Pistol · 1 × Power fist, 5 × Chainsword, 4 × Ceramite Fists

10.0 of 10 slain in a turn

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In play

Best rules
Deathwatch Support up to +51% (the tactical doctrine is active)
Abilities
Deep StrikeFly
Last change
280 pts, was 265 on 18 Oct: -5% damage per point · What changed ›

Damage by target

  • Light infantry3.4868th in army
  • Marines2.6463rd in army
  • Elite infantry1.2472nd in army
  • Light vehicles1.2268th in army
  • Heavy vehicles0.8163rd 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.

WeaponLight infantryMarinesElite infantryLight vehiclesHeavy vehicles
Plasma exterminatorsranged0.971.481.331.391.11
Assault boltersranged · default wargear1.851.870.840.760.51
Hand flamerranged1.330.330.170.170.08
Plasma pistolranged0.420.560.330.280.22
Heavy Bolt Pistolranged · default wargear0.280.130.060.040.03
Power fistmelee1.671.781.210.890.67
Chainswordmelee · default wargear1.480.670.300.220.15
Power weaponmelee1.330.670.330.220.17
Ceramite Fistsmelee · default wargear0.890.330.110.110.06

How it's graded

  • TierC86th of 86 in Space Marines
  • Damagewithin the army
  • Toughnesswithin the army
  • Mathsnot yet

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 Talonstrike Kill Team?
280 pts for 10 models.
What does Talonstrike Kill Team 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 3.48;
  • marines 2.64;
  • elite infantry 1.24;
  • light vehicles 1.22;
  • heavy vehicles 0.81.
What is the best loadout for Talonstrike Kill Team?
Against Cadian Shock Troops, its best target: 4 × Assault bolters, 1 × Hand flamer, 5 × Heavy Bolt Pistol · 1 × Power fist, 5 × Chainsword, 4 × Ceramite Fists, by our maths, as in Try it on this page.
What is the best detachment for Talonstrike Kill Team?
No detachment rule in our maths adds to Talonstrike Kill Team's attacks; Space Marines' winning lists play Firestorm Assault Force most (50% of them).
What tier is Talonstrike Kill Team in 11th edition?
C tier. Per 100 pts it removes 3.48 wounds from light infantry; the whole unit takes 45 plasma shots to destroy (16.1 per 100 pts).

Compared with, in its role: Terminator Assault Squad · Suppressor Squad · Infiltrator Squad

Stats, wargear options and rules: see the official Space Marines codex. Data as of October 22, 2026

Sources

Tier letters: the grimstat-corpus tournament lists (CC BY 4.0), August – October 2026, and reviewers' free tier lists.

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