Warhammer 40K 9th Edition Points Calculator – Build Your Army Fast
⚔️ Warhammer 40K 9th Edition Points Calculator
Calculate army points, Command Points, detachment allowances, and unit totals for any game size
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📖 9th Edition Game Sizes Reference
500
Combat Patrol
1 Detachment • 3 Base CP
1,000
Incursion
1–2 Det. • 6 Base CP
2,000
Strike Force
1–3 Det. • 12 Base CP
3,000
Onslaught
1–4 Det. • 18 Base CP
🛡 Detachment Types & Command Points
| Detachment Type | HQ | Troops | Elites | Fast Attack | Heavy | CP Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrol | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | +2 CP |
| Battalion | 2–3 | 3–5 | 0–6 | 0–3 | 0–3 | +5 CP |
| Brigade | 3–5 | 6+ | 3–8 | 3–5 | 3–5 | +12 CP |
| Spearhead | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–5 | +1 CP |
| Vanguard | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–6 | 0–2 | 0–2 | +1 CP |
| Outrider | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–5 | 0–2 | +1 CP |
| Auxiliary Support | 0 | 0 | 0–1 | 0 | 0 | +0 CP |
📏 Board Dimensions Reference
| Game Size | Board (Imperial) | Board (Metric) | Area (sq in) | Area (sq cm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combat Patrol (500pts) | 44" x 30" | 112 x 76 cm | 1,320 sq in | 8,512 sq cm |
| Incursion (1,000pts) | 44" x 60" | 112 x 152 cm | 2,640 sq in | 17,024 sq cm |
| Strike Force (2,000pts) | 44" x 90" | 112 x 228 cm | 3,960 sq in | 25,536 sq cm |
| Onslaught (3,000pts) | 44" x 90" | 112 x 228 cm | 3,960 sq in | 25,536 sq cm |
🎯 Common Unit Points Ranges (9th Edition)
| Unit Category | Low Range | Average | High Range | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HQ – Basic | 45 pts | 90–110 pts | 200 pts | Warlord required |
| HQ – Named Character | 100 pts | 140–180 pts | 300 pts | Cannot be warlord in all cases |
| Troops | 55 pts | 80–100 pts | 200 pts | Battleline scoring |
| Elites | 60 pts | 100–140 pts | 300+ pts | Powerful combat units |
| Fast Attack | 60 pts | 90–120 pts | 250 pts | Mobility focused |
| Heavy Support | 80 pts | 130–175 pts | 400+ pts | Tanks and artillery |
| Dedicated Transport | 55 pts | 80–100 pts | 130 pts | Must transport parent unit |
| Lords of War | 200 pts | 400–700 pts | 1,000+ pts | Titanic keyword |
| Flyers | 100 pts | 150–250 pts | 450 pts | Fly keyword, special rules |
🏆 Matched Play – Faction Keyword Limits
| Rule | 500 pts | 1,000 pts | 2,000 pts | 3,000 pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max same datasheet | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Max Detachments | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Base CP | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| Max LoW (pts allowance) | — | — | 500 pts | 750 pts |
| Reinforcement Points | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
💡 CP Management Tip: A Battalion Detachment gives +5 CP and requires 2–3 HQ and 3–5 Troops units. For a 2,000pt Strike Force game you start with 12 base CP — a single Battalion pushes this to 17 CP total, giving you substantial Strategem access throughout the game.
💡 Points Efficiency Tip: Always include wargear and upgrade costs in your total — many units have significant point differences depending on equipment loadout. Leave a 50–100pt buffer when planning a list to accommodate last-minute swaps. The 9th edition rule of 3 (max 3 identical datasheets) is strictly enforced in matched play.
In Warhammer 40k, Points work like basic money, that sets the size of your army. Every unit has its own Points cost, assigned to it, and you build your troops until the limit that you with your enemy agree before. The most common games play with amounts between 1 500 and 2 000 Points although some groups like to go until 2 000, 2 500 as their usual standard.
There is also Combat Patrol, that is a separate game mode, built around only 500 Points. For smaller parties, fights go from 500 until 1 000 Points, while above 2 500 less strict tournaments open the door to less competitive and funny army lists, where you can add more models and truly enjoy the cause.
How Points Work in Warhammer 40k
When you join a 2 000 Points tournament, your army must be built for fight and stay in or under that limit. Going over it is not allowed in organized events. That said, during casual games there is commonly a bit of flexibility, say, five Points here or there, when none cheats by means of cheap upgrades, that should be removed anyway.
The system of Points went through a huge change when the 10th edition appeared. Everything got simpler and moved to the style of Age of Sigmar. The old price for every model with those weapon choices?
Dropped. Before that change, the game counted each model separate and considered your tools. Different factions worked differently then, Imperial Guards cost Points for a whole detachment, while Space Marines counted every unit inside teh same group.
The Points appear in the Munitorum Field Manual, that you download from the section at the website of Games Workshop. The version there at the download page is the current one, with that you work. Because Points commonly change for better balance, Games Workshop simply updates one document instead of always sending fixes threw many books.
Before, you had to buy the Chapter Approved every six months for the fresh numbers. Now the Points list comes out for free, what truly beats the old way by far.
Updated Points show in the official 40k app as well as in third-party programs like BattleScribe. Balanced Dataslates can change stats of units or basic rules, while updates of the Munitorum Field Manual focus only on Points changes. In January 2026, Games Workshop released Points for Necrons, Space Marines and Sisters of Battle.
In February came updates about the releases of the Maelstrom of War books, with units from Adepta Sororitas, Thousand Sons, Drukhari and Space Wolves, that performed too well and got their Points lowered to normal.
You do not truly need Points for everything, if you do not want. Playing one group against another works without trouble. The only required thing is, that both players agree about what you do.
One estimates a whole chapter collection at around 40 000 Points, what is totally mad. Even so, starting at a small scale makes more sense, becausespending thousands of Points on models right away can empty your wallet very quickly.
