Manticore
Why it's takenRarely takenIn one public list or none
Lists– (one list or none, September – November 2026)
SimulateManticore against any unit, in the calculator
SWORD: what Manticore kills
Damage for its points
21SWORD
per 100 pts
per 100 pts
Its 150 pts kill ~36 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100
Into each enemy type
Whole meta21SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★27SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.24SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.26SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.21SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.21SWORD per 100 pts
SHIELD: how hard Manticore is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
290SHIELD
per 100 pts
per 100 pts
It takes about 14% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 150 pts: about 438 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100
For its points290SHIELD per 100 pts
What creators say
6 creators- Overpriced for its output 4 of 6
- Indirect fire pushed out of the game 2 of 6
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Astra Militarum and across the game
SWORD
Across the game· shooters
Cadian Recon Squad Astra Militarum · just ahead22
Manticore 21
Obelisk Necrons · level with it21
SHIELD
Across the game· shooters
Crisis Fireknife Battlesuits T'au Empire · just ahead292
Manticore 290
Lord of Change Chaos Daemons · just behind289
How we got these numbers
Siege RegimentBest weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems
SWORD 21 · 150 pts kill ~36 pts in one activation
SHIELD 290 · about 14% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 438 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 403 shooters · How we score ›
What we ran
- Manticore, 150 pts
- Armoured tracks, Heavy flamer, Hunter-killer missile, Storm eagle rockets
- Counted as dice: the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 6 creators
- Mordian Glory · 22 Oct
- Euan 40k · 7 Oct
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 30 Oct
- Auspex Tactics · 5 Sep
- Battleborn 40k · 1 Oct
- 1d6chan · 30 Oct
The lists: 120
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