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Chaos DaemonsArmy page › All 77 units

Beasts of Nurgle

Other · 1 models, 80 pts or 2 models, 150 pts
Lists35% · in 66 of 191 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateBeasts of Nurgle against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Beasts of Nurgle kills

Damage for its points

19SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 80 pts kill ~17 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta19SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes22SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf. ★27SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.26SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.23SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.22SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Beasts of Nurgle is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

318SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 15% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 80 pts: about 288 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points318SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

6 creators
  • Cheap, tough utility piece 3 of 6
  • Cheap scouts that soak anti-tank 2 of 6
  • Heal back fully if not finished 1 of 6
  • Too many points for what they do 2 of 6
  • Plague Drones fill the role 1 of 6

Units near it

Per 100 pts, its nearest in Chaos Daemons and across the game

SWORD

In Chaos Daemons

Cultist Mob19
Dark Commune19
Spoilpox Scrivener19
Beasts of Nurgle19
Contorted Epitome18

Across the game· melee units

Sporocyst Tyranids · just ahead20
Beasts of Nurgle 19
Spoilpox Scrivener Chaos Daemons · level with it19

SHIELD

In Chaos Daemons

Screamers331
Dark Apostle329
Beasts of Nurgle318
Bloodthirster317
Fiends302

Across the game· melee units

Brotherhood Chaplain Grey Knights · just ahead321
Beasts of Nurgle 318
Kommandos Orks · level with it318

With a leader

Beasts of Nurgle with Horticulous Slimux80 + 120 = 200 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Beasts of Nurgle aloneHorticulous Slimux's rulesHorticulous Slimux's attacks
Squad15 ÷ 80 pts =19per 100
With leader46 ÷ 200 pts =23per 100▲4

The leader adds 31 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 31 from attacks) for 120 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Beasts of Nurgle aloneHorticulous Slimux's rulesHorticulous Slimux's wounds
Squad254 ÷ 80 pts =318per 100
With leader862 ÷ 200 pts =431per 100▲113

The leader adds 608 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 608 from wounds) for 120 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.

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

No detachmentDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 19 · 80 pts kill ~17 pts in one activation

SHIELD 318 · about 15% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 288 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Beasts of Nurgle, 80 pts
  • Its datasheet's weapons
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 6 creators
The lists: 191