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Chaos DaemonsArmy page › All 77 units

Changecaster

Character · 60 pts
Why it's takenRarely takenIn one public list or none
Lists– (one list or none, September – November 2026)
SimulateChangecaster against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Changecaster kills

Damage for its points

29SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 60 pts kill ~20 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta29SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes30SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf. ★31SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.29SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.26SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.25SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Changecaster is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

107SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 5% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 60 pts: about 109 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100

For its points107SHIELD per 100 pts

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Chaos Daemons

Cultist Firebrand30
The Blue Scribes29
The Changeling29
Changecaster29
Chaos Lord in Terminator Armour28

Across the game· shooters

Inquisitor Greyfax Agents of the Imperium · just ahead30
Changecaster 29
Chaos Rhino Chaos Space Marines · level with it29

SHIELD

In Chaos Daemons

Cultist Firebrand130
Sorcerer123
The Masque of Slaanesh123
Dark Commune109
Changecaster107

Across the game· shooters

Njal Stormcaller Space Wolves · just ahead108
Changecaster 107
Inquisitor Greyfax Agents of the Imperium · just behind103

Leading a squad

Pink Horrors with Changecaster150 + 60 = 210 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Pink Horrors aloneChangecaster's rulesChangecaster's attacks
Squad35 ÷ 150 pts =23per 100
With leader63 ÷ 210 pts =30per 100▲7

The leader adds 28 pts of kills a turn (8 from rules, 20 from attacks) for 60 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Pink Horrors aloneChangecaster's rulesChangecaster's wounds
Squad299 ÷ 150 pts =199per 100
With leader361 ÷ 210 pts =172per 100▼27

The leader adds 62 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 62 from wounds) for 60 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

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 29 · 60 pts kill ~20 pts in one activation

SHIELD 107 · about 5% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 109 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

Ranked among the game's 403 shooters · How we score ›

What we ran
  • Changecaster, 60 pts
  • Its datasheet's weapons
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 1 creator
  • 1d6chan · 30 Oct
The lists: 191