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Chaos Space MarinesArmy page › All 58 units

Cultist Firebrand

Character · 45 pts
Why it's takenIn 2 of 184 public listsThe 50th most-taken Chaos Space Marines unit
Lists1% · in 2 of 184 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateCultist Firebrand against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Cultist Firebrand kills

Damage for its points

31SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 45 pts kill ~16 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta31SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★89SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.77SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.48SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.46SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.33SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Cultist Firebrand is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

131SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 6% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 45 pts: about 107 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100

For its points131SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

2 creators
  • Battle-shock tricks for cultists 1 of 2
  • Useless in practice 1 of 2

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Chaos Space Marines

Traitor Enforcer31
Cultist Firebrand31
Chaos Rhino29
Traitor Guardsmen Squad28
Chaos Lord26

Across the game· shooters

Archaeopter Stratoraptor Adeptus Mechanicus · just ahead32
Cultist Firebrand 31
Astraeus Space Marines · level with it31

SHIELD

In Chaos Space Marines

Chaos Lord150
Master of Possession136
Cultist Firebrand131
Sorcerer125
Dark Commune110

Across the game· shooters

Tempestus Scions Astra Militarum · just ahead132
Cultist Firebrand 131
Kroot Lone-spear T'au Empire · level with it131

Leading a squad

Accursed Cultists with Cultist Firebrand90 + 45 = 135 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Accursed Cultists aloneCultist Firebrand's rulesCultist Firebrand's attacks
Squad33 ÷ 90 pts =37per 100
With leader49 ÷ 135 pts =36per 100▼1

The leader adds 16 pts of kills a turn (1 from rules, 15 from attacks) for 45 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Accursed Cultists aloneCultist Firebrand's rulesCultist Firebrand's wounds
Squad275 ÷ 90 pts =305per 100
With leader328 ÷ 135 pts =243per 100▼62

The leader adds 53 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 53 from wounds) for 45 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

Nightmare HuntDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 31 · 45 pts kill ~16 pts in one activation

SHIELD 131 · about 6% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 107 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Cultist Firebrand, 45 pts
  • Its datasheet's weapons
  • Counted as dice: the army rule and the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 2 creators
  • M.S.G. · 25 Oct
  • 1d6chan · 30 Oct
The lists: 184