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Shadow Legion Chaos Daemons detachment · 11th edition
What Shadow Legion does for Chaos Daemons, in our own words: its rules and enhancements, any stratagems that change an attack, the units they name and how often winning lists take it.
In 18 of 164 winning Chaos Daemons lists (11%), September – November 2026. 24% in June – August 2026. Chaos Daemons on the Meta page ›
What its rules do
We haven't modelled this detachment's rules yet.
In our own words, as the calculator applies them; see the codex for the rules.
Enhancements
The 4 enhancements Shadow Legion offers, with their points and who can take each, in our words.
- Leaping Shadows 25 pts · for SHADOW LEGION model: Scouts 9" for its unit.
- Mantle of Gloom (Aura) 20 pts · for SHADOW LEGION model: Engaged enemies lose 1 OC.
- Fade to Darkness 30 pts · for SHADOW LEGION model: Back into reserves after a Fight phase it destroyed a unit in.
- Malice Made Manifest 25 pts · for SHADOW LEGION model: Mortal wounds to an engaged enemy each Fight phase.
Stratagems that change an attack
The 2 stratagems of Shadow Legion that change the dice, in our words, as the calculator plays them.
- 1 CP: +1 AP melee · for SHADOW LEGION
- 1 CP: Ignores Cover (arrived this turn) shooting · for SHADOW LEGION
Units taken with Shadow Legion
How many of the 1 winning lists with Shadow Legion (top quarter of their event, the last three months) took each unit.
- A Bloodcrushers 1 of 1
- C Bloodthirster 1 of 1
- B Flesh Hounds 1 of 1
- B Great Unclean One 1 of 1
- B Havocs 1 of 1
- A Rendmaster on Blood Throne 1 of 1
- A Skullmaster 1 of 1
Recent winning lists with Shadow Legion
Lists from grimstat-corpus (CC BY 4.0), published by their players and tournament organisers on MiniHeadQuarters. Also from Listhammer, MiniHeadQuarters, ChampionsHub. Questions about a list or an event? Get in touch.
Questions
Which units are best in Shadow Legion?
By our math Shadow Legion's detachment rule adds no damage against Marine-type infantry; its enhancements and stratagems are listed above.
How often is Shadow Legion played?
Shadow Legion is in 18 of 164 winning Chaos Daemons lists (11%), September – November 2026.
What enhancements does Shadow Legion have?
Shadow Legion offers 4: Leaping Shadows (25 pts), Mantle of Gloom (Aura) (20 pts), Fade to Darkness (30 pts) and Malice Made Manifest (25 pts).