Nurglings
Why it's takenIn 58 of 191 public listsThe 11th most-taken Chaos Daemons unit
Lists30% · in 58 of 191 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateNurglings against any unit, in the calculator
SWORD: what Nurglings kills
Damage for its points
15SWORD
per 100 pts
per 100 pts
Its 45 pts kill ~8 pts in one activation.Typical unit: 46 per 100
Into each enemy type
Whole meta15SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★33SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.22SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.17SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.17SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.20SWORD per 100 pts
SHIELD: how hard Nurglings is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
563SHIELD
per 100 pts
per 100 pts
It takes about 27% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 45 pts: about 271 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical unit: 294 per 100
For its points563SHIELD per 100 pts
What creators say
6 creators- Cheap screens that infiltrate forward 5 of 6
- Block enemy scouts and deep strikers 3 of 6
- Tag objectives even with no OC 2 of 6
- Hard to hit with their aura 1 of 6
- Seldom in winning lists 1 of 6
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Chaos Daemons and across the game
SWORD
Across the game· units
Blue Horrors Chaos Daemons · just ahead16
Nurglings 15
Triumph of Saint Katherine Adepta Sororitas · level with it15
SHIELD
Across the game· units
Kastelan Robots Adeptus Mechanicus · just ahead564
Nurglings 563
Gunwagon Orks · just behind562
How we got these numbers
No detachmentDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems
SWORD 15 · 45 pts kill ~8 pts in one activation
SHIELD 563 · about 27% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 271 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 930 units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Nurglings, 3 models, 45 pts
- Its datasheet's weapons
- Counted as dice: its own abilities
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 6 creators
- FattyMatty 40k · 26 Oct
- Barnyard Wargaming · 26 Oct
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 30 Oct
- Auspex Tactics · 23 Oct
- True Daemon Lord · 12 Jun
- 1d6chan · 30 Oct
The lists: 191
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