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Chaos DaemonsArmy page › All 77 units

Tormentbringer

Character · 135 pts
Lists8% · in 15 of 191 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateTormentbringer against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Tormentbringer kills

Damage for its points

50SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 135 pts kill ~76 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta50SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★55SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.55SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.49SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.27SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.25SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Tormentbringer is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

287SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 14% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 135 pts: about 406 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points287SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

3 creators
  • Aura boosts Daemonettes' wounding 1 of 3

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Chaos Daemons

Havocs51
Burning Chariot50
Tormentbringer50
Bloodletters49
Exalted Flamer48

Across the game· melee units

Knight Abominant Chaos Knights · just ahead51
Tormentbringer 50
Red Corsairs Reave-captain Chaos Space Marines · level with it50

SHIELD

In Chaos Daemons

Be'lakor299
Havocs297
Lord of Change289
Tormentbringer287
Chosen282

Across the game· melee units

Einhyr Champion Leagues of Votann · just ahead293
Tormentbringer 287
Chosen Chaos Space Marines · just behind285

Leading a squad

Hellflayers with Tormentbringer80 + 135 = 215 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Hellflayers aloneTormentbringer's rulesTormentbringer's attacks
Squad58 ÷ 80 pts =73per 100
With leader146 ÷ 215 pts =68per 100▼5

The leader adds 88 pts of kills a turn (13 from rules, 75 from attacks) for 135 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Hellflayers aloneTormentbringer's rulesTormentbringer's wounds
Squad178 ÷ 80 pts =223per 100
With leader561 ÷ 215 pts =261per 100▲38

The leader adds 383 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 383 from wounds) for 135 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 50 · 135 pts kill ~76 pts in one activation

SHIELD 287 · about 14% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 406 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Tormentbringer, 135 pts
  • Its datasheet's weapons
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 3 creators
  • Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 30 Oct
  • 40K Fireside · 3 Aug
  • 1d6chan · 30 Oct
The lists: 191