Armies · Death Guard
Virulent Vectorium Death Guard detachment · 11th edition
What Virulent Vectorium does for Death Guard, 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 39 of 126 winning Death Guard lists (31%), September – November 2026. 27% in June – August 2026. Death Guard on the Meta page ›
What its rules do
- Worldblight: Objectives and Afflicted status.
In our own words, as the calculator applies them; see the codex for the rules.
Enhancements
The 4 enhancements Virulent Vectorium offers, with their points and who can take each, in our words.
- Daemon Weapon of Nurgle 10 pts · for DEATH GUARD model: Critical hits on 5+ in melee (bearer).
- Furnace of Plagues 25 pts · for DEATH GUARD model: +1 S and A, Devastating (bearer).
- Arch Contaminator 25 pts · for DEATH GUARD model: Re-roll wounds (on your objective).
- Revolting Regeneration 30 pts · for DEATH GUARD model: Feel No Pain 5+ (the bearer).
Stratagems that change an attack
The 3 stratagems of Virulent Vectorium that change the dice, in our words, as the calculator plays them.
- 2 CP: −1 Damage when attacked
- 1 CP: Re-roll attack count shooting
- 1 CP: Re-roll hits and wounds vs an Afflicted target shooting · for INFANTRY
Units taken with Virulent Vectorium
How many of the 9 winning lists with Virulent Vectorium (top quarter of their event, the last three months) took each unit.
- A Deathshroud Terminators 9 of 9
- S Lord of Contagion 9 of 9
- S Poxwalkers 9 of 9
- A Daemon Prince of Nurgle 8 of 9
- S Chaos Spawn 7 of 9
- S Blightlord Terminators 6 of 9
- B Tallyman 5 of 9
- S Typhus 5 of 9
Recent winning lists with Virulent Vectorium
- 3rd · Luźny dwumeczyk w Battle Hub (2000p) 1 Nov
- 4th · FGB turniej 24.10 (sobota) 24 Oct
- 4th · Turniej Warhammer 40k | 2000 pkt | Toruń 24 Oct
- 2nd · Luźny dwumeczyk w Battle Hub (2000p) 17 Oct
- 7th · LTC #12 - Tournoi Caritatif - Warhammer 40K 2000pts (Alsace) 17 Oct
- 1st · Krucjata #219 10 Oct
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 Virulent Vectorium?
By our math Virulent Vectorium's detachment rule adds no damage against Marine-type infantry; its enhancements and stratagems are listed above.
How often is Virulent Vectorium played?
Virulent Vectorium is in 39 of 126 winning Death Guard lists (31%), September – November 2026.
What enhancements does Virulent Vectorium have?
Virulent Vectorium offers 4: Daemon Weapon of Nurgle (10 pts), Furnace of Plagues (25 pts), Arch Contaminator (25 pts) and Revolting Regeneration (30 pts).