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Death GuardArmy page › All 36 units

Lord of Contagion

Character · 110 pts
Why it's takenIn 103 of 160 public listsThe 4th most-taken Death Guard unit
Lists64% · in 103 of 160 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateLord of Contagion against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Lord of Contagion kills

Damage for its points

41SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 110 pts kill ~51 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta41SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes41SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.39SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf. ★54SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.51SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.41SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Lord of Contagion is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

267SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 13% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 110 pts: about 301 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points267SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

4 creators
  • The leader who makes Deathshroud work 4 of 4
  • An auto-include in most lists 3 of 4
  • Went down in points 2 of 4
  • Keeps buffing after his squad dies 1 of 4
  • Fell a band because Deathshroud are a gamble 1 of 4

Units near it

Per 100 pts, its nearest in Death Guard and across the game

SWORD

In Death Guard

Plague Surgeon42
Lord of Contagion41
Chaos Land Raider40
Daemon Prince of Nurgle40
Great Unclean One40

Across the game· melee units

Plague Surgeon Death Guard · just ahead42
Lord of Contagion 41
Chosen Chaos Space Marines · level with it41

SHIELD

In Death Guard

Defiler310
Icon Bearer295
Lord of Contagion267
Noxious Blightbringer254
Plague Surgeon254

Across the game· melee units

Einhyr Hearthguard Leagues of Votann · just ahead268
Lord of Contagion 267
Assault Intercessors with Jump Packs Space Marines · just behind266

Leading a squad

Deathshroud Terminators with Lord of Contagion150 + 110 = 260 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Deathshroud Terminators aloneLord of Contagion's rulesLord of Contagion's attacks
Squad80 ÷ 150 pts =53per 100
With leader174 ÷ 260 pts =67per 100▲14

The leader adds 94 pts of kills a turn (38 from rules, 56 from attacks) for 110 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Deathshroud Terminators aloneLord of Contagion's rulesLord of Contagion's wounds
Squad710 ÷ 150 pts =473per 100
With leader1373 ÷ 260 pts =528per 100▲55

The leader adds 663 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 663 from wounds) for 110 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 41 · 110 pts kill ~51 pts in one activation

SHIELD 267 · about 13% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 301 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Lord of Contagion, 110 pts
  • Its datasheet's weapons
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 4 creators
The lists: 160