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Genestealer CultsArmy page › All 90 units

Achilles Ridgerunners

Vehicle · 1 models, 95 pts or 2 models, 160 pts
Why it's takenIn 61 of 65 public listsThe 2nd most-taken Genestealer Cults unit · Top 34% for objective control per point
Lists94% · in 61 of 65 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateAchilles Ridgerunners against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Achilles Ridgerunners kills

Damage for its points

13SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 95 pts kill ~14 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta13SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★45SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.28SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.14SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.11SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.9SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Achilles Ridgerunners is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

222SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 11% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 95 pts: about 275 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100

For its points222SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

7 creators
  • Strip cover and add piercing for everyone 6 of 7
  • Two in nearly every list 4 of 7
  • A dull datasheet; the laser version is a trap 1 of 7

Units near it

Per 100 pts, its nearest in Genestealer Cults and across the game

SWORD

In Genestealer Cults

Death Korps of Krieg17
Deathstrike15
Jackal Alphus13
Magus13
Achilles Ridgerunners13

Across the game· shooters

Ghost Ark Necrons · just ahead15
Achilles Ridgerunners 13
Ursula Creed Astra Militarum · level with it13

SHIELD

In Genestealer Cults

Field Ordnance Battery229
Krieg Command Squad225
The Red Terror225
Achilles Ridgerunners222
Magus214

Across the game· shooters

Fortis Kill Team Space Marines · just ahead228
Achilles Ridgerunners 222
Geomancer Necrons · just behind221

How we got these numbers

Host of AscensionWhat people fieldNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 13 · 95 pts kill ~14 pts in one activation

SHIELD 222 · about 11% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 275 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

Ranked among the game's 403 shooters · How we score ›

What we ran
  • Achilles Ridgerunners, 95 pts
  • Armoured hull, Heavy mortar, Twin heavy stubber
  • Counted as dice: the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 7 creators
The lists: 65