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Genestealer CultsArmy page › All 90 units

Atalan Jackals

Mounted · 5 models, 85 pts or 10 models, 150 pts
Lists57% · in 37 of 65 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateAtalan Jackals against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Atalan Jackals kills

Damage for its points

54SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 85 pts kill ~52 pts in one activation.Typical unit: 46 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta54SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★78SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.66SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.64SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.64SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.71SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Atalan Jackals is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

194SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 9% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 85 pts: about 222 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical unit: 295 per 100

For its points194SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

6 creators
  • Cheap move-blockers and early action pieces 4 of 6
  • Cheap to rebuy 2 of 6
  • Fragile units overall 1 of 6
  • Not always needed 1 of 6

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Genestealer Cults

Cadian Command Squad54
Field Ordnance Battery54
Acolyte Hybrids with Autopistols54
Raveners54
Atalan Jackals54

Across the game· units

Judiciar Space Marines · just ahead55
Atalan Jackals 54
Chaos Predator Destructor Chaos Space Marines · level with it54

SHIELD

In Genestealer Cults

Hyperadapted Raveners199
Cyclops Demolition Vehicle194
Atalan Jackals194
Patriarch190
Parasite of Mortrex188

Across the game· units

Biologus Putrifier Death Guard · just ahead195
Atalan Jackals 194
Malignant Plaguecaster Death Guard · level with it194

With a leader

Atalan Jackals with Jackal Alphus85 + 55 = 140 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Atalan Jackals aloneJackal Alphus' rulesJackal Alphus' attacks
Squad46 ÷ 85 pts =54per 100
With leader53 ÷ 140 pts =38per 100▼16

The leader adds 7 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 7 from attacks) for 55 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Atalan Jackals aloneJackal Alphus' rulesJackal Alphus' wounds
Squad165 ÷ 85 pts =194per 100
With leader207 ÷ 140 pts =148per 100▼46

The leader adds 42 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 42 from wounds) for 55 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

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

Host of AscensionWhat people fieldNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 54 · 85 pts kill ~52 pts in one activation

SHIELD 194 · about 9% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 222 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

Ranked among the game's 930 units · How we score ›

What we ran
  • Atalan Jackals, 5 models, 85 pts
  • 2 Atalan power weapon, 4 Atalan small arms, 3 Close combat weapon, Mining laser, Grenade launcher
  • Counted as dice: the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 6 creators
The lists: 65