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Genestealer CultsArmy page › All 90 units

Benefictus

Character · 75 pts
Why it's takenIn 49 of 65 public listsThe 5th most-taken Genestealer Cults unit
Lists75% · in 49 of 65 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateBenefictus against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Benefictus kills

Damage for its points

37SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 75 pts kill ~31 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta37SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes20SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.26SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.41SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.51SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh. ★55SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Benefictus is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

62SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 3% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 75 pts: about 114 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100

For its points62SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

6 creators
  • Lethal hits for a big Neophyte gun brick 4 of 6
  • The best leader in the army 2 of 6
  • Fragile for a leader 1 of 6
  • Wants a price cut 1 of 6

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Genestealer Cults

Cadian Heavy Weapons Squad39
Mawloc37
Benefictus37
Banehammer36
Stormlord36

Across the game· shooters

Exalted Sorcerer Thousand Sons · just ahead38
Benefictus 37
Castigator Adepta Sororitas · level with it37

SHIELD

In Genestealer Cults

Catachan Heavy Weapons Squad92
Jackal Alphus87
Reductus Saboteur86
Benefictus62
Primaris Psyker55

Across the game· shooters

Ursula Creed Astra Militarum · just ahead66
Benefictus 62
Primaris Psyker Astra Militarum · just behind55

Leading a squad

Neophyte Hybrids with Benefictus135 + 75 = 210 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Neophyte Hybrids aloneBenefictus' rulesBenefictus' attacks
Squad53 ÷ 135 pts =39per 100
With leader97 ÷ 210 pts =46per 100▲7

The leader adds 44 pts of kills a turn (15 from rules, 29 from attacks) for 75 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Neophyte Hybrids aloneBenefictus' rulesBenefictus' wounds
Squad369 ÷ 135 pts =273per 100
With leader386 ÷ 210 pts =184per 100▼89

The leader adds 17 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 17 from wounds) for 75 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

Genespawn OnslaughtDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 37 · 75 pts kill ~31 pts in one activation

SHIELD 62 · about 3% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 114 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Benefictus, 75 pts
  • Its datasheet's weapons
  • Counted as dice: its own abilities and the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 6 creators
The lists: 65