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Genestealer CultsArmy page › All 90 units

Biophagus

Character · 50 pts
Why it's takenIn 44 of 65 public listsThe 8th most-taken Genestealer Cults unit
Lists68% · in 44 of 65 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateBiophagus against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Biophagus kills

Damage for its points

41SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 50 pts kill ~23 pts in one activation.Typical unit: 46 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta41SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★18SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.18SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.18SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.5SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.5SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Biophagus is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

338SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 16% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 50 pts: about 65 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical unit: 294 per 100

For its points338SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

6 creators
  • Helps melee units punch through tougher marines 3 of 6
  • Leads several kinds of unit 1 of 6
  • Only really works in one detachment 2 of 6
  • Cute but not needed 1 of 6

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Genestealer Cults

Hydra41
Kasrkin41
Leman Russ Battle Tank41
Leman Russ Eradicator41
Biophagus41

Across the game· units

Ynnari Venom Aeldari · just ahead42
Biophagus 41
Blade Champion Adeptus Custodes · level with it41

SHIELD

In Genestealer Cults

Stormsword362
Hippogriff AFV360
Biophagus338
Basilisk332
Artillery Team319

Across the game· units

Captain in Gravis Armour Space Marines · just ahead340
Biophagus 338
Daemonifuge Adepta Sororitas · level with it338

Leading a squad

Aberrants with Biophagus280 + 50 = 330 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Aberrants aloneBiophagus' rulesBiophagus' attacks
Squad106 ÷ 280 pts =38per 100
With leader135 ÷ 330 pts =41per 100▲3

The leader adds 29 pts of kills a turn (22 from rules, 7 from attacks) for 50 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Aberrants aloneBiophagus' rulesBiophagus' wounds
Squad1061 ÷ 280 pts =379per 100
With leader1115 ÷ 330 pts =338per 100▼41

The leader adds 54 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 54 from wounds) for 50 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 AscensionDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 41 · 50 pts kill ~23 pts in one activation

SHIELD 338 · about 16% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 65 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Biophagus, 50 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