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Genestealer CultsArmy page › All 90 units

Hybrid Metamorphs

Infantry · 5 models, 75 pts or 10 models, 140 pts
Lists63% · in 41 of 65 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateHybrid Metamorphs against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Hybrid Metamorphs kills

Damage for its points

74SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 140 pts kill ~117 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta74SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★113SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.107SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.65SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.66SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.46SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Hybrid Metamorphs is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

178SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 8% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 140 pts: about 375 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points178SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

5 creators
  • Skirmish melee that works at every size 3 of 5
  • Lethal hits help against tougher marines 1 of 5
  • Flamer Acolytes fill much the same role 1 of 5
  • Lose their scout when led 1 of 5

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Genestealer Cults

Attilan Rough Riders80
Rogal Dorn Commander76
Hybrid Metamorphs74
Sanctus67
Catachan Command Squad65

Across the game· melee units

High Marshal Helbrecht Black Templars · just ahead75
Hybrid Metamorphs 74
Slaanesh Soul Grinder Chaos Daemons · level with it74

SHIELD

In Genestealer Cults

Patriarch190
Parasite of Mortrex188
Cadian Command Squad185
Catachan Command Squad185
Hybrid Metamorphs178

Across the game· melee units

Warpsmith Chaos Space Marines · just ahead179
Hybrid Metamorphs 178
Spoilpox Scrivener Chaos Daemons · level with it178

With a leader

Hybrid Metamorphs with Benefictus140 + 75 = 215 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Hybrid Metamorphs aloneBenefictus' rulesBenefictus' attacks
Squad104 ÷ 140 pts =74per 100
With leader125 ÷ 215 pts =58per 100▼16

The leader adds 21 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 21 from attacks) for 75 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Hybrid Metamorphs aloneBenefictus' rulesBenefictus' wounds
Squad249 ÷ 140 pts =178per 100
With leader295 ÷ 215 pts =137per 100▼41

The leader adds 46 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 46 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 OnslaughtWhat people fieldNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 74 · 140 pts kill ~117 pts in one activation

SHIELD 178 · about 8% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 375 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Hybrid Metamorphs, 10 models, 140 pts
  • 9 Hand flamer, Leader's Bio-weapons, 9 Metamorph mutations
  • Counted as dice: the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 5 creators
The lists: 65