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Genestealer CultsArmy page › All 90 units

Neophyte Hybrids

Battleline · 10 models, 70 pts or 20 models, 135 pts
Why it's takenTop 1% for objective control per pointOC 29.6 per 100 pts · In 61 of 65 public lists
Lists94% · in 61 of 65 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateNeophyte Hybrids against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Neophyte Hybrids kills

Damage for its points

39SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 135 pts kill ~60 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta39SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★79SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.61SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.52SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.56SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.50SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Neophyte Hybrids is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

273SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 13% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 135 pts: about 387 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100

For its points273SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

7 creators
  • Weight of dice makes them the army's real gun 5 of 7
  • Sticky, objective-dense, and they regrow 4 of 7
  • In nearly every list 2 of 7
  • Drop back into reserve each turn 1 of 7
  • Whiff without the re-roll detachment 1 of 7
  • Weak guns on their own 1 of 7
  • Now a bit too expensive 1 of 7

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Genestealer Cults

Cadian Heavy Weapons Squad39
Hellhound39
Rogal Dorn Battle Tank39
Aberrants39
Neophyte Hybrids39

Across the game· shooters

Gladiator Lancer Space Marines · just ahead40
Neophyte Hybrids 39
Infiltrator Squad Space Marines · level with it39

SHIELD

In Genestealer Cults

Cadian Shock Troops273
Catachan Jungle Fighters273
Death Korps of Krieg273
Neophyte Hybrids273
Lictor271

Across the game· shooters

Catachan Jungle Fighters Astra Militarum · just ahead274
Neophyte Hybrids 273
Acastus Knight Asterius Imperial Knights · level with it273

With a leader

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

Host of AscensionWhat people fieldNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 39 · 135 pts kill ~60 pts in one activation

SHIELD 273 · about 13% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 387 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Neophyte Hybrids, 20 models, 135 pts
  • 20 Autopistol, 20 Close combat weapon, 12 Hybrid firearm, 2 Mining laser, 2 Seismic cannon, 2 Webber, 2 Grenade launcher
  • Counted as dice: the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 7 creators
The lists: 65