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Genestealer CultsArmy page › All 90 units

Purestrain Genestealers

Infantry · 5 models, 75 pts or 10 models, 140 pts
Why it's takenIn 62 of 65 public listsThe most-taken Genestealer Cults unit · Top 17% for objective control per point
Lists95% · in 62 of 65 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulatePurestrain Genestealers against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Purestrain Genestealers kills

Damage for its points

45SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 75 pts kill ~38 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta45SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★111SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.92SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.54SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.42SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.37SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Purestrain Genestealers is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

258SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 12% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 75 pts: about 292 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points258SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

6 creators
  • Strong with the Patriarch 5 of 6
  • Cheap fives for scoring and rebuying 3 of 6
  • Hit softly on their own 2 of 6
  • Trade down in points 1 of 6

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Genestealer Cults

Baneblade46
Banesword45
Hellhammer45
Shadowsword45
Purestrain Genestealers45

Across the game· melee units

Spectrus Kill Team Space Marines · just ahead46
Purestrain Genestealers 45
Sorcerer in Terminator Armour Chaos Space Marines · level with it45

SHIELD

In Genestealer Cults

Cadian Shock Troops273
Catachan Jungle Fighters273
Lictor271
Winged Hive Tyrant266
Purestrain Genestealers258

Across the game· melee units

Cthonian Beserks Leagues of Votann · just ahead259
Purestrain Genestealers 258
Defiler Chaos Space Marines · level with it258

With a leader

Purestrain Genestealers with Patriarch75 + 80 = 155 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Purestrain Genestealers alonePatriarch's rulesPatriarch's attacks
Squad34 ÷ 75 pts =45per 100
With leader79 ÷ 155 pts =51per 100▲6

The leader adds 45 pts of kills a turn (10 from rules, 35 from attacks) for 80 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Purestrain Genestealers alonePatriarch's rulesPatriarch's wounds
Squad194 ÷ 75 pts =258per 100
With leader350 ÷ 155 pts =226per 100▼32

The leader adds 156 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 156 from wounds) for 80 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 45 · 75 pts kill ~38 pts in one activation

SHIELD 258 · about 12% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 292 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Purestrain Genestealers, 5 models, 75 pts
  • Its datasheet's weapons
  • Counted as dice: the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 6 creators
The lists: 65