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Genestealer CultsArmy page › All 90 units

Sanctus

Character · 60 pts
Lists37% · in 24 of 65 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateSanctus against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Sanctus kills

Damage for its points

67SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 60 pts kill ~46 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta67SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes65SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.89SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf. ★92SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.44SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.45SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Sanctus is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

104SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 5% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 60 pts: about 146 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points104SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

6 creators
  • A wild-card assassin that killed big characters 2 of 6
  • Strong in the Heroes detachment 2 of 6
  • Costly and fragile 2 of 6
  • Absent from winning lists 1 of 6

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Genestealer Cults

Sanctus67
Catachan Command Squad65
Trygon65
Hyperadapted Raveners63
Krieg Combat Engineers61

Across the game· melee units

War Dog Stalker Chaos Knights · just ahead68
Sanctus 67
Skulltaker Chaos Daemons · level with it67

SHIELD

In Genestealer Cults

Cadian Castellan106
Acolyte Iconward106
Sanctus104
Kelermorph103
Cadian Heavy Weapons Squad100

Across the game· melee units

Commissar Yarrick Astra Militarum · just ahead105
Sanctus 104
Inquisitor Greyfax Agents of the Imperium · just behind103

How we got these numbers

Genespawn OnslaughtWhat people fieldNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 67 · 60 pts kill ~46 pts in one activation

SHIELD 104 · about 5% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 146 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Sanctus, 60 pts
  • Sanctus bio-dagger
  • 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