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NecronsArmy page › All 52 units

Lychguard

Infantry · 5 models, 80 pts or 10 models, 160 pts
Lists33% · in 105 of 320 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateLychguard against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Lychguard kills

Damage for its points

28SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 160 pts kill ~51 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta28SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★79SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.72SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.51SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.42SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.38SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Lychguard is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

464SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 22% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 160 pts: about 795 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points464SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

6 creators
  • An auto-include in Cursed Legion 3 of 6
  • Great with the right Overlord leading them 3 of 6
  • Hard to hit and hard to wound 2 of 6
  • Really only one build 2 of 6
  • Wraiths are faster and tougher 1 of 6
  • Competes with Wraiths for the slot 1 of 6

Units near it

Per 100 pts, its nearest in Necrons and across the game

SWORD

In Necrons

Illuminor Szeras30
Technomancer29
Lychguard28
Night Scythe27
Canoptek Macrocytes26

Across the game· melee units

Ezekiel Dark Angels · just ahead29
Lychguard 28
Cadian Castellan Astra Militarum · level with it28

SHIELD

In Necrons

Catacomb Command Barge485
Triarch Stalker480
Canoptek Reanimator468
Lychguard464
Convergence of Dominion462

Across the game· melee units

Outrider Squad Space Marines · just ahead465
Lychguard 464
Wardens of Ultramar Ultramarines · just behind463

With a leader

Lychguard with Overlord160 + 90 = 250 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Lychguard aloneOverlord's rulesOverlord's attacks
Squad46 ÷ 160 pts =29per 100
With leader65 ÷ 250 pts =26per 100▼3

The leader adds 19 pts of kills a turn (2 from rules, 17 from attacks) for 90 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Lychguard aloneOverlord's rulesOverlord's wounds
Squad742 ÷ 160 pts =464per 100
With leader1365 ÷ 250 pts =546per 100▲82

The leader adds 623 pts to what the enemy must spend (274 from rules, 349 from wounds) for 90 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.

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

Starshatter ArsenalWhat people fieldNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 28 · 160 pts kill ~51 pts in one activation

SHIELD 464 · about 22% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 795 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Lychguard, 10 models, 160 pts
  • 10 Hyperphase sword
  • Counted as dice: its own abilities and the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 6 creators
The lists: 320