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NecronsArmy page › All 52 units

Ophydian Destroyers

Infantry · 3 models, 80 pts or 6 models, 150 pts
Lists69% · in 222 of 320 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateOphydian Destroyers against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Ophydian Destroyers kills

Damage for its points

52SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 80 pts kill ~47 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta52SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes73SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf. ★92SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.73SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.65SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.55SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Ophydian Destroyers is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

225SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 11% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 80 pts: about 254 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points225SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

6 creators
  • Deep strike and redeploy every turn 5 of 6
  • Late scoring with almost no damage 4 of 6
  • Screen the backfield 3 of 6
  • A nasty threat in Cursed Legion 2 of 6
  • The most played Necron utility unit 1 of 6

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Necrons

Lokhust Heavy Destroyers53
Doom Scythe52
Geomancer52
Psychomancer52
Ophydian Destroyers52

Across the game· melee units

Sanctifiers Adepta Sororitas · just ahead53
Ophydian Destroyers 52
Huron Blackheart Chaos Space Marines · level with it52

SHIELD

In Necrons

Psychomancer230
Ophydian Destroyers225
Cryptothralls223
Geomancer221
Canoptek Tomb Crawlers219

Across the game· melee units

Tzaangor Enlightened Thousand Sons · just ahead226
Ophydian Destroyers 225
Krieg Command Squad Astra Militarum · level with it225

With a leader

Ophydian Destroyers with Plasmancer80 + 60 = 140 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Ophydian Destroyers alonePlasmancer's rulesPlasmancer's attacks
Squad42 ÷ 80 pts =52per 100
With leader77 ÷ 140 pts =55per 100▲3

The leader adds 35 pts of kills a turn (1 from rules, 34 from attacks) for 60 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Ophydian Destroyers alonePlasmancer's rulesPlasmancer's wounds
Squad180 ÷ 80 pts =225per 100
With leader235 ÷ 140 pts =168per 100▼57

The leader adds 55 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 55 from wounds) for 60 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

Cursed LegionDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 52 · 80 pts kill ~47 pts in one activation

SHIELD 225 · about 11% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 254 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Ophydian Destroyers, 3 models, 80 pts
  • Its datasheet's weapons
  • 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