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OrksArmy page › All 55 units

Big Mek

Character · 100 pts
Why it's takenIn 76 of 432 public listsThe 23rd most-taken Orks unit
Lists18% · in 76 of 432 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateBig Mek against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Big Mek kills

Damage for its points

40SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 100 pts kill ~45 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta40SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes33SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.45SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.55SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh. ★59SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.59SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Big Mek is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

121SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 6% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 100 pts: about 242 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points121SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

7 creators
  • First shooting support in any gun list 4 of 7
  • Mobility and extra hits for Flash Gitz 2 of 7
  • Price rose too soon 2 of 7
  • Only seen with Flash Gitz 1 of 7

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Orks

Big Mek with Shokk Attack Gun41
Boss Snikrot41
Morkanaut41
Big Mek40
Wazbom Blastajet39

Across the game· melee units

Possessed Chaos Space Marines · just ahead41
Big Mek 40
Fellgor Beastmen Chaos Space Marines · level with it40

SHIELD

In Orks

Tankbustas174
Nazdreg163
Warboss128
Big Mek121
Big Mek with Shokk Attack Gun89

Across the game· melee units

Kaius Konorius Ultramarines · just ahead123
Big Mek 121
Reavers Drukhari · level with it121

Leading a squad

Boyz with Big Mek170 + 100 = 270 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Boyz aloneBig Mek's rulesBig Mek's attacks
Squad143 ÷ 170 pts =84per 100
With leader211 ÷ 270 pts =78per 100▼6

The leader adds 68 pts of kills a turn (26 from rules, 42 from attacks) for 100 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Boyz aloneBig Mek's rulesBig Mek's wounds
Squad743 ÷ 170 pts =437per 100
With leader910 ÷ 270 pts =337per 100▼100

The leader adds 167 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 167 from wounds) for 100 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

Ramship RaidersBest weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 40 · 100 pts kill ~45 pts in one activation

SHIELD 121 · about 6% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 242 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Big Mek, 100 pts
  • Power Klaw, Traktor Blasta
  • Counted as dice: the army rule and the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 7 creators
The lists: 432