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OrksArmy page › All 55 units

Gretchin

Infantry · 10 models, 45 pts or 20 models, 80 pts
Why it's takenIn 418 of 432 public listsThe most-taken Orks unit · Top 3% for objective control per point
Lists97% · in 418 of 432 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateGretchin against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Gretchin kills

Damage for its points

11SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 45 pts kill ~6 pts in one activation.Typical unit: 46 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta11SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★49SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.31SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.20SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.11SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.13SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Gretchin is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

531SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 25% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 45 pts: about 245 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical unit: 294 per 100

For its points531SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

8 creators
  • In every winning list as objective holders 8 of 8
  • Too many cheap bodies to clear at once 3 of 8
  • Screen deep strikers and do actions 3 of 8
  • Take hits for Boyz in Runt Swarm 2 of 8

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Orks

Dakkajet22
Runtherd14
Trukk14
Gretchin11
Big'ed Bossbunka4

Across the game· units

Noctilith Crown Chaos Space Marines · just ahead12
Gretchin 11
Anathema Psykana Rhino Adeptus Custodes · level with it11

SHIELD

In Orks

Trukk558
Meganobz552
Battlewagon538
Gretchin531
Beast Snagga Boyz505

Across the game· units

Leman Russ Executioner Astra Militarum · just ahead532
Gretchin 531
Onager Dunecrawler Adeptus Mechanicus · level with it531

With a leader

Gretchin with Zodgrod Wortsnagga45 + 50 = 95 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Gretchin aloneZodgrod Wortsnagga's rulesZodgrod Wortsnagga's attacks
Squad5 ÷ 45 pts =11per 100
With leader38 ÷ 95 pts =40per 100▲29

The leader adds 33 pts of kills a turn (6 from rules, 27 from attacks) for 50 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Gretchin aloneZodgrod Wortsnagga's rulesZodgrod Wortsnagga's wounds
Squad239 ÷ 45 pts =531per 100
With leader392 ÷ 95 pts =413per 100▼118

The leader adds 153 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 153 from wounds) for 50 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

Green TideDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 11 · 45 pts kill ~6 pts in one activation

SHIELD 531 · about 25% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 245 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

Ranked among the game's 930 units · How we score ›

What we ran
  • Gretchin, 10 models, 45 pts
  • Its datasheet's weapons
  • Counted as dice: the army rule and the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 8 creators
The lists: 432