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Tzaangors

Infantry · 10 models, 75 pts or 20 models, 145 pts
Lists65% · in 67 of 103 public lists, September – November 2026
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SWORD: what Tzaangors kills

Damage for its points

26SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 75 pts kill ~22 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta26SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★105SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.67SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.37SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.32SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.33SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Tzaangors is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

312SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 15% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 75 pts: about 317 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points312SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

5 creators
  • Cheap screen that redeploys and holds home objectives 3 of 5
  • Move up the board early 2 of 5
  • Strong at holding objectives in big blocks 1 of 5
  • Swingy in combat 1 of 5
  • Could be cheaper 1 of 5

Units near it

Per 100 pts, its nearest in Thousand Sons and across the game

SWORD

In Thousand Sons

Tzaangors26

Across the game· melee units

Lieutenant with Combi-weapon Space Marines · just ahead27
Tzaangors 26
Chaos Lord Chaos Space Marines · level with it26

SHIELD

Across the game· melee units

Belisarius Cawl Adeptus Mechanicus · just ahead315
Tzaangors 312
Pteraxii Sterylizors Adeptus Mechanicus · level with it312

With a leader

Tzaangors with Sorcerer in Terminator Armour75 + 110 = 185 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Tzaangors aloneSorcerer in Terminator Armour's rulesSorcerer in Terminator Armour's attacks
Squad19 ÷ 75 pts =25per 100
With leader76 ÷ 185 pts =41per 100▲16

The leader adds 57 pts of kills a turn (13 from rules, 44 from attacks) for 110 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Tzaangors aloneSorcerer in Terminator Armour's rulesSorcerer in Terminator Armour's wounds
Squad234 ÷ 75 pts =312per 100
With leader468 ÷ 185 pts =253per 100▼59

The leader adds 234 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 234 from wounds) for 110 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

Warpmeld PactWhat people fieldNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 26 · 75 pts kill ~22 pts in one activation

SHIELD 312 · about 15% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 317 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Tzaangors, 10 models, 75 pts
  • 10 Autopistol, 10 Chainsword
  • Counted as dice: the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 5 creators
The lists: 103