Death Guard mathhammer rankings Points efficiency · 11th edition
We scored all 42 Death Guard units on what they do per point: expected damage into five kinds of target, and how much punishment they soak from five kinds of attacker. The most efficient overall is Deathshroud Terminators (value 85/100).
Best by role
- Epic Heroes: Rotigus (77), Typhus (72), Mortarion (72)
- Characters: Daemon Prince of Nurgle with wings (81), Immortal Champion [Crucible] (78), Daemon Prince of Nurgle (77)
- Battleline: Plaguebearers (73), Plague Marines (52)
- Infantry: Deathshroud Terminators (85), Blightlord Terminators (77), Poxwalkers (58)
- Mounted: Plague Drones (66)
- Beasts & Swarms: Beasts of Nurgle (66), Chaos Spawn (58), Nurglings (56)
- Vehicles: Foetid Bloat-drone (83), Helbrute (77), Plagueburst Crawler (76)
- Fortifications: Miasmic Malignifier (48)
Specialists
- Best into chaff: Daemonic Herald [Crucible] · 16.5 wounds per 100 pts
- Best into MEQ: Daemonic Herald [Crucible] · 14.7 wounds per 100 pts
- Best into TEQ: Daemonic Herald [Crucible] · 14.3 wounds per 100 pts
- Best into light vehicle: Daemonic Herald [Crucible] · 9.96 wounds per 100 pts
- Best into heavy vehicle: Daemonic Herald [Crucible] · 6.48 wounds per 100 pts
- Toughest vs small arms: Helbrute · 262 hits per 100 pts
- Toughest vs special: Miasmic Malignifier · 137 hits per 100 pts
- Toughest vs plasma: Chaos Rhino · 30.0 hits per 100 pts
- Toughest vs elite: Rotigus · 39.1 hits per 100 pts
- Toughest vs anti-tank: Poxwalkers · 20.1 hits per 100 pts
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All Death Guard units by value
| # | Unit | Pts | Value | Off | Def | Util | Chaff | MEQ | TEQ | Light vehicle | Heavy vehicle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deathshroud Terminators3 models | 160 | 85 | 91 | 80 | 39 | 5.65 | 5.81 | 3.59 | 3.86 | 2.92 |
| 2 | Foetid Bloat-drone1 model | 100 | 83 | 80 | 86 | 47 | 4.86 | 4.95 | 2.75 | 3.33 | 2.22 |
| 3 | Daemon Prince of Nurgle with wings1 model | 170 | 81 | 80 | 81 | 45 | 4.85 | 3.90 | 3.77 | 3.17 | 2.40 |
| 4 | Immortal Champion [Crucible]1 model | 180 | 78 | 87 | 68 | 38 | 5.50 | 4.91 | 4.75 | 3.32 | 2.16 |
| 5 | Daemon Prince of Nurgle1 model | 195 | 77 | 71 | 84 | 61 | 4.23 | 3.40 | 3.28 | 2.77 | 2.09 |
| 6 | Rotigus1 model | 280 | 77 | 58 | 97 | 24 | 2.95 | 2.87 | 2.70 | 2.98 | 1.94 |
| 7 | Blightlord Terminators3 models | 115 | 77 | 71 | 83 | 43 | 3.91 | 5.13 | 2.66 | 2.61 | 1.96 |
| 8 | Helbrute1 model | 110 | 77 | 71 | 83 | 30 | 2.52 | 3.37 | 3.79 | 4.03 | 2.27 |
| 9 | Plagueburst Crawler1 model | 170 | 76 | 70 | 83 | 17 | 4.06 | 3.93 | 2.31 | 3.31 | 2.22 |
| 10 | Myphitic Blight-hauler1 model | 95 | 76 | 63 | 88 | 43 | 4.00 | 3.15 | 1.98 | 3.25 | 2.59 |
| 11 | Lord of Poxes1 model | 65 | 74 | 99 | 50 | 33 | 6.67 | 9.51 | 5.38 | 5.47 | 4.62 |
| 12 | Foetid Bloat-drone with heavy blight launcher1 model | 125 | 74 | 79 | 70 | 46 | 3.50 | 4.00 | 4.53 | 3.63 | 2.20 |
| 13 | Plaguebearers10 models | 115 | 73 | 62 | 83 | 36 | 7.00 | 3.62 | 1.93 | 2.17 | 1.45 |
| 14 | Tri-lobe Vectors [Crucible]3 models | 120 | 72 | 92 | 53 | 27 | 6.09 | 7.13 | 3.96 | 3.70 | 2.78 |
| 15 | Typhus1 model | 100 | 72 | 96 | 48 | 36 | 7.20 | 5.75 | 5.50 | 4.65 | 3.50 |
| 16 | Mortarion1 model | 375 | 72 | 50 | 94 | 65 | 2.63 | 2.64 | 2.23 | 2.57 | 2.54 |
| 17 | Great Unclean One1 model | 265 | 71 | 46 | 95 | 26 | 2.72 | 2.17 | 2.18 | 2.95 | 1.96 |
| 18 | Chaos Land Raider1 model | 220 | 70 | 44 | 96 | 32 | 1.87 | 2.68 | 1.90 | 3.23 | 2.14 |
| 19 | Beasts of Nurgle1 model | 70 | 66 | 51 | 81 | 58 | 3.10 | 3.57 | 2.47 | 2.14 | 1.43 |
| 20 | Plague Drones3 models | 110 | 66 | 41 | 90 | 43 | 4.04 | 2.94 | 1.69 | 1.89 | 1.26 |
| 21 | Malignant Plaguecaster1 model | 60 | 59 | 96 | 23 | 89 | 9.03 | 7.39 | 6.45 | 4.81 | 1.81 |
| 22 | Chaos Spawn2 models | 80 | 58 | 39 | 78 | 66 | 3.82 | 4.56 | 1.99 | 1.15 | 0.76 |
| 23 | Defiler1 model | 300 | 58 | 73 | 43 | 78 | 3.33 | 3.30 | 3.82 | 3.48 | 2.57 |
| 24 | Lord of Contagion1 model | 120 | 58 | 82 | 33 | 72 | 5.01 | 4.01 | 3.82 | 3.24 | 2.43 |
| 25 | Poxwalkers10 models | 65 | 58 | 37 | 78 | 93 | 5.13 | 2.28 | 1.14 | 1.99 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Lord of Virulence1 model | 100 | 58 | 67 | 48 | 67 | 3.61 | 4.82 | 2.54 | 2.59 | 1.94 |
| 27 | Nurglings3 models | 45 | 56 | 26 | 86 | 49 | 3.95 | 1.73 | 0.86 | 1.73 | 0.86 |
| 28 | Plague Surgeon1 model | 50 | 54 | 74 | 35 | 44 | 4.00 | 5.33 | 2.94 | 2.67 | 2.00 |
| 29 | Daemonic Charioteer [Crucible]1 model | 120 | 53 | 98 | 8 | 49 | 8.26 | 7.37 | 7.13 | 4.98 | 3.24 |
| 30 | Foul Blightspawn1 model | 60 | 53 | 83 | 23 | 37 | 4.86 | 6.46 | 4.05 | 2.59 | 1.94 |
| 31 | Plague Marines5 models | 90 | 52 | 29 | 76 | 93 | 5.55 | 2.31 | 0.93 | 1.39 | 0.69 |
| 32 | Daemonic Herald [Crucible]1 model | 60 | 50 | 100 | 0 | 55 | 16.5 | 14.7 | 14.3 | 9.96 | 6.48 |
| 33 | Chaos Rhino1 model | 75 | 48 | 2 | 95 | 88 | 1.11 | 0.44 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.06 |
| 34 | Miasmic Malignifier1 model | 105 | 48 | 5 | 91 | 7 | 2.22 | 0.74 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.18 |
| 35 | Chaos Predator Annihilator1 model | 135 | 45 | 17 | 74 | 27 | 0.62 | 0.80 | 0.68 | 1.65 | 1.32 |
| 36 | Chaos Predator Destructor1 model | 145 | 42 | 18 | 65 | 24 | 1.34 | 1.61 | 1.38 | 1.38 | 0.92 |
| 37 | Plague Lord [Crucible]1 model | 80 | 40 | 47 | 34 | 24 | 3.06 | 4.07 | 2.17 | 1.85 | 1.39 |
| 38 | Plague Sorcerer [Crucible]1 model | 70 | 39 | 60 | 18 | 32 | 3.49 | 4.66 | 2.48 | 2.12 | 1.59 |
| 39 | Biologus Putrifier1 model | 60 | 38 | 54 | 23 | 90 | 4.46 | 3.75 | 2.21 | 1.94 | 1.30 |
| 40 | Noxious Blightbringer1 model | 50 | 31 | 27 | 35 | 46 | 3.33 | 2.78 | 1.06 | 1.67 | 0.83 |
| 41 | Icon Bearer1 model | 45 | 27 | 11 | 43 | 46 | 2.96 | 1.24 | 0.49 | 0.74 | 0.37 |
| 42 | Tallyman1 model | 60 | 17 | 11 | 23 | 98 | 1.98 | 1.54 | 0.74 | 0.62 | 0.49 |
Value, Offense, Defense and Utility are percentiles against every current unit in the game (100 = best per point). Value is Offense and Defense; Utility (board control, actions, reach, support, and how often winning lists take the unit anyway) is shown beside it. Target columns: expected wounds removed per 100 points.
Recent Death Guard tournament lists
3rd of 13 · Tournoi wh40k 1v1 2000PTS le vieux monde 29/08/26 · 2026-08-29
1995 pts · 12 units
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Lord of Virulence (125 Points) • Attachée en tant que : Meneur (Personnage) • 1x Power fist • 1x Twin plague spewer • Optimisations : Arch Contaminator Blightlord Terminators (360 Points) • Attachée en tant que : Gardes du Corps • 1x Blightlord Champion ◦ 1x Bubotic blade ◦ 1x Combi-bolter • 9x Blightlord Terminator ◦ 2x Blight launcher ◦ 9x Bubotic blade ◦ 3x Combi-bolter ◦ 2x Plague spewer ◦ 2x Reaper autocannon Unité Attachée 2 Malignant Plaguecaster (60 Points) • Attachée en tant que : Meneur (Personnage) • 1x Bolt pistol • 1x Corrupted staff • 1x Plague Wind Biologus Putrifier (60 Points) • Attachée en tant que : Meneur (Personnage) • 1x Hyper blight grenades • 1x Injector pistol • 1x Plague knives Plague Marines (180 Points) • Attachée en tant que : Gardes du Corps (Ligne) • 1x Plague Champion ◦ 1x Plasma gun ◦ 1x Power fist • 9x Plague Marine ◦ 2x Blight launcher ◦ 3x Heavy plague weapon ◦ 9x Plague knives ◦ 2x Plague spewer ◦ 2x Plasma gun PERSONNAGES Daemon Prince of Nurgle (225 Points) • 1x Hellforged weapons • 1x Infernal cannon • Optimisations : Revolting Regeneration Mortarion (375 Points) • Seigneur de Guerre • 1x Lantern • 1x Rotwind • 1x Silence Tallyman (60 Points) • 1x Close combat weapon • 1x Plasma pistol TRANSPORTS ASSIGNÉS Chaos Rhino (75 Points) • 1x Armoured tracks • 1x Combi-bolter • 1x Combi-bolter • 1x Havoc launcher AUTRES FICHES TECHNIQUES Chaos Spawn (80 Points) • 2x Chaos Spawn ◦ 2x Hideous mutations Defiler (330 Points) • 2x Excruciator cannon • 1x Hades battle cannon • 1x Heavy reaper autocannon • 1x Heavy reaper autocannon • 1x Shearing claws Poxwalkers (65 Points) • 10x Poxwalker ◦ 10x Improvised weapon
3rd of 10 · Ligue NWA Août 2026 · 2026-08-16
2000 pts · 13 units
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Lord of Virulence (100 Points) • Attachée en tant que : Meneur (Personnage) • 1x Power fist • 1x Twin plague spewer Blightlord Terminators (370 Points) • Attachée en tant que : Gardes du Corps • 1x Blightlord Champion ◦ 1x Bubotic blade ◦ 1x Combi-bolter • 9x Blightlord Terminator ◦ 2x Blight launcher ◦ 9x Bubotic blade ◦ 3x Combi-bolter ◦ 2x Plague spewer ◦ 2x Reaper autocannon Unité Attachée 2 Malignant Plaguecaster (60 Points) • Attachée en tant que : Meneur (Personnage) • 1x Bolt pistol • 1x Corrupted staff • 1x Plague Wind Biologus Putrifier (60 Points) • Attachée en tant que : Meneur (Personnage) • 1x Hyper blight grenades • 1x Injector pistol • 1x Plague knives Plague Marines (180 Points) • Attachée en tant que : Gardes du Corps (Ligne) • 1x Plague Champion ◦ 1x Plasma gun ◦ 1x Power fist • 9x Plague Marine ◦ 2x Blight launcher ◦ 3x Heavy plague weapon ◦ 9x Plague knives ◦ 2x Plague spewer ◦ 2x Plasma gun PERSONNAGES Daemon Prince of Nurgle (225 Points) • Seigneur de Guerre • 1x Hellforged weapons • 1x Infernal cannon • Optimisations : Revolting Regeneration Tallyman (60 Points) • 1x Close combat weapon • 1x Plasma pistol AUTRES FICHES TECHNIQUES Chaos Land Raider (220 Points) • 1x Armoured tracks • 1x Combi-bolter • 1x Havoc launcher • 2x Soulshatter lascannon • 1x Twin heavy bolter Chaos Spawn (80 Points) • 2x Chaos Spawn ◦ 2x Hideous mutations Defiler (330 Points) • 2x Excruciator cannon • 1x Hades battle cannon • 1x Heavy reaper autocannon • 1x Heavy reaper autocannon • 1x Shearing claws Foetid Bloat-Drone with Heavy Blight Launcher (125 Points) • 1x Heavy blight launcher • 1x Plague probe Foetid Bloat-Drone with Heavy Blight Launcher (125 Points) • 1x Heavy blight launcher • 1x Plague probe Poxwalkers (65 Points) • 10x Poxwalker ◦ 10x Improvised weapon
2nd of 26 · Tournoi des Gobyzz Adios la V10 · 2026-07-04
Mortarion's Hammer (Miasmic Bombardment)
1990 pts · 19 units
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Char1: 1x Lord of Virulence (130 pts): Power fist, Twin plague spewer Enhancement: Tendrilous Emissions (+30 pts) Char2: 1x Tallyman (50 pts): Warlord, Close combat weapon, Plasma pistol 5x Plague Marines (95 pts) • 4x Plague Marine 1 with Plague knives, Plague spewer 2 with Heavy plague weapon, Plague knives 1 with Plague knives, Plasma gun • 1x Plague Champion: Plasma pistol, Power fist 5x Plague Marines (95 pts) • 4x Plague Marine 1 with Plague knives, Plague spewer 2 with Heavy plague weapon, Plague knives 1 with Plague knives, Plasma gun • 1x Plague Champion: Plasma pistol, Power fist 1x Chaos Predator Annihilator (135 pts): Armoured tracks, Havoc launcher, Predator twin lascannon, Combi-bolter, 2x Lascannon 1x Chaos Predator Annihilator (135 pts): Armoured tracks, Havoc launcher, Predator twin lascannon, Combi-bolter, 2x Lascannon 1x Chaos Predator Destructor (145 pts): Armoured tracks, Havoc launcher, Predator autocannon, Combi-bolter, 2x Lascannon 1x Chaos Predator Destructor (145 pts): Armoured tracks, Havoc launcher, Predator autocannon, Combi-bolter, 2x Lascannon 2x Chaos Spawn (80 pts): 2 with Hideous Mutations 2x Chaos Spawn (80 pts): 2 with Hideous Mutations 2x Chaos Spawn (80 pts): 2 with Hideous Mutations 1x Foetid Bloat-drone with heavy blight launcher (120 pts): Heavy blight launcher, Plague probe 1x Foetid Bloat-drone with heavy blight launcher (120 pts): Heavy blight launcher, Plague probe 1x Foetid Bloat-drone with heavy blight launcher (120 pts): Heavy blight launcher, Plague probe 1x Myphitic Blight-hauler (100 pts): Bile spurt, Gnashing maw, Missile launcher, Multi-melta 1x Myphitic Blight-hauler (100 pts): Bile spurt, Gnashing maw, Missile launcher, Multi-melta 20x Poxwalkers (130 pts): 20 with Improvised weapons 10x Poxwalkers (65 pts): 10 with Improvised weapons 10x Poxwalkers (65 pts): 10 with Improvised weapons
Top 4 placings from the last three months. Lists from grimstat-corpus (CC BY 4.0), published by their players and organisers on MiniHeadQuarters, player names removed.
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Detachments
Flyblown Host · Virulent Vectorium · Shamblerot Vectorium · Death Lord's Chosen · Mortarion's Hammer · Champions of Contagion · Tallyband Summoners · Contagion Engines · Paragons of Putrescence
Detachment rules aren't included in these scores; apply them as buffs in the army comparator.