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Best Grand Cathay units by the numbers

For each kind of unit, the Grand Cathay units with the highest of one number from the unit card, and how much of it 1,000 gold buys. Patch 9.0.4.

COMPUTEDTop 3 per list, one row per unit (its versions — “Hammerers (Grudge Settlers)” — count once). Base values at Ultra unit size, rank 0 — skills, technologies, items and abilities change them in battle. “Per 1,000 gold” uses the multiplayer cost. Lords, heroes and Regiments of Renown are left out, and so are units the race has only in the extended roster (campaign_exclusive: Custom Battle with Unit caps off, never ranked). Not a tier list: a unit good at one thing can be poor at another; open it to see the whole card.

Melee infantry (6)

Most health

Health of the whole unit (all models), as on the unit card.

  1. 1Peasant Long Spearmen8,960
  2. 2Celestial Dragon Guard8,800
  3. 3Iron Claw Tiger Warriors8,800

Highest melee attack

Melee attack on the unit card.

  1. 1Tiger Warriors42
  2. 2Iron Claw Tiger Warriors40
  3. 3Celestial Dragon Guard34

Highest weapon strength

Weapon strength per hit (base + armour-piercing damage).

  1. 1Tiger Warriors54
  2. 2Iron Claw Tiger Warriors50
  3. 3Celestial Dragon Guard36

Most armour

Armour on the unit card.

  1. 1Celestial Dragon Guard95
  2. 2Jade Warriors70
  3. 3Iron Claw Tiger Warriors60

Health per 1,000 gold

Health × 1,000 ÷ multiplayer cost: how much unit the gold buys.

  1. 1Peasant Long Spearmen25,600
  2. 2Jade Warriors15,771
  3. 3Tiger Warriors10,000

Lasts longest per 1,000 gold

Seconds 1,000 gold of the unit lasts against one unit of Chaos Warriors: health with armour, melee defence and resistances counted.

  1. 1Jade Warriors76 s
  2. 2Celestial Dragon Guard72 s
  3. 3Peasant Long Spearmen66 s

Melee damage per 1,000 gold vs armour

Whole-unit melee damage per second against Chaos Warriors (armour 100) × 1,000 ÷ multiplayer cost.

  1. 1Tiger Warriors262
  2. 2Iron Claw Tiger Warriors223
  3. 3Celestial Dragon Guard158

Compare the top 3 by health per 1,000 gold side by side

Missile infantry (8)

Most missile damage per 10 s

Damage per 10 s of the whole unit: the card's per-model number before rounding × models (or guns).

  1. 1Iron Hail Gunners2,908
  2. 2Celestial Dragon Crossbows2,092
  3. 3Tiger Warrior Stalkers1,950

Longest range

Range of the main missile weapon (projectiles.effective_range).

  1. 1Crane Gunners275 m
  2. 2Jade Warrior Crossbows160 m
  3. 3Celestial Dragon Crossbows160 m

Most armour

Armour on the unit card.

  1. 1Celestial Dragon Crossbows95
  2. 2Jade Warrior Crossbows70
  3. 3Nan-Gau Grenadiers40

Missile damage per 1,000 gold

Whole-unit missile damage per 10 s × 1,000 ÷ multiplayer cost.

  1. 1Iron Hail Gunners5,815
  2. 2Peasant Archers4,091
  3. 3Nan-Gau Grenadiers2,880

Missile damage per 1,000 gold vs armour 100

As above, at a target with armour 100: armour blocks 75% of base damage on average, armour-piercing goes through.

  1. 1Iron Hail Gunners4,881
  2. 2Celestial Dragon Crossbows1,631
  3. 3Peasant Archers1,227

Compare the top 3 by missile damage per 1,000 gold side by side

Monstrous infantry (1)

Most health

Health of the whole unit (all models), as on the unit card.

  1. 1Onyx Crowmen5,220

Highest weapon strength

Weapon strength per hit (base + armour-piercing damage).

  1. 1Onyx Crowmen45

Highest melee attack

Melee attack on the unit card.

  1. 1Onyx Crowmen30

Health per 1,000 gold

Health × 1,000 ÷ multiplayer cost: how much unit the gold buys.

  1. 1Onyx Crowmen7,457

Lasts longest per 1,000 gold

Seconds 1,000 gold of the unit lasts against one unit of Chaos Warriors: health with armour, melee defence and resistances counted.

  1. 1Onyx Crowmen29 s

Melee damage per 1,000 gold vs armour

Whole-unit melee damage per second against Chaos Warriors (armour 100) × 1,000 ÷ multiplayer cost.

  1. 1Onyx Crowmen101

Melee cavalry (2)

Biggest charge bonus

Charge bonus on the unit card.

  1. 1Jade Lancers55
  2. 2Peasant Horsemen36

Fastest

Speed on the unit card (run or flying speed).

  1. 1Peasant Horsemen90
  2. 2Jade Lancers78

Highest melee attack

Melee attack on the unit card.

  1. 1Peasant Horsemen26
  2. 2Jade Lancers26

Most health

Health of the whole unit (all models), as on the unit card.

  1. 1Jade Lancers6,480
  2. 2Peasant Horsemen5,520

Health per 1,000 gold

Health × 1,000 ÷ multiplayer cost: how much unit the gold buys.

  1. 1Peasant Horsemen13,800
  2. 2Jade Lancers8,100

Melee damage per 1,000 gold vs armour

Whole-unit melee damage per second against Chaos Warriors (armour 100) × 1,000 ÷ multiplayer cost.

  1. 1Peasant Horsemen80
  2. 2Jade Lancers47

Compare the top 2 by health per 1,000 gold side by side

Monstrous cavalry (1)

Most health

Health of the whole unit (all models), as on the unit card.

  1. 1Great Longma Riders6,264

Biggest charge bonus

Charge bonus on the unit card.

  1. 1Great Longma Riders75

Highest weapon strength

Weapon strength per hit (base + armour-piercing damage).

  1. 1Great Longma Riders65

Health per 1,000 gold

Health × 1,000 ÷ multiplayer cost: how much unit the gold buys.

  1. 1Great Longma Riders4,640

Lasts longest per 1,000 gold

Seconds 1,000 gold of the unit lasts against one unit of Chaos Warriors: health with armour, melee defence and resistances counted.

  1. 1Great Longma Riders32 s

Chariots (2)

Most health

Health of the whole unit (all models), as on the unit card.

  1. 1Wu Xing War Compass6,240
  2. 2Zhangu War Drum6,232

Biggest charge bonus

Charge bonus on the unit card.

  1. 1Wu Xing War Compass20
  2. 2Zhangu War Drum20

Heaviest

Mass of one model with its mount or machine (battle_entities.mass).

  1. 1Wu Xing War Compass5,800
  2. 2Zhangu War Drum5,800

Health per 1,000 gold

Health × 1,000 ÷ multiplayer cost: how much unit the gold buys.

  1. 1Wu Xing War Compass6,568
  2. 2Zhangu War Drum5,665

Lasts longest per 1,000 gold

Seconds 1,000 gold of the unit lasts against one unit of Chaos Warriors: health with armour, melee defence and resistances counted.

  1. 1Wu Xing War Compass25 s
  2. 2Zhangu War Drum22 s

Compare the top 2 by health per 1,000 gold side by side

War beasts (2)

Fastest

Speed on the unit card (run or flying speed).

  1. 1Jade Lion75
  2. 2Jet Lion75

Biggest charge bonus

Charge bonus on the unit card.

  1. 1Jade Lion40
  2. 2Jet Lion40

Highest melee attack

Melee attack on the unit card.

  1. 1Jade Lion55
  2. 2Jet Lion40

Health per 1,000 gold

Health × 1,000 ÷ multiplayer cost: how much unit the gold buys.

  1. 1Jade Lion5,280
  2. 2Jet Lion5,280

Melee damage per 1,000 gold vs armour

Whole-unit melee damage per second against Chaos Warriors (armour 100) × 1,000 ÷ multiplayer cost.

  1. 1Jade Lion37
  2. 2Jet Lion25

Compare the top 2 by health per 1,000 gold side by side

Monsters (3)

Most health

Health of the whole unit (all models), as on the unit card.

  1. 1Terracotta Sentinel12,620
  2. 2Great Moon Bird7,298
  3. 3Celestial Lion6,176

Highest weapon strength

Weapon strength per hit (base + armour-piercing damage).

  1. 1Terracotta Sentinel630
  2. 2Great Moon Bird560
  3. 3Celestial Lion450

Most armour

Armour on the unit card.

  1. 1Terracotta Sentinel100
  2. 2Celestial Lion80
  3. 3Great Moon Bird40

Health per 1,000 gold

Health × 1,000 ÷ multiplayer cost: how much unit the gold buys.

  1. 1Terracotta Sentinel7,888
  2. 2Great Moon Bird4,865
  3. 3Celestial Lion4,751

Lasts longest per 1,000 gold

Seconds 1,000 gold of the unit lasts against one unit of Chaos Warriors: health with armour, melee defence and resistances counted.

  1. 1Terracotta Sentinel47 s
  2. 2Great Moon Bird33 s
  3. 3Celestial Lion27 s

Melee damage per 1,000 gold vs large

Whole-unit melee damage per second against Chaos Knights (large, armour 120) × 1,000 ÷ multiplayer cost.

  1. 1Terracotta Sentinel39
  2. 2Celestial Lion18
  3. 3Great Moon Bird13

Compare the top 3 by health per 1,000 gold side by side

War machines & artillery (4)

Most missile damage per 10 s

Damage per 10 s of the whole unit: the card's per-model number before rounding × models (or guns).

  1. 1Fire Rain Rocket Battery2,240
  2. 2Grand Cannons800
  3. 3Sky-junk560

Longest range

Range of the main missile weapon (projectiles.effective_range).

  1. 1Grand Cannons450 m
  2. 2Fire Rain Rocket Battery400 m
  3. 3Sky-junk360 m

Missile damage per 1,000 gold

Whole-unit missile damage per 10 s × 1,000 ÷ multiplayer cost.

  1. 1Fire Rain Rocket Battery2,036
  2. 2Grand Cannons889
  3. 3Sky-junk373

Missile damage per 1,000 gold vs armour 100

As above, at a target with armour 100: armour blocks 75% of base damage on average, armour-piercing goes through.

  1. 1Fire Rain Rocket Battery967
  2. 2Grand Cannons756
  3. 3Sky-junk177

Compare the top 3 by missile damage per 1,000 gold side by side

Every Grand Cathay unit, with its full card: the Grand Cathay roster. What each unit is strong or weak against: counters.