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Best Nurgle units by the numbers

For each kind of unit, the Nurgle 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 (14)

Most health

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

  1. 1Exalted Plaguebearers of Nurgle13,200
  2. 2Putrid Blightkings11,840
  3. 3Plaguebearers of Nurgle11,600

Highest melee attack

Melee attack on the unit card.

  1. 1Putrid Blightkings (Dual Axes)54
  2. 2Chosen of Nurgle (Great Weapons)43
  3. 3Exalted Plaguebearers of Nurgle38

Highest weapon strength

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

  1. 1Putrid Blightkings (Dual Axes)80
  2. 2Forsaken of Nurgle58
  3. 3Exalted Plaguebearers of Nurgle52

Most armour

Armour on the unit card.

  1. 1Chosen of Nurgle120
  2. 2Putrid Blightkings120
  3. 3Chaos Warriors of Nurgle100

Health per 1,000 gold

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

  1. 1Nurglings26,571
  2. 2Marauders of Nurgle24,000
  3. 3Plaguebearers of Nurgle16,571

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. 1Chosen of Nurgle279 s
  2. 2Putrid Blightkings260 s
  3. 3Chaos Warriors of Nurgle135 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. 1Marauders of Nurgle (Great Weapons)258
  2. 2Exalted Plaguebearers of Nurgle206
  3. 3Chaos Warriors of Nurgle (Great Weapons)199

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

Missile infantry (1)

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. 1Soul Grinder of Nurgle356

Longest range

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

  1. 1Soul Grinder of Nurgle360 m

Most armour

Armour on the unit card.

  1. 1Soul Grinder of Nurgle90

Missile damage per 1,000 gold

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

  1. 1Soul Grinder of Nurgle204

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. 1Soul Grinder of Nurgle155

Monstrous infantry (6)

Most health

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

  1. 1Plague Ogres10,112
  2. 2Spawn of Nurgle9,632
  3. 3Bile Trolls8,672

Highest weapon strength

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

  1. 1Spawn of Nurgle170
  2. 2Bile Trolls115
  3. 3Plague Ogres110

Highest melee attack

Melee attack on the unit card.

  1. 1Chaos Furies (Nurgle)36
  2. 2Plague Ogres35
  3. 3Rot Flies34

Health per 1,000 gold

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

  1. 1Spawn of Nurgle9,173
  2. 2Bile Trolls8,259
  3. 3Chaos Furies (Nurgle)8,123

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. 1Bile Trolls52 s
  2. 2Plague Ogres49 s
  3. 3Rot Flies31 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. 1Plague Ogres167
  2. 2Chaos Furies (Nurgle)125
  3. 3Spawn of Nurgle71

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

Melee cavalry (3)

Biggest charge bonus

Charge bonus on the unit card.

  1. 1Chaos Knights of Nurgle (Lances)80
  2. 2Rot Knights60

Fastest

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

  1. 1Rot Knights75
  2. 2Chaos Knights of Nurgle70

Highest melee attack

Melee attack on the unit card.

  1. 1Rot Knights42
  2. 2Chaos Knights of Nurgle37

Most health

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

  1. 1Chaos Knights of Nurgle8,760
  2. 2Rot Knights8,320

Health per 1,000 gold

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

  1. 1Chaos Knights of Nurgle6,257
  2. 2Rot Knights4,622

Melee damage per 1,000 gold vs armour

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

  1. 1Chaos Knights of Nurgle66
  2. 2Rot Knights64

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

Missile cavalry (1)

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. 1Marauder Horsemen of Nurgle (Throwing Axes)1,620

Fastest

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

  1. 1Marauder Horsemen of Nurgle (Throwing Axes)90

Longest range

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

  1. 1Marauder Horsemen of Nurgle (Throwing Axes)70 m

Missile damage per 1,000 gold

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

  1. 1Marauder Horsemen of Nurgle (Throwing Axes)2,492

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. 1Marauder Horsemen of Nurgle (Throwing Axes)2,077

Monstrous cavalry (3)

Most health

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

  1. 1Pox Riders of Nurgle7,872
  2. 2Plague Drones of Nurgle7,128

Biggest charge bonus

Charge bonus on the unit card.

  1. 1Pox Riders of Nurgle36
  2. 2Plague Drones of Nurgle32

Highest weapon strength

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

  1. 1Plague Drones of Nurgle105
  2. 2Pox Riders of Nurgle64

Health per 1,000 gold

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

  1. 1Pox Riders of Nurgle7,872
  2. 2Plague Drones of Nurgle6,480

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. 1Pox Riders of Nurgle43 s
  2. 2Plague Drones of Nurgle35 s

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

Chariots (1)

Most health

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

  1. 1Chaos Chariots of Nurgle6,292

Biggest charge bonus

Charge bonus on the unit card.

  1. 1Chaos Chariots of Nurgle76

Heaviest

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

  1. 1Chaos Chariots of Nurgle3,130

Health per 1,000 gold

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

  1. 1Chaos Chariots of Nurgle7,402

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. 1Chaos Chariots of Nurgle49 s

War beasts (2)

Fastest

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

  1. 1Chaos Warhounds (Poison)95
  2. 2Plague Toads of Nurgle65

Biggest charge bonus

Charge bonus on the unit card.

  1. 1Plague Toads of Nurgle36
  2. 2Chaos Warhounds (Poison)20

Highest melee attack

Melee attack on the unit card.

  1. 1Plague Toads of Nurgle30
  2. 2Chaos Warhounds (Poison)26

Health per 1,000 gold

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

  1. 1Chaos Warhounds (Poison)13,511
  2. 2Plague Toads of Nurgle9,526

Melee damage per 1,000 gold vs armour

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

  1. 1Plague Toads of Nurgle94
  2. 2Chaos Warhounds (Poison)55

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

Monsters (4)

Most health

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

  1. 1Toad Dragon13,970
  2. 2Chaos Warshrine of Nurgle12,376
  3. 3Great Unclean One12,360

Highest weapon strength

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

  1. 1Toad Dragon600
  2. 2Great Unclean One530
  3. 3Chaos Warshrine of Nurgle375

Most armour

Armour on the unit card.

  1. 1Chaos Warshrine of Nurgle60
  2. 2Toad Dragon60
  3. 3Beast of Nurgle50

Health per 1,000 gold

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

  1. 1Chaos Warshrine of Nurgle9,520
  2. 2Beast of Nurgle7,985
  3. 3Great Unclean One7,725

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 Unclean One57 s
  2. 2Chaos Warshrine of Nurgle44 s
  3. 3Beast of Nurgle41 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. 1Great Unclean One25
  2. 2Beast of Nurgle22
  3. 3Toad Dragon20

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

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