Daemon Prince best build
With every gift unlocked, the strongest melee build is the Khorne one: it beats 117 of 117 legendary lords one on one, on average ×53 faster than they beat him (the bare prince beats 65). Worked out from the gifts' own stats with the combat calculator's formulas, patch 9.0.4.
Undivided only
117/117legendary lords beaten
×28faster than they beat him
Melee attack 78 · defence 93 · armour 80 · health 8,588 · weapon strength 720
Head: Infernal Horns5,170 Undivided
Torso: Leather Armour1,430 Undivided
Wings: Wingless5,610 Undivided
Left Arm: Heavy Gauntlets4,510 Undivided
Right Arm: Heavy Gauntlets4,510 Undivided
Legs: Medium Leg Armour3,190 Undivided
Tail: Armoured Tail3,850 Undivided
Hand Weapon: Hellforged Blade5,610 Undivided
Offhand: Doom Shield1,320 Undivided
Khorne + Undivided
117/117legendary lords beaten
×53faster than they beat him
Melee attack 100 · defence 94 · armour 110 · health 8,588 · weapon strength 756
Head: Bestial Visage1,210 Khorne
Torso: Plate Armour5,390 Undivided- Wings: Wingless5,610 Undivided
Left Arm: Shattered Gauntlets3,740 Khorne- Right Arm: Heavy Gauntlets4,510 Undivided
Legs: Heavy Leg Armour4,950 Undivided- Tail: Armoured Tail3,850 Undivided
Hand Weapon: Axe of Wrath3,410 Khorne
Offhand: Slaughter-Shield3,520 Khorne
Nurgle + Undivided
117/117legendary lords beaten
×44faster than they beat him
Melee attack 81 · defence 95 · armour 90 · health 9,189 · weapon strength 725
Head: Branching Horns4,400 Nurgle- Torso: Plate Armour5,390 Undivided
- Wings: Wingless5,610 Undivided
Left Arm: Shattered Oversized Gauntlet3,850 Nurgle
Right Arm: Shattered Oversized Gauntlet3,850 Nurgle- Legs: Heavy Leg Armour4,950 Undivided
- Tail: Armoured Tail3,850 Undivided
Two-Handed Weapon: Colossal Morningstar2,200 Nurgle
Slaanesh + Undivided
117/117legendary lords beaten
×51faster than they beat him
Melee attack 70 · defence 97 · armour 110 · health 8,588 · weapon strength 720
Head: Feathered Helm4,180 Slaanesh- Torso: Plate Armour5,390 Undivided
- Wings: Wingless5,610 Undivided
- Left Arm: Heavy Gauntlets4,510 Undivided
Right Arm: Spiked Scythes3,630 Slaanesh- Legs: Heavy Leg Armour4,950 Undivided
- Tail: Armoured Tail3,850 Undivided
Offhand: Decadent Shield4,290 Slaanesh
Tzeentch + Undivided
117/117legendary lords beaten
×33faster than they beat him
Melee attack 85 · defence 91 · armour 100 · health 8,588 · weapon strength 698
Head: Horned Mask4,400 Tzeentch- Torso: Leather Armour1,430 Undivided
- Wings: Wingless5,610 Undivided
- Left Arm: Heavy Gauntlets4,510 Undivided
Right Arm: Light Gauntlets1,980 Tzeentch- Legs: Heavy Leg Armour4,950 Undivided
- Tail: Armoured Tail3,850 Undivided
Hand Weapon: Ensorcelled Great Lance4,400 Tzeentch
Offhand: Reinforced Shield4,290 Tzeentch
COMPUTEDEach gift's battle-stat effects (armory_items_to_effects → effect bonus values, as the lord builder reads skills and items) on the Daemon Prince's card: flat adds, percentages of the base value, complete gift sets' bonuses included. One gift per slot, gifts that take up other slots empty them, Undivided gifts with one god's. Score: a 1v1 melee duel against each of the 117 legendary lords in their base form (on foot, or mounted where the game has no foot form, as in the legendary lords' tournament) — time to take all of the other's hit points = hit points ÷ (expected damage per attack ÷ attack interval), both ways; wins first, then the average of ln(their time ÷ his). Search: the best gift per slot, then one slot at a time until nothing improves, also started from each complete gift set.
ASSUMPTIONS
- Spells, abilities and passives a gift brings (Mortal Blow, Fleshy Abundance, barriers) are not valued; only battle stats.
- A lord's own magic barrier (main_units.barrier_health: Kairos Fateweaver 1,200) counts as hit points taken before his health.
- No skills, items, charge, mass or spells for either side; the lords fight in their base form (on foot, or mounted where the game has no foot form) with base stats — so the prince wins big.
- The search is a hill climb: it finds a very strong build, not a proof that nothing beats it.
Starting gifts only
- Undivided: 106/117 lords, ×2.8
Mark of Chaos, Muscular Arms, Daemon Tail, Serrated Sword - Khorne: 106/117 lords, ×2.8Mark of Chaos, Muscular Arms, Daemon Tail, Serrated Sword
- Nurgle: 106/117 lords, ×2.8Mark of Chaos, Muscular Arms, Daemon Tail, Serrated Sword
- Slaanesh: 106/117 lords, ×2.8Mark of Chaos, Muscular Arms, Daemon Tail, Serrated Sword
- Tzeentch: 106/117 lords, ×2.8Mark of Chaos, Muscular Arms, Daemon Tail, Serrated Sword
Best build at each step of Glory
With this much Glory of the god and of Undivided (each gift needs its own god's), the strongest build's record against the legendary lords.
| Path | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undivided | 0 Glory106/117 · ×2.8 | 1,100 Glory115/117 · ×6.5 | 2,090 Glory117/117 · ×9.4 | 3,630 Glory117/117 · ×16 | 5,610 Glory117/117 · ×28 |
| Khorne | 0 Glory106/117 · ×2.8 | 1,210 Glory117/117 · ×13 | 2,420 Glory117/117 · ×20 | 3,850 Glory117/117 · ×41 | 5,610 Glory117/117 · ×53 |
| Nurgle | 0 Glory106/117 · ×2.8 | 1,210 Glory115/117 · ×9.6 | 2,420 Glory117/117 · ×15 | 3,850 Glory117/117 · ×33 | 5,610 Glory117/117 · ×44 |
| Slaanesh | 0 Glory106/117 · ×2.8 | 1,210 Glory115/117 · ×9.0 | 2,420 Glory117/117 · ×17 | 3,850 Glory117/117 · ×32 | 5,610 Glory117/117 · ×51 |
| Tzeentch | 0 Glory106/117 · ×2.8 | 1,210 Glory115/117 · ×7.7 | 2,420 Glory117/117 · ×15 | 3,850 Glory117/117 · ×26 | 5,610 Glory117/117 · ×33 |
Every gift with its effects and Glory: Daemonic Gifts.