Best infantry faction in Warhammer 3 — every race's melee infantry by the numbers
Every race's hardest-hitting and longest-lasting melee infantry for the gold (against Chaos Warriors), its roster's median and how many infantry units it has. Patch 9.0.4.
By hardest-hitting infantry for the gold, Dark Elves leads with the Har Ganeth Executioners — 477.6 damage per second per 1,000 gold. 25 races field infantry units.
Hardest-hitting infantry for the gold
Melee damage per second of the whole unit per 1,000 multiplayer gold, against Chaos Warriors (armour 100).
- 1Dark ElvesHar Ganeth Executioners477.6
- 2The EmpireGreatswords467.7
- 3BretonniaFoot Squires452.7
- 4Wood ElvesWildwood Rangers385.8
- 5High ElvesSwordmasters of Hoeth381.8
- 6Undead LegionsGrave Guard (Great Weapons)372.2
- 7Vampire CountsGrave Guard (Great Weapons)372.2
- 8Chaos DwarfsOrc Labourers364
Longest-lasting infantry for the gold
Seconds 1,000 gold of the unit lasts against one unit of Chaos Warriors.
- 1NurgleChosen of Nurgle278.8 s
- 2Warriors of ChaosChosen of Nurgle278.8 s
- 3DwarfsIronbreakers258.2 s
- 4Chaos DwarfsInfernal Ironsworn254.5 s
- 5SlaaneshChosen of Slaanesh (Hellscourges)241.9 s
- 6Undead LegionsZombies210.6 s
- 7Vampire CountsZombies210.6 s
- 8TzeentchChosen of Tzeentch203.4 s
Whole infantry roster (median damage for the gold)
The median of the race's melee infantry by damage per 1,000 gold vs Chaos Warriors. That is the middle unit's number, or with an even count the mean of the two middle units', a number neither has: both are named with their own.
- 1Daemons of ChaosDaemonettes of Slaanesh279
- 2Dark ElvesBleakswords216.8
- 3KhorneChaos Warriors of Khorne (Dual Weapons)210
- 4NorscaMarauder Bearmen (Great Weapons)207.7
- 5The EmpireTeutogen Guard201.3
- 6Chaos DwarfsInfernal Guard (Great Weapons)197.9
- 7Greenskinsmean of Savage Orc Big 'Uns 189.4 & Orc Boyz 199.5194.5
- 8Skavenmean of Clanrats (Shields) 175.4 & Stormvermin (Swords & Shields) 181178.2
Most melee infantry units
Melee infantry the race fields (one per unit page).
- 1Warriors of Chaos45 units45
- 2Undead Legions19 units19
- 3Nurgle14 units14
- 4Skaven14 units14
- 5Khorne13 units13
- 6Greenskins12 units12
- 7Slaanesh12 units12
- 8Dwarfs11 units11
COMPUTEDMelee damage per second = models × expected damage per attack (the combat calculator's hit chance × damage after armour and resistances) ÷ the weapon's attack interval (melee_weapons.melee_attack_interval), × 1,000 ÷ multiplayer cost. Targets: Chaos Warriors (armour 100, melee defence 44) and Chaos Knights (large, armour 120). “Lasts” = hit points of 1,000 gold of the unit ÷ one unit of Chaos Warriors' damage per second against it. A race's number is its best unit's (one unit per unit page; lords, heroes and Regiments of Renown left out, and units the race has only in the extended roster — Custom Battle with Unit caps off, campaign_exclusive), or the median of all its units in the role where the list says so.
ASSUMPTIONS
- Every model of the unit fights at once, at its weapon's attack interval; the game's attack animations set the real pace.
- No charge, mass, splash attacks, flanking, fatigue, leadership, abilities, skills, technologies or items.
- Base card values at Ultra unit size, rank 0, multiplayer cost.
- A Tzeentch unit's magic barrier (main_units.barrier_health: Pink Horrors 1,400, a Lord of Change 800) counts as hit points taken before its health: it recovers only while the unit takes no damage, so a fight gets it once. Barrier that skills, items or effects add on top is not counted.
Every race
| # | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dark Elves | 477.60 | 82.40 s | 216.80 | 7 |
| 2 | The Empire | 467.70 | 108.20 s | 201.30 | 9 |
| 3 | Bretonnia | 452.70 | 137 s | 131 | 9 |
| 4 | Wood Elves | 385.80 | 68.80 s | 167 | 7 |
| 5 | High Elves | 381.80 | 75.10 s | 169 | 7 |
| 6 | Undead Legions | 372.20 | 210.60 s | 148.80 | 19 |
| 7 | Vampire Counts | 372.20 | 210.60 s | 171.20 | 11 |
| 8 | Chaos Dwarfs | 364 | 254.50 s | 197.90 | 9 |
| 9 | Norsca | 360 | 104.60 s | 207.70 | 11 |
| 10 | Warriors of Chaos | 360 | 278.80 s | 140.50 | 45 |
| 11 | Daemons of Chaos | 354.30 | 78.50 s | 279 | 7 |
| 12 | Khorne | 354.30 | 138.50 s | 210 | 13 |
| 13 | Dwarfs | 326.70 | 258.20 s | 143.90 | 11 |
| 14 | Kislev | 312.10 | 90.90 s | 145.10 | 3 |
| 15 | Slaanesh | 302.30 | 241.90 s | 134.50 | 12 |
| 16 | Beastmen | 264.30 | 73.90 s | 136.70 | 10 |
| 17 | Grand Cathay | 262.20 | 76.30 s | 146.40 | 6 |
| 18 | Nurgle | 258.30 | 278.80 s | 159 | 14 |
| 19 | Tomb Kings | 249.40 | 91.30 s | 122.80 | 5 |
| 20 | Skaven | 233.50 | 131.10 s | 178.20 | 14 |
| 21 | Greenskins | 230.60 | 94 s | 194.50 | 12 |
| 22 | Lizardmen | 219.60 | 69.50 s | 147.80 | 7 |
| 23 | Vampire Coast | 210 | 103.70 s | 148.80 | 5 |
| 24 | Tzeentch | 205.90 | 203.40 s | 129.80 | 8 |
| 25 | Ogre Kingdoms | 191.80 | 120.40 s | 148.50 | 3 |
