Unofficial fan reference · game data patch 9.0.4 (Oct 15, 2026)

Great Unclean One vs Lord of Change

For the same gold, the melee goes to Great Unclean One: 155.4 s to cut down the other side's gold worth, against 343.1 s the other way. One unit against one, the edge goes to Great Unclean One as well (Great Unclean One cost 1,600 gold, Lord of Change 1,450). Base stats, patch 9.0.4; no charge or abilities.

Great Unclean OneGreat Unclean OneNurgle · Monster · 1,600 goldWINS FOR THE GOLD
Lord of ChangeLord of ChangeTzeentch · Monster · 1,450 gold
Great Unclean OneLord of Change
Multiplayer cost1,6001,450
Health (whole unit)12,3607,028
Magic barrier, taken first—800
Models11
Armour5030
Melee attack / defence55 / 4545 / 45
Weapon strength (armour-piercing)530 (370)420 (295)
Attack interval4 s4 s
Melee damage per second against the other55.632.6
Time to beat the other, one unit each140.9 s378.6 s
Time to beat the other's gold worth, same gold155.4 s343.1 s
COMPUTEDMelee damage per second = models × expected damage per attack (the combat calculator's hit chance 35 + melee attack − defence, damage after armour and resistances, bonus vs large or infantry) ÷ the weapon's attack interval (melee_weapons.melee_attack_interval). One unit each: the other's hit points ÷ that. Same gold: the other's hit points per gold ÷ damage per second per gold — the side that needs less time wins (within 1%: even). Multiplayer costs, patch 9.0.4.
ASSUMPTIONS
  • Every model fights at once at its weapon's attack interval; in battle only the front ranks reach and animations set the pace.
  • No charge, mass, splash attacks, flanking, fatigue, leadership (no one routs), abilities, spells, skills, technologies or items.
  • Missiles: every projectile hits, the target's shield faces away; accuracy and range are not in this.
  • 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.

Side by side with every number: compare Great Unclean One and Lord of Change. Blow by blow, with charge and shields: combat calculator. Nurgle units ranked. Daemons of Chaos units ranked. Warriors of Chaos units ranked. Tzeentch units ranked.