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Astra MilitarumArmy page › All 72 units

Catachan Jungle Fighters

Battleline · 10 models, 70 pts or 20 models, 135 pts
Why it's takenTop 1% for objective control per pointOC 28.6 per 100 pts · In 7 of 120 public lists
Lists6% · in 7 of 120 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateCatachan Jungle Fighters against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Catachan Jungle Fighters kills

Damage for its points

25SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 70 pts kill ~20 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta25SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★85SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.54SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.29SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.26SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.28SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Catachan Jungle Fighters is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

274SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 13% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 70 pts: about 226 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100

For its points274SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

5 creators
  • Cheap scouting bodies for objectives 1 of 5
  • Overshadowed, close to last place 2 of 5
  • Other scouts fill the role better 3 of 5
  • Deals very little damage 1 of 5

Units near it

Per 100 pts, its nearest in Astra Militarum and across the game

SWORD

In Astra Militarum

Scout Sentinels26
Artillery Team25
Hippogriff AFV25
Catachan Jungle Fighters25
Lord Marshal Dreir24

Across the game· shooters

Junith Eruita Adepta Sororitas · just ahead26
Catachan Jungle Fighters 25
Imperial Navy Breachers Agents of the Imperium · level with it25

SHIELD

In Astra Militarum

Manticore290
Cadian Shock Troops274
Death Korps of Krieg274
Catachan Jungle Fighters274
Gaunt’s Ghosts271

Across the game· shooters

Hierophant Tyranids · just ahead275
Catachan Jungle Fighters 274
Cadian Shock Troops Astra Militarum · level with it274

With a leader

Catachan Jungle Fighters with Tech-Priest Enginseer70 + 45 = 115 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Catachan Jungle Fighters aloneTech-Priest Enginseer's rulesTech-Priest Enginseer's attacks
Squad18 ÷ 70 pts =25per 100
With leader29 ÷ 115 pts =25per 100=

The leader adds 11 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 11 from attacks) for 45 pts: the same per point as the squad alone.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Catachan Jungle Fighters aloneTech-Priest Enginseer's rulesTech-Priest Enginseer's wounds
Squad192 ÷ 70 pts =274per 100
With leader298 ÷ 115 pts =259per 100▼15

The leader adds 106 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 106 from wounds) for 45 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

SWORD and SHIELD against 100 top lists, the squad and the pair compared at one size. The leader's points are always counted.

How we got these numbers

Mechanised AssaultWhat people fieldNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 25 · 70 pts kill ~20 pts in one activation

SHIELD 274 · about 13% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 226 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

Ranked among the game's 403 shooters · How we score ›

What we ran
  • Catachan Jungle Fighters, 10 models, 70 pts
  • 10 Close combat weapon, 2 Flamer, 7 Lasgun, Laspistol
  • Counted as dice: its own abilities and the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 5 creators
The lists: 120