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Chaos DaemonsArmy page › All 77 units

Contorted Epitome

Character · 115 pts
Why it's takenIn 16 of 191 public listsThe 26th most-taken Chaos Daemons unit
Lists8% · in 16 of 191 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateContorted Epitome against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Contorted Epitome kills

Damage for its points

18SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 115 pts kill ~23 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta18SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★32SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.28SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.21SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.19SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.17SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Contorted Epitome is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

214SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 10% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 115 pts: about 307 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points214SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

2 creators
  • Soaks damage passed to its unit 1 of 2
  • Its key stratagem was rewritten 1 of 2

Units near it

Per 100 pts, its nearest in Chaos Daemons and across the game

SWORD

In Chaos Daemons

Beasts of Nurgle19
Cultist Mob19
Dark Commune19
Spoilpox Scrivener19
Contorted Epitome18

Across the game· melee units

Spoilpox Scrivener Chaos Daemons · just ahead19
Contorted Epitome 18
Victrix Honour Guard Ultramarines · level with it18

SHIELD

In Chaos Daemons

Hellflayers223
Seekers215
Contorted Epitome214
Exalted Flamer213
Raptors205

Across the game· melee units

Death Company Captain Blood Angels · just ahead215
Contorted Epitome 214
Talonstrike Kill Team Space Marines · level with it214

Leading a squad

Daemonettes with Contorted Epitome100 + 115 = 215 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Daemonettes aloneContorted Epitome's rulesContorted Epitome's attacks
Squad47 ÷ 100 pts =47per 100
With leader69 ÷ 215 pts =32per 100▼15

The leader adds 22 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 22 from attacks) for 115 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Daemonettes aloneContorted Epitome's rulesContorted Epitome's wounds
Squad237 ÷ 100 pts =237per 100
With leader647 ÷ 215 pts =301per 100▲64

The leader adds 410 pts to what the enemy must spend (61 from rules, 349 from wounds) for 115 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.

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

No detachmentDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 18 · 115 pts kill ~23 pts in one activation

SHIELD 214 · about 10% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 307 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›

What we ran
  • Contorted Epitome, 115 pts
  • Its datasheet's weapons
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 2 creators
The lists: 191