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Tranceweaver

Character · 60 pts
Why it's takenIn 5 of 191 public listsThe 42nd most-taken Chaos Daemons unit
Lists3% · in 5 of 191 public lists, September – November 2026
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SWORD: what Tranceweaver kills

Damage for its points

25SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 60 pts kill ~17 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta25SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★35SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.31SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.23SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.20SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.21SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Tranceweaver is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

76SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 4% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 60 pts: about 84 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points76SHIELD per 100 pts

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Chaos Daemons

Tranceweaver25

Across the game· melee units

Epidemius Chaos Daemons · just ahead26
Tranceweaver 25
Imperial Navy Breachers Agents of the Imperium · level with it25

SHIELD

In Chaos Daemons

Tranceweaver76

Across the game· melee units

Yvraine Aeldari · just ahead83
Tranceweaver 76
Infernal Enrapturess Chaos Daemons · level with it76

Leading a squad

Daemonettes with Tranceweaver100 + 60 = 160 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Daemonettes aloneTranceweaver's rulesTranceweaver's attacks
Squad47 ÷ 100 pts =47per 100
With leader94 ÷ 160 pts =59per 100▲12

The leader adds 47 pts of kills a turn (28 from rules, 19 from attacks) for 60 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Daemonettes aloneTranceweaver's rulesTranceweaver's wounds
Squad237 ÷ 100 pts =237per 100
With leader272 ÷ 160 pts =170per 100▼67

The leader adds 35 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 35 from wounds) for 60 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

No detachmentDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 25 · 60 pts kill ~17 pts in one activation

SHIELD 76 · about 4% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 84 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Tranceweaver, 60 pts
  • Its datasheet's weapons
  • Counted as dice: its own abilities
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 1 creator
  • 1d6chan · 30 Oct
The lists: 191