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Chaos Space MarinesArmy page › All 58 units

Defiler

Vehicle · 300 pts
Lists50% · in 92 of 184 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateDefiler against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Defiler kills

Damage for its points

86SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 300 pts kill ~292 pts in one activation.Typical unit: 46 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta86SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes55SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.66SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.90SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.83SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh. ★101SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Defiler is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

258SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 12% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 300 pts: about 714 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical unit: 295 per 100

For its points258SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

7 creators
  • The strongest unit: fast, tough, huge firepower 7 of 7
  • In nearly every list, one to three 3 of 7
  • Picks off units in overwatch 2 of 7
  • Nuts in the engine detachment 1 of 7
  • Price keeps rising 1 of 7
  • Dies to other Defilers and dedicated killers 1 of 7

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Chaos Space Marines

Defiler86
Lord Discordant on Helstalker79
Maulerfiend79
Mutilators76
Chaos Bikers75

Across the game· units

Stonesinger Aeldari · just ahead87
Defiler 86
Aggressor Squad Space Marines · level with it86

SHIELD

In Chaos Space Marines

Legionaries269
Defiler258
Rubric Marines256
Sorcerer in Terminator Armour249
Master of Executions246

Across the game· units

Wulfen Space Wolves · just ahead259
Defiler 258
Daemon Prince of Chaos with wings Chaos Daemons · level with it258

How we got these numbers

Nightmare HuntWhat people fieldNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 86 · 300 pts kill ~292 pts in one activation

SHIELD 258 · about 12% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 714 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

Ranked among the game's 930 units · How we score ›

What we ran
  • Defiler, 300 pts
  • Ectoplasma destructor, 2 Excruciator cannon, 2 Heavy reaper autocannon, Shearing claws
  • Counted as dice: its own abilities, the army rule and the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 7 creators
The lists: 184