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Death GuardArmy page › All 36 units

Biologus Putrifier

Character · 60 pts
Why it's takenIn 55 of 160 public listsThe 13th most-taken Death Guard unit
Lists34% · in 55 of 160 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateBiologus Putrifier against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Biologus Putrifier kills

Damage for its points

36SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 60 pts kill ~24 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta36SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★51SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.47SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.36SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.32SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.30SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Biologus Putrifier is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

195SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 9% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 60 pts: about 156 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100

For its points195SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

3 creators
  • Boosts a whole Plague Marine squad's hits 3 of 3
  • The usual pairing with the Plaguecaster 1 of 3
  • Only worth it with a ten-man squad 1 of 3

Units near it

Per 100 pts, its nearest in Death Guard and across the game

SWORD

In Death Guard

Chaos Land Raider40
Rotigus38
Plague Drones37
Biologus Putrifier36
Noxious Blightbringer35

Across the game· shooters

Nephilim Jetfighter Dark Angels · just ahead37
Biologus Putrifier 36
Skull Cannon Chaos Daemons · level with it36

SHIELD

In Death Guard

Noxious Blightbringer254
Foul Blightspawn195
Tallyman195
Biologus Putrifier195
Malignant Plaguecaster194

Across the game· shooters

Starfangs Aeldari · just ahead198
Biologus Putrifier 195
Foul Blightspawn Death Guard · level with it195

Leading a squad

Plague Marines with Biologus Putrifier175 + 60 = 235 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Plague Marines aloneBiologus Putrifier's rulesBiologus Putrifier's attacks
Squad128 ÷ 175 pts =73per 100
With leader197 ÷ 235 pts =84per 100▲11

The leader adds 69 pts of kills a turn (44 from rules, 25 from attacks) for 60 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Plague Marines aloneBiologus Putrifier's rulesBiologus Putrifier's wounds
Squad756 ÷ 175 pts =432per 100
With leader870 ÷ 235 pts =370per 100▼62

The leader adds 114 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 114 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 36 · 60 pts kill ~24 pts in one activation

SHIELD 195 · about 9% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 156 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Biologus Putrifier, 60 pts
  • Its datasheet's weapons
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 3 creators
The lists: 160