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Death GuardArmy page › All 36 units

Tallyman

Character · 60 pts
Why it's takenIn 76 of 160 public listsThe 9th most-taken Death Guard unit
Lists48% · in 76 of 160 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateTallyman against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Tallyman kills

Damage for its points

16SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 60 pts kill ~11 pts in one activation.Typical unit: 46 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta16SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★23SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.19SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.14SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.12SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.8SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Tallyman 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 unit: 294 per 100

For its points195SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

5 creators
  • The only source of extra command points 2 of 5
  • A home holder or screen 2 of 5
  • Ignores hit modifiers, which matter more now 1 of 5
  • Overpriced for what it does 2 of 5
  • Poxwalkers hold home more cheaply 1 of 5
  • A bad unit if anything else made command points 1 of 5

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Death Guard

Plaguebearers23
Beasts of Nurgle22
Tallyman16
Nurglings15
Miasmic Malignifier8

Across the game· units

Tidewall Gunrig T'au Empire · just ahead17
Tallyman 16
Archaeopter Transvector Adeptus Mechanicus · level with it16

SHIELD

In Death Guard

Noxious Blightbringer254
Biologus Putrifier195
Foul Blightspawn195
Tallyman195
Malignant Plaguecaster194

Across the game· units

Canoptek Macrocytes Necrons · just ahead196
Tallyman 195
Tech-Priest Enginseer Adeptus Mechanicus · level with it195

Leading a squad

Plague Marines with Tallyman175 + 60 = 235 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Plague Marines aloneTallyman's rulesTallyman's attacks
Squad128 ÷ 175 pts =73per 100
With leader172 ÷ 235 pts =73per 100=

The leader adds 44 pts of kills a turn (33 from rules, 11 from attacks) for 60 pts: the same per point as the squad alone.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Plague Marines aloneTallyman's rulesTallyman'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 16 · 60 pts kill ~11 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 930 units · How we score ›

What we ran
  • Tallyman, 60 pts
  • Its datasheet's weapons
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 5 creators
The lists: 160