Tactical RerollTactical RerollTrust the math. Bless your dice.
⋯
Help and guides
Take the tourMathhammer guideHow we score
Draw your own figure
About us
About Tactical RerollWhat's newPrivacy
Contact us
Genestealer CultsArmy page › All 90 units

Aberrants

Infantry · 5 models, 140 pts or 10 models, 280 pts
Lists40% · in 26 of 65 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateAberrants against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Aberrants kills

Damage for its points

39SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 280 pts kill ~124 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta39SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes48SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf. ★59SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.55SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.50SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.45SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Aberrants is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

380SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 18% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 280 pts: about 1070 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points380SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

6 creators
  • A durable melee brick that survives the interrupt 3 of 6
  • A tarpit when led by the Abominant 2 of 6
  • Standouts at big events 2 of 6
  • Expensive to rebuy; they deal damage then die 1 of 6
  • Less tough than before 1 of 6
  • Bounced off robot bricks 1 of 6

Units near it

Per 100 pts, its nearest in Genestealer Cults and across the game

SWORD

In Genestealer Cults

Cadian Heavy Weapons Squad39
Hellhound39
Rogal Dorn Battle Tank39
Neophyte Hybrids39
Aberrants39

Across the game· melee units

Master of Possession Chaos Space Marines · just ahead40
Aberrants 39
Chaos Spawn Chaos Space Marines · level with it39

SHIELD

In Genestealer Cults

Aberrants380
Neurolictor379
Rogal Dorn Commander377
Baneblade375
Banesword375

Across the game· melee units

Redemptor Dreadnought Space Marines · just ahead381
Aberrants 380
Cultist Mob Chaos Space Marines · level with it380

With a leader

Aberrants with Abominant280 + 85 = 365 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Aberrants aloneAbominant's rulesAbominant's attacks
Squad106 ÷ 280 pts =38per 100
With leader135 ÷ 365 pts =37per 100▼1

The leader adds 29 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 29 from attacks) for 85 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Aberrants aloneAbominant's rulesAbominant's wounds
Squad1050 ÷ 280 pts =375per 100
With leader1223 ÷ 365 pts =335per 100▼40

The leader adds 173 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 173 from wounds) for 85 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

Genespawn OnslaughtDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 39 · 280 pts kill ~124 pts in one activation

SHIELD 380 · about 18% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 1070 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Aberrants, 10 models, 280 pts
  • Its datasheet's weapons
  • Counted as dice: its own abilities and the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 6 creators
The lists: 65