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Genestealer CultsArmy page › All 90 units

Jackal Alphus

Character · 55 pts
Why it's takenIn 9 of 65 public listsThe 22nd most-taken Genestealer Cults unit
Lists14% · in 9 of 65 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateJackal Alphus against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Jackal Alphus kills

Damage for its points

13SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 55 pts kill ~8 pts in one activation.Typical unit: 46 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta13SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★21SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.19SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.16SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.16SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.10SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Jackal Alphus is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

87SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 4% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 55 pts: about 88 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical unit: 294 per 100

For its points87SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

6 creators
  • Re-rolls for shooting, and moves after 3 of 6
  • A bit too cute 1 of 6
  • Rare in winning lists 1 of 6

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Genestealer Cults

Death Korps of Krieg17
Deathstrike15
Achilles Ridgerunners13
Magus13
Jackal Alphus13

Across the game· units

Runtherd Orks · just ahead14
Jackal Alphus 13
Imperial Rhino Agents of the Imperium · level with it13

SHIELD

In Genestealer Cults

Kelermorph103
Cadian Heavy Weapons Squad100
Catachan Heavy Weapons Squad92
Jackal Alphus87
Reductus Saboteur86

Across the game· units

Clanblade Aeldari · just ahead88
Jackal Alphus 87
Inquisitor Draxus Agents of the Imperium · level with it87

Leading a squad

Atalan Jackals with Jackal Alphus85 + 55 = 140 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Atalan Jackals aloneJackal Alphus' rulesJackal Alphus' attacks
Squad46 ÷ 85 pts =54per 100
With leader53 ÷ 140 pts =38per 100▼16

The leader adds 7 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 7 from attacks) for 55 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Atalan Jackals aloneJackal Alphus' rulesJackal Alphus' wounds
Squad165 ÷ 85 pts =194per 100
With leader207 ÷ 140 pts =148per 100▼46

The leader adds 42 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 42 from wounds) for 55 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

Host of AscensionDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 13 · 55 pts kill ~8 pts in one activation

SHIELD 87 · about 4% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 88 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Jackal Alphus, 55 pts
  • Its datasheet's weapons
  • Counted as dice: the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 6 creators
The lists: 65