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Genestealer CultsArmy page › All 90 units

Nexos

Character · 50 pts
Why it's takenIn 13 of 65 public listsThe 18th most-taken Genestealer Cults unit
Lists20% · in 13 of 65 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateNexos against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Nexos kills

Damage for its points

29SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 50 pts kill ~16 pts in one activation.Typical unit: 46 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta29SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★13SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.8SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.4SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.3SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.3SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Nexos is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

206SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 10% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 50 pts: about 65 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical unit: 294 per 100

For its points206SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

5 creators
  • Refunds the command points the combo costs 3 of 5
  • Not essential, and only ever one 2 of 5
  • Too expensive for a support piece 1 of 5
  • Rare in winning lists 1 of 5

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Genestealer Cults

Chimera30
Basilisk29
Clamavus29
Nexos29
Cadian Castellan28

Across the game· units

Inquisitor Greyfax Agents of the Imperium · just ahead30
Nexos 29
Archaeopter Fusilave Adeptus Mechanicus · level with it29

SHIELD

In Genestealer Cults

Gargoyles211
Clamavus206
Nexos206
Kasrkin204
Hyperadapted Raveners199

Across the game· units

Grand Master Voldus Grey Knights · just ahead207
Nexos 206
Lazarus Dark Angels · level with it206

Leading a squad

Neophyte Hybrids with Nexos135 + 50 = 185 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Neophyte Hybrids aloneNexos' rulesNexos' attacks
Squad53 ÷ 135 pts =39per 100
With leader54 ÷ 185 pts =29per 100▼10

The leader adds 1 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 1 from attacks) for 50 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Neophyte Hybrids aloneNexos' rulesNexos' wounds
Squad369 ÷ 135 pts =273per 100
With leader381 ÷ 185 pts =206per 100▼67

The leader adds 12 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 12 from wounds) for 50 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 29 · 50 pts kill ~16 pts in one activation

SHIELD 206 · about 10% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 65 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Nexos, 50 pts
  • Its datasheet's weapons
  • Counted as dice: the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 5 creators
The lists: 65