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Genestealer CultsArmy page › All 90 units

Primus

Character · 60 pts
Why it's takenIn 19 of 65 public listsThe 16th most-taken Genestealer Cults unit
Lists29% · in 19 of 65 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulatePrimus against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Primus kills

Damage for its points

31SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 60 pts kill ~21 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta31SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★64SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.55SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.42SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.26SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.17SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Primus is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

143SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 7% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 60 pts: about 243 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points143SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

5 creators
  • Gives a joined unit a hit bonus 2 of 5
  • Can redeploy up to three units 1 of 5
  • Used to be better, now niche 1 of 5
  • Does little in practice 1 of 5
  • No armour piercing against marines 1 of 5

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Genestealer Cults

Parasite of Mortrex31
Primus31
Chimera30
Leman Russ Exterminator30
Tyrannocyte30

Across the game· melee units

Chaos Cerastus Knight Acheron Chaos Knights · just ahead32
Primus 31
Traitor Enforcer Chaos Space Marines · level with it31

SHIELD

In Genestealer Cults

Krieg Heavy Weapons Squad145
Acolyte Hybrids with Autopistols144
Abominant143
Winged Tyranid Prime143
Primus143

Across the game· melee units

Acolyte Hybrids with Autopistols Genestealer Cults · just ahead144
Primus 143
Ynnari Reavers Aeldari · level with it143

Leading a squad

Hybrid Metamorphs with Primus140 + 60 = 200 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Hybrid Metamorphs alonePrimus' rulesPrimus' attacks
Squad104 ÷ 140 pts =74per 100
With leader136 ÷ 200 pts =68per 100▼6

The leader adds 32 pts of kills a turn (15 from rules, 17 from attacks) for 60 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Hybrid Metamorphs alonePrimus' rulesPrimus' wounds
Squad249 ÷ 140 pts =178per 100
With leader334 ÷ 200 pts =167per 100▼11

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

Xenocreed CongregationDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 31 · 60 pts kill ~21 pts in one activation

SHIELD 143 · about 7% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 243 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Primus, 60 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