Cryptothralls
Why it's takenTop 33% for objective control per pointOC 3.3 per 100 pts · In 6 of 320 public lists
Lists2% · in 6 of 320 public lists, September – November 2026
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SWORD: what Cryptothralls kills
Damage for its points
13SWORD
per 100 pts
per 100 pts
Its 60 pts kill ~9 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
Whole meta13SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★54SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.43SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.25SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.23SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.13SWORD per 100 pts
SHIELD: how hard Cryptothralls is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
223SHIELD
per 100 pts
per 100 pts
It takes about 11% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 60 pts: about 198 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
For its points223SHIELD per 100 pts
What creators say
5 creators- Extra bodies for a Cryptek 1 of 5
- Tomb Crawlers fill the role cheaper and better 3 of 5
- Dear for what they are 2 of 5
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Necrons and across the game
SWORD
Across the game· melee units
Eldrad Ulthran Aeldari · just ahead15
Cryptothralls 13
Ursula Creed Astra Militarum · level with it13
SHIELD
Across the game· melee units
Eightbound World Eaters · just ahead224
Cryptothralls 223
Hellflayers Chaos Daemons · level with it223
How we got these numbers
Starshatter ArsenalDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems
SWORD 13 · 60 pts kill ~9 pts in one activation
SHIELD 223 · about 11% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 198 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Cryptothralls, 2 models, 60 pts
- Its datasheet's weapons
- Counted as dice: the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 5 creators
- Auspex Tactics · 28 Oct
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 24 Oct
- PNW 40K · 1 Oct
- Silvertide Tactics · 19 Jul
- 1d6chan · 30 Oct
The lists: 320
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