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OrksArmy page › All 55 units

Boyz

Battleline · 10 models, 85 pts or 20 models, 170 pts
Lists30% · in 128 of 432 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateBoyz against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Boyz kills

Damage for its points

85SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 170 pts kill ~164 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta85SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes105SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf. ★108SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.98SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.95SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.81SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Boyz is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

436SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 21% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 170 pts: about 830 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points436SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

9 creators
  • Solid all-rounder horde 4 of 9
  • Big blocks win Green Tide events 3 of 9
  • Fewer attacks, die faster, cost more 3 of 9
  • Only worth it in one detachment 2 of 9
  • Weak into good armour 1 of 9

Units near it

Per 100 pts, its nearest in Orks and across the game

SWORD

In Orks

Boyz85
Beast Snagga Boyz84
Flash Gitz83
Bigboss82
Mek80

Across the game· melee units

Celestian Insidiants Adepta Sororitas · just ahead86
Boyz 85

SHIELD

In Orks

Boyz436
Bannernob426
Deffkoptas423
Warbikers423
Beastboss on Squigosaur422

Across the game· melee units

Nurgle Soul Grinder Chaos Daemons · just ahead438
Boyz 436
Canoptek Wraiths Necrons · level with it436

With a leader

Boyz with Painboy170 + 45 = 215 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Boyz alonePainboy's rulesPainboy's attacks
Squad145 ÷ 170 pts =85per 100
With leader159 ÷ 215 pts =74per 100▼11

The leader adds 14 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 14 from attacks) for 45 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Boyz alonePainboy's rulesPainboy's wounds
Squad741 ÷ 170 pts =436per 100
With leader834 ÷ 215 pts =388per 100▼48

The leader adds 93 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 93 from wounds) for 45 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

Ramship RaidersWhat people fieldNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 85 · 170 pts kill ~164 pts in one activation

SHIELD 436 · about 21% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 830 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Boyz, 20 models, 170 pts
  • 2 Big Shoota, 2 Burna, 18 Choppa, 2 Power Klaw, 12 Shoota, 18 Slugga, 2 Kombi-skorcha, 2 Rokkit Launcha
  • Counted as dice: its own abilities, the army rule and the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 9 creators
The lists: 432