Deff Dread
Lists11% · in 48 of 432 public lists, September – November 2026
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SWORD: what Deff Dread kills
Damage for its points
37SWORD
per 100 pts
per 100 pts
Its 130 pts kill ~54 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
Whole meta37SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes46SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.50SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf. ★71SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.62SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.65SWORD per 100 pts
SHIELD: how hard Deff Dread is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
421SHIELD
per 100 pts
per 100 pts
It takes about 20% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 130 pts: about 631 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
For its points421SHIELD per 100 pts
What creators say
4 creators- Cheap, tough walker with many buffs 3 of 4
- Dread Mob suits it well 1 of 4
- Rarely seen in winning lists 1 of 4
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Orks and across the game
SWORD
Across the game· melee units
Daemon Prince of Chaos with wings Chaos Daemons · just ahead38
Deff Dread 37
Chaos Lord in Terminator Armour Chaos Space Marines · level with it37
SHIELD
Across the game· melee units
Beastboss on Squigosaur Orks · just ahead422
Deff Dread 421
The Silent King Necrons · just behind419
How we got these numbers
Ramship RaidersBest weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems
SWORD 37 · 130 pts kill ~54 pts in one activation
SHIELD 421 · about 20% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 631 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Deff Dread, 130 pts
- Dread Klaws, 2 Extra Klaw
- Counted as dice: its own abilities, the army rule and the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 4 creators
- Astrategas Wargames · 14 Oct
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 30 Oct
- Art of War 40k · 1 Sep
- Secondary Objective · 9 Sep
The lists: 432
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