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OrksArmy page › All 55 units

Tankbustas

Infantry · 6 models, 160 pts
Lists51% · in 220 of 432 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateTankbustas against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Tankbustas kills

Damage for its points

132SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 160 pts kill ~239 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta132SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes59SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.64SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.82SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.81SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh. ★83SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Tankbustas is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

174SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 8% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 160 pts: about 431 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100

For its points174SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

9 creators
  • The army's main anti-tank 9 of 9
  • Most played damage dealer in winning lists 4 of 9
  • Best fired from a Battlewagon or Trukk 2 of 9
  • Down to one or two units after the update 2 of 9

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Orks

Tankbustas132
Breaka Boyz105
Boyz85
Beast Snagga Boyz84
Flash Gitz83

Across the game· shooters

Pathfinder Team T'au Empire · just ahead136
Tankbustas 132
Wracks Drukhari · just behind100

SHIELD

In Orks

Beastboss207
Big Mek in Mega Armour199
Boss Snikrot193
Tankbustas174
Nazdreg163

Across the game· shooters

Warpsmith Chaos Space Marines · just ahead179
Tankbustas 174
Shadow Weaver Platform Aeldari · level with it174

With a leader

Tankbustas with Big Mek with Shokk Attack Gun160 + 110 = 270 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Tankbustas aloneBig Mek with Shokk Attack Gun's rulesBig Mek with Shokk Attack Gun's attacks
Squad208 ÷ 160 pts =130per 100
With leader405 ÷ 270 pts =150per 100▲20

The leader adds 197 pts of kills a turn (126 from rules, 71 from attacks) for 110 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Tankbustas aloneBig Mek with Shokk Attack Gun's rulesBig Mek with Shokk Attack Gun's wounds
Squad285 ÷ 160 pts =178per 100
With leader381 ÷ 270 pts =141per 100▼37

The leader adds 96 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 96 from wounds) for 110 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 132 · 160 pts kill ~239 pts in one activation

SHIELD 174 · about 8% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 431 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

Ranked among the game's 403 shooters · How we score ›

What we ran
  • Tankbustas, 6 models, 160 pts
  • Choppa, 5 Gitstikka, Rokkit pistol, 5 Busta Rokkit Launcha, Smash Hammer
  • Counted as dice: the army rule and the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 9 creators
The lists: 432