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Zodgrod Wortsnagga

Epic Hero · 50 pts
Why it's takenIn 41 of 432 public listsThe 37th most-taken Orks unit
Lists9% · in 41 of 432 public lists, September – November 2026
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SWORD: what Zodgrod Wortsnagga kills

Damage for its points

42SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 50 pts kill ~24 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta42SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes60SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf. ★75SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.70SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.61SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.53SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Zodgrod Wortsnagga is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

223SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 11% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 50 pts: about 206 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points223SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

8 creators
  • Grot brick that draws the enemy's effort 4 of 8
  • The Runt Swarm pick, no substitute 2 of 8
  • Shields Ghazghkull in melee 1 of 8
  • Rare outside Runt Swarm 2 of 8
  • Costs more than ten extra Gretchin 1 of 8
  • Gives his unit less than he used to 1 of 8

Units near it

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

SWORD

Across the game· melee units

Be'lakor Chaos Daemons · just ahead43
Zodgrod Wortsnagga 42
Chaos Questoris Knight Styrix Chaos Knights · level with it42

SHIELD

In Orks

Zodgrod Wortsnagga223

Across the game· melee units

Eightbound World Eaters · just ahead224
Zodgrod Wortsnagga 223
Hellflayers Chaos Daemons · level with it223

Leading a squad

Gretchin with Zodgrod Wortsnagga45 + 50 = 95 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Gretchin aloneZodgrod Wortsnagga's rulesZodgrod Wortsnagga's attacks
Squad5 ÷ 45 pts =11per 100
With leader38 ÷ 95 pts =40per 100▲29

The leader adds 33 pts of kills a turn (6 from rules, 27 from attacks) for 50 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Gretchin aloneZodgrod Wortsnagga's rulesZodgrod Wortsnagga's wounds
Squad239 ÷ 45 pts =531per 100
With leader392 ÷ 95 pts =413per 100▼118

The leader adds 153 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 153 from wounds) for 50 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 RaidersDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 42 · 50 pts kill ~24 pts in one activation

SHIELD 223 · about 11% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 206 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Zodgrod Wortsnagga, 50 pts
  • Its datasheet's weapons
  • Counted as dice: the army rule and the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 8 creators
The lists: 432