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Death Guard Chaos Lord Legends

Death Guard
651 model
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Death Guard Chaos Lord datasheet for Warhammer 40,000 11th edition — stats, weapons, abilities and points current to the 2026-06-17 Munitorum Field Manual / Balance Dataslate.

M 5"
T 5
SV 3+ 4+INV
W 5
LD 6+
OC 1
⌀ 40mm

This model is equipped with: plague bolt pistol; Astartes chainsword.

RANGED WEAPONSRANGEABSSAPD
Combi-weapon [Anti-infantry 4+, Devastating wounds, Rapid fire 1] 24"12+401
Plague bolt pistol [Lethal hits, Pistol] 12"12+401
Plague combi-bolter [Lethal hits, Rapid fire 2] 24"22+401
Plasma pistol – standard [Pistol] 12"12+7-21
Plasma pistol – supercharge [Hazardous, Pistol] 12"12+8-32
MELEE WEAPONSRANGEAWSSAPD
Astartes chainsword Melee72+4-11
Plague fist [Lethal hits] Melee53+8-22
Plague-encrusted exalted weapon [Lethal hits] Melee62+5-21
Twin lightning claws [Twin-linked] Melee72+5-21
ABILITIES

CORE Leader

FACTION Nurgle’s Gift (Aura)

Chaos Lord: While this model leads a unit, re-roll a Hit roll of 1 for attacks made by models in that unit.
Desiccation Conduit (Aura): While an enemy unit is within Contagion Range of this model, roll one D6 at the end of the turn: on a 4+ that unit takes D3 mortal wounds.
Leader: This model can be attached to: Plague Marines.
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UNIT COMPOSITION
  • 1 Death Guard Chaos Lord
WARGEAR OPTIONS
  • This model’s plague bolt pistol can be replaced with one of the following:
    • 1 combi-weapon
    • 1 plague combi-bolter
    • 1 plague fist
    • 1 plague-encrusted exalted weapon
    • 1 plasma pistol
  • This model’s Astartes chainsword can be replaced with one of the following:
    • 1 plague fist
    • 1 plague-encrusted exalted weapon
  • This model’s plague bolt pistol and Astartes chainsword can be replaced with 1 twin lighting claws.
Stratagems you can use on this unit (14)
COMMAND RE-ROLL 1CP · Any phase
COUNTER-OFFENSIVE 2CP · Fight phase
EPIC CHALLENGE 1CP · Fight phase
INSANE BRAVERY 1CP · Command phase
GRENADE 1CP · Shooting phase
RAPID INGRESS 1CP · Movement phase
FIRE OVERWATCH 1CP · Movement or Charge phase
GO TO GROUND 1CP · Shooting phase
HEROIC INTERVENTION 1CP · Charge phase
COMMAND RE-ROLL 1CP · Any phase
BATTLEFIELD COMMAND 1CP · Any phase
COUNTER-OFFENSIVE 2CP · Fight phase
INSANE BRAVERY 1CP · Command phase
EXPLOSIVE CLEARANCE 1CP · Shooting phase

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Staple kits that pair with this unit — or see the full Death Guard starter guide.

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