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Death Guard
5401 model
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Mastodon datasheet for Warhammer 40,000 11th edition — stats, weapons, abilities and points current to the 2026-06-17 Munitorum Field Manual / Balance Dataslate.

M 9"
T 14
SV 2+ -INV
W 30
LD 6+
OC 12
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This model is equipped with: 2 heavy flamers; 2 lascannons; siege melta array; skyreaper battery; armoured tracks.

RANGED WEAPONSRANGEABSSAPD
Volkite culverin [Devastating wounds] 36"43+602
Skyreaper battery [Anti-fly 4+] 48"83+7-12
Siege melta array [Melta 2] 24"63+9-4D6
Lascannon 48"13+12-3D6+1
Heavy flamer [Ignores cover, Torrent] 12"D6N/A5-11
Heavy bolter [Sustained hits 1] 36"33+5-12
MELEE WEAPONSRANGEAWSSAPD
Armoured tracks Melee64+801
ABILITIES

CORE Deadly Demise 2D6

FACTION Nurgle’s Gift (Aura)

Inviolable Transport: Once per battle round, when an attack is allocated to this model, you can set the Damage characteristic of that attack to 0.
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UNIT COMPOSITION
  • 1 Mastodon
WARGEAR OPTIONS
  • This model’s 2 heavy flamers can be replaced with one of the following
    • 2 heavy bolters
    • 2 lascannons
    • 2 volkite culverins
  • This model’s 2 lascannons can be replaced with on of the following:
    • 2 heavy bolters
    • 2 heavy flamers
    • 2 volkite culverins
TRANSPORT

This model has a transport capacity of 45 Death Guard Infantry models. Each Jump Pack, Wulfen, Gravis, Possessed or Terminator model takes up the space of 2 models and each Centurion or Obliterator model takes up the space of 3 models. This model can also transport up to 2 Dreadnought or Helbrute models (these models take up the space of a number of models equal to their Wounds characteristic e.g. A Dreadnought with a Wounds characteristic of 8 would take up the space of 8 models).

Stratagems you can use on this unit (27)
COMMAND RE-ROLL 1CP · Any phase
COUNTER-OFFENSIVE 2CP · Fight phase
INSANE BRAVERY 1CP · Command phase
TANK SHOCK 1CP · Charge phase
RAPID INGRESS 1CP · Movement phase
SMOKESCREEN 1CP · Shooting phase
COMMAND RE-ROLL 1CP · Any phase
COUNTER-OFFENSIVE 2CP · Fight phase
INSANE BRAVERY 1CP · Command phase
EXPLOSIVE CLEARANCE 1CP · Shooting phase
PUTRID DETONATION 1CP · Virulent Vectorium · Any phase
DISGUSTINGLY RESILIENT 2CP · Virulent Vectorium · Shooting or Fight phase
PLAGUESURGE 2CP · Virulent Vectorium · Command phase
LEECHSPORE ERUPTION 1CP · Virulent Vectorium · Command phase
BLIGHTED LAND 2CP · Mortarion’s Hammer · Movement phase
RELENTLESS GRIND 1CP · Mortarion’s Hammer · Movement or Charge phase
DRAWN TO DESPAIR 1CP · Mortarion’s Hammer · Shooting phase
FONT OF FILTH 1CP · Mortarion’s Hammer · Shooting phase
EYESTINGER STORM 1CP · Mortarion’s Hammer · Command phase
STINKING MIRE 1CP · Mortarion’s Hammer · Charge phase
BLESSINGS OF FILTH 1CP · Champions of Contagion · Shooting or Fight phase
MALIGNANCE MAGNIFIED 2CP · Champions of Contagion · Shooting or Fight phase
GROTESQUE FORTITUDE 1CP · Champions of Contagion · Shooting or Fight phase
RABID INFUSION 1CP · Champions of Contagion · Fight phase
CLUTCHING CORRUPTION 1CP · Tallyband Summoners · Fight phase
SHOCK AND HORROR 1CP · Shamblerot Vectorium · Charge phase
SHAMBLING WALL 1CP · Shamblerot Vectorium · Shooting phase

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