Tomb Kings units
Skeleton Warriors held best, Necropolis Knights hit hardest, and chariots live or die by the charge.
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The Old World first, more systems later
Warhammer unit simulations: what units actually do on the table
Warhammer unit simulations let me test what a unit actually does instead of arguing about it. I roll each matchup through the full rules up to 2,000 times, with every assumption stated.
866,150simulated combats
41,580shooting volleys and shots
48shooters and war machines
The Old World
Chosen and Forsaken
Chosen Warriors won three fights in four whatever the build; Khorne Forsaken were the surprise answer to Swordmasters.
Read the Chosen and Forsaken resultsMatchup finder
Pick a Tomb Kings or Chaos elite unit and see what it should charge, what it should let come to it, and what to avoid.
Open the matchup finderWarriors of Chaos builds
The best Mark, Cult and weapon for five Chaos units. Khorne halberd Warriors won 89.5% of their charges.
See the buildsOld World shooting units
Iron Hail Gunners barely lost damage at long range; Jezzails were my best answer to Ironbreakers.
Compare shootersBattle March units
Hammer, anvil, finisher or screen: how similarly priced units behave on the charge and when the enemy charged.
See the rolesPopular questions
- Best Mark for Chaos Warriors, and the weapon to pair it with
- Best Mark for Chaos Knights: is Khorne worth it?
- Best Chaotic Cult for Marauders, and are they good?
- Best weapon for Berserkers: flails or additional hand weapons?
- Best Huscarl build: a Mark of Chaos or a sixth model?
- Are Tomb Kings Skeleton Warriors good?
- Are Tomb Guard good?
- Are Ushabti good in combat?
- Are Necropolis Knights good?
- Are Skeleton Chariots good?
- Are Tomb Guard Chariots good?
- Are Necroserpents good?
- Are Chosen Chaos Warriors good?
- Are Chosen Chaos Knights good?
- Are Chaos Forsaken good? Which god is best?
- Are Plague Censer Bearers good?
- Are Stormvermin good? Halberds or shields
- Is the Plague Banner worth it?
- Are Jade Warriors good? Shields vs halberds
- Best Cathayan Sentinel: which variant should you take?
- Cathay Battle March: how I would build a list
- Outriders vs Pistoliers: which should you build?
- Old World war machines: which one hits hardest?
Every Old World result I have published
How to read my results
I run simulations under stated assumptions, not tournaments, so none of these numbers is a tournament win rate. My samples range from 10 to 2,000 trials per matchup, and every table tells you which, along with its margin of error. I left terrain, magic and characters out on purpose, so the numbers isolate what the unit itself does. My simulation method covers the details.
Battle March is my favourite way to play The Old World, so most of my tests so far use units of around 140–150 points. Units for larger games are on my list, and I will add them at a later date.