§ WIN · 11th edition
Death Guard MetaRank 18 of 28 in the 11th edition field: 2.1% of recent winning lists, rising. What its winners run, merged down to the models.
Death Guard ranks 18th of 28 factions in the 11th edition field, holding 2.1% of the winning tournament lists the feed carries: 18 lists across 8 detachment builds. Its largest build, Paragons of Putrescence + Shamblerot Vectorium, took 4 of them, 4 of which could be read and merged into the list below. A player of that build owns 4 datasheets in its spine, 55 models in all.
- Rank by winners
- #18of 28
- Share of winners
- 2.1%
- Winning lists (GT)
- 18lists
- Last 2 weeks v prior 2
- Rising10 v 5
- Feed as of
- 2026-09-17
What is winning
The detachment builds that won for Death Guard at Grand Tournaments, largest share first. Most of them play Take and Hold.
8 builds · 18 winning lists
| № | Detachment | Lists | Share of winners | Record | Top disposition | Biggest win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | Paragons of Putrescence + Shamblerot Vectorium | 4 | 22% | 19-2 | Disruption | The MANCHESTER 40k SUPER-MAJOR - SUMMER · 226p |
| II | Virulent Vectorium | 4 | 22% | 16-4 | Take and Hold | La Voz Open 2026 · 147p |
| III | Paragons of Putrescence + Tallyband Summoners | 3 | 17% | 13-3 | Priority Assets | WTC Warmaster GT 2026 · 578p |
| IV | Contagion Engines + Mortarion's Hammer | 3 | 17% | 12-3 | Purge the Foe | Wasteland Wars GT V · 58p |
| V | Contagion Engines + Shamblerot Vectorium | 1 | 6% | 4-1 | Reconnaissance | Brewtown Bloodbath 2 · 39p |
| VI | Paragons of Putrescence + Champions of Contagion | 1 | 6% | 4-1 | Priority Assets | Orchard of OHNO 2026 40K GT · 37p |
| VII | Champions of Contagion | 1 | 6% | 4-1 | Take and Hold | Capital Clash IX - GT · 35p |
| VIII | Tallyband Summoners + Contagion Engines | 1 | 6% | 4-1 | Reconnaissance | Surrey Primarchs GW Golden Ticket Event · 66p |
The list
Take the spine, choose from the flex, and treat the rest as tech. Copies count only the lists that take a unit; the loadout is the one most of them run.
Paragons of Putrescence + Shamblerot Vectorium · 4 of 4 lists merged
Spine
in four lists in five or more
4 datasheets
- 1×Typhus100 pts100 pts4/4 lists1x Lakrimae
- 2–3×Myphitic Blight-haulers95 pts95 pts4/4 lists1x Bile spurt · 1x Gnashing maw · 1x Missile launcher · 1x Multi-melta · 3 of 4 run this loadout
- 1–2×Malignant Plaguecaster70 ptsSorrowsyphon70 pts4/4 lists1x Bolt pistol · 1x Corrupted staff · 1x Plague Wind · 3 of 4 run this loadout
- 3–4×Poxwalkers65 pts65 pts4/4 lists10x Poxwalker · 10x Improvised weapon
Flex
a real choice, in a third of the lists or more
5 datasheets
- 1×Mortarion375 ptsWarlord375 pts3/4 lists1x Lantern · 1x Rotwind · 1x Silence · 2 of 3 run this loadout
- 1–2×Defiler330 pts330 pts3/4 lists2x Excruciator cannon · 1x Hades battle cannon · 2x Heavy reaper autocannon · 1x Shearing claws
- 1×Chaos Rhino75 pts75 pts3/4 lists1x Armoured tracks · 2x Combi-bolter · 1x Havoc launcher
- 1×Noxious Blightbringer70 ptsRejuvenating Swarm70 pts3/4 lists1x Cursed plague bell · 1x Plasma pistol · 2 of 3 run this loadout
- 1×Plague Marines90 pts90 pts2/4 lists1x Plague Champion · 1x Boltgun · 1x Plague knives · 4x Plague Marine · 4x Boltgun · 4x Plague knives · 1 of 2 run this loadout
Tech
in fewer than a third: one player's answer to one matchup
8 datasheets
- 1×Knight Despoiler380 pts380 pts1/4 lists2x Despoiler battle cannon · 3x Diabolus heavy stubber · 1x Ruinspear rocket pod · 1x Titanic feet
- 1×Daemon Prince of Nurgle195 pts195 pts1/4 lists1x Hellforged weapons · 1x Infernal cannon
- 1×Blightlord Terminators180 pts180 pts1/4 lists1x Blightlord Champion · 1x Bubotic blade · 1x Combi-bolter · 4x Blightlord Terminator · 1x Blight launcher · 4x Bubotic blade · 1x Combi-bolter · 1x Plague spewer · 1x Reaper autocannon
- 1×Daemon Prince of Nurgle with Wings170 pts170 pts1/4 lists1x Hellforged weapons · 1x Infernal cannon
- 1×Deathshroud Terminators160 pts160 pts1/4 lists1x Deathshroud Champion · 1x Icon of Despair (Aura) · 1x Manreaper · 2x Plaguespurt gauntlet · 2x Deathshroud Terminator · 2x Manreaper · 2x Plaguespurt gauntlet
- 2×Chaos Predator Destructor145 pts145 pts1/4 lists1x Armoured tracks · 1x Combi-bolter · 1x Havoc launcher · 2x Heavy bolter · 1x Predator autocannon
- 1×Lord of Contagion120 pts120 pts1/4 lists1x Manreaper
- 1×Lord of Virulence100 pts100 pts1/4 lists1x Power fist · 1x Twin plague spewer
Consensus list1,960 pts
One list, taken from the copies and loadouts most of this build's lists run. 40 pts are left for flex.
META CONSENSUS (1960 points)
Death Guard
Strike Force (2000 points)
Paragons of Putrescence and Shamblerot Vectorium
Force Dispositions: Disruption
Typhus (100 Points)
• 1x Lakrimae
Myphitic Blight-haulers (95 Points)
• 1x Bile spurt
◦ 1x Gnashing maw
◦ 1x Missile launcher
◦ 1x Multi-melta
Myphitic Blight-haulers (95 Points)
• 1x Bile spurt
◦ 1x Gnashing maw
◦ 1x Missile launcher
◦ 1x Multi-melta
Malignant Plaguecaster (70 Points)
• Enhancement: Sorrowsyphon
• 1x Bolt pistol
◦ 1x Corrupted staff
◦ 1x Plague Wind
Malignant Plaguecaster (70 Points)
• Enhancement: Sorrowsyphon
• 1x Bolt pistol
◦ 1x Corrupted staff
◦ 1x Plague Wind
Poxwalkers (65 Points)
• 10x Poxwalker
• 10x Improvised weapon
Poxwalkers (65 Points)
• 10x Poxwalker
• 10x Improvised weapon
Poxwalkers (65 Points)
• 10x Poxwalker
• 10x Improvised weapon
Poxwalkers (65 Points)
• 10x Poxwalker
• 10x Improvised weapon
Mortarion (375 Points)
• Warlord
• 1x Lantern
◦ 1x Rotwind
◦ 1x Silence
Defiler (330 Points)
• 2x Excruciator cannon
◦ 1x Hades battle cannon
◦ 2x Heavy reaper autocannon
◦ 1x Shearing claws
Defiler (330 Points)
• 2x Excruciator cannon
◦ 1x Hades battle cannon
◦ 2x Heavy reaper autocannon
◦ 1x Shearing claws
Chaos Rhino (75 Points)
• 1x Armoured tracks
◦ 2x Combi-bolter
◦ 1x Havoc launcher
Noxious Blightbringer (70 Points)
• Enhancement: Rejuvenating Swarm
• 1x Cursed plague bell
◦ 1x Plasma pistol
Plague Marines (90 Points)
• 1x Plague Champion
• 1x Boltgun
◦ 1x Plague knives
• 4x Plague Marine
• 4x Boltgun
◦ 4x Plague knives
The models
What a winning Paragons of Putrescence + Shamblerot Vectorium player puts on the table: the usual number of models per datasheet, and how most of them build it.
16 datasheets · 4 of 4 lists
55 models in the spine · 65 with the flex · 4 datasheets in the spine
| Datasheet | Lists | Models | When taken | How it is built |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poxwalkers | 4/4 | 50 | 40–50 | 50× Poxwalker |
| Malignant Plaguecaster | 4/4 | 2 | 1–2 | 2× Malignant Plaguecaster |
| Myphitic Blight-hauler | 4/4 | 2 | 2–3 | 2× Myphitic Blight-hauler |
| Typhus | 4/4 | 1 | Always 1 | 1× Typhus |
| Defiler | 3/4 | 2 | 1–2 | 2× Defiler |
| Chaos Rhino | 3/4 | 1 | Always 1 | 1× Chaos Rhino |
| Mortarion | 3/4 | 1 | Always 1 | 1× Mortarion |
| Noxious Blightbringer | 3/4 | 1 | Always 1 | 1× Noxious Blightbringer |
| Plague Marines | 2/4 | 5 | Always 5 | 1× Plague Champion · 4× Plague Marine w/ boltgun · 2× Plague Marine w/ heavy plague weapon · 1× Plague Marine w/ meltagun · 1× Plague Marine w/ plague spewer |
| Blightlord Terminators | 1/4 | 5 | Always 5 | 1× Blightlord Champion · 1× Blightlord Terminator w/ blight launcher · 1× Blightlord Terminator w/ combi-bolter · 1× Blightlord Terminator w/ plague spewer and bubotic blade · 1× Blightlord Terminator w/ reaper autocannon |
| Deathshroud Terminators | 1/4 | 3 | Always 3 | |
| Chaos Predator Destructor | 1/4 | 2 | Always 2 | 2× Chaos Predator Destructor |
| Daemon Prince of Nurgle | 1/4 | 1 | Always 1 | 1× Daemon Prince of Nurgle |
| Daemon Prince of Nurgle with wings | 1/4 | 1 | Always 1 | 1× Daemon Prince of Nurgle with wings |
| Lord of Contagion | 1/4 | 1 | Always 1 | 1× Lord of Contagion |
| Lord of Virulence | 1/4 | 1 | Always 1 | 1× Lord of Virulence |
The sources
The lists behind the numbers above, from the largest event down.
4 lists · largest event first
- Aiden SmalleyThe MANCHESTER 40k SUPER-MAJOR - SUMMER · Paragons of Putrescence + Shamblerot Vectorium226p2026-08-295-0
- Aaron HermstedtFlying Monkey Con 26 Warhammer 40k GT · Paragons of Putrescence + Shamblerot Vectorium112p2026-09-126-0
- Gergely NovákMeta 40k - Szeptember - WCQ · Paragons of Putrescence + Shamblerot Vectorium38p2026-09-124-1
- Thom SmithWar for the Forge 40k GT · Paragons of Putrescence + Shamblerot Vectorium30p2026-09-124-1
How this is computed
A list counts here when it went undefeated or lost once at a Grand Tournament in the weeks the feed covers; the smaller events the tool can add are left out of this page. The feed carries no losing lists, so no share on it is a win rate.
The list is sorted by take rate across the build's readable lists: a datasheet in 80% of them or more is spine, 35% or more is flex, and the rest is tech — one player's answer to one matchup.
The consensus list takes the number of copies and the loadout most of those lists run for each datasheet, then drops the least-shared datasheets until it fits 2,000 points. Model counts come from the 11th edition catalogue, not from how an export spells its models out.