Joshua Woods — Death Guard

Death Guard/Paragons of Putrescence + Tallyband Summoners/Strike ForceArchived

22nd place · 5-1Archived from WTC Warmaster GT 2026

11–12 Aug 2026 · Mechelen, BE · played by Joshua Woods

Submitted for 11th ed. · 11th Edition matched play — August 2026·Source: Listhammer — WTC Warmaster GT 2026 results and army lists

1800·Updated Sep 1 by GrimSlate Archive

Strike Force2,000 limit

2,000pts

Units

Models

3/3

The read

Anti-infantry sits in the top 4%, spread across the list; reach is in the bottom 8%.

«the top 4%» means above roughly 96% of sampled reference list shapes for that capability — a comparison, never win odds.

Shapedashed ring = average list

The shape, not the verdict. Area is not a score — two lists with the same area can play nothing alike. The bars beside it are the reading that counts, and each spoke is this list's percentile under baseline assumptions.

Every axisabove averagebelow

Open a row to see the units behind it.

Strength · Anti-infantry

Exceptional against line infantry — top 4% of lists

Top 4% · 6.05 per 100 pts · mostly Plague Marines (20%)

180 pts

Strength · Anti-elite

Exceptional against elite infantry — top 4% of lists

Top 4% · 3.75 per 100 pts · mostly Defiler (22%)

330 pts

Strength · Anti-armour

Exceptional against heavy armour — top 7% of lists

Top 7% · 3.53 per 100 pts · mostly Defiler (24%)

330 pts

Gap · Reach

Short-ranged — has to close the distance

Bottom 8% · 0.44 per 100 pts · best available: Defiler (20%)

330 pts

Estimates from weapon profiles alone — terrain, mission scoring, stratagems and target priority are not modelled.

Battle readinessheuristic, not a score

Threat coverageStrong

Answers 4 of the four target archetypes at or above average.

Mission scoringAdequate

11 scoring bodies, 59 OC on the table at deployment.

Delivery and reachThin

Deep Strike on 7 units, 0% of the points off the table turn 1.

Staying powerStrong

Average T7.1, 6.3 W per model and 11 units with an invulnerable save.

Matchup lensthe same axes, re-weighted

82weighted percentile

What carries it

Anti-infantryp96 ×.2

Anti-elitep96 ×.2

Anti-armourp93 ×.2

Plan around

Anti-infantry is the clearest answer here; Reach is the pressure point to plan around.

Rules package7 read

Army ×1Detachment ×2Enhancement ×2Leader ×1Warlord ×1

The army, detachment, enhancement and leader rules the maths read — including 5 conditional ones it did not fold into the numbers.

Which rules, and the stratagems they unlock

Army

Nurgle's Gift (Aura)conditional

Detachment

Reverberant Rancidityconditional
Hypervirulent Strains

Enhancement

Host of the Hybridised Poxconditional
Beckoning Blightconditional

Leader

Leaderconditional

Warlord

Warlord designation

Stratagems these units can trigger

ALL IS ROT1 CP
PERSISTENT PESTS1 CP
Simultaneous Contamination1 CP
CLUTCHING CORRUPTION1 CP

Legal-looking opportunities for these units and phases, not automatic bonuses — board state, CP and the exact trigger still decide.

Composition & risk

Points on the table turn 1: 2,000(100%)
In reserves: 0(0%)
Scoring bodies on the table: 11
Largest single investment: Defiler(17%)

Redundancy, special tools and leaders

Who carries each answer

anti-hordeDefiler20%
15 units contribute
anti-infantryPlague Marines20%
15 units contribute
anti-eliteDefiler22%
15 units contribute
anti-armourDefiler24%
15 units contribute

No single unit owns an offensive answer — losing any one of them leaves the list functional.

Special tools

Deep Strike7
Scouts3
Infiltrators1
FLY2
Precision1
Battleline1

Leader groups

Malignant Plaguecaster → Plague Marines
Biologus Putrifier → Plague Marines
Great Unclean Oneunattached
Lord of Poxesenhancement
Lord of Virulenceenhancement
Rotigusunattached

Secondary mission fit18 cards vs this list's shape

8Good4Possible6Difficult

Good — The list has several independent ways to meet this condition.

A Grievous Blow
Bring It Down
Burden Of Trust
Cleanse
Defend Stronghold
No Prisoners
Overwhelming Force
Secure No Man's Land

Possible — The list can attempt this, but it depends on positioning or a key unit.

A Tempting Target
Display Of Might
Engage On All Fronts
Plunder

Difficult — This condition is hard to support with the current list shape.

Assassination
Beacon
Behind Enemy Lines
Centre Ground
Forward Position
Outflank

Fit is about list shape, not about what you will draw. A «difficult» card is still scorable — it just needs the game to go your way.

The read

Anti-infantry sits in the top 4%, spread across the list; reach is in the bottom 8%.

«the top 4%» means above roughly 96% of sampled reference list shapes for that capability — a comparison, never win odds.

Shapedashed ring = average list

Every axisabove averagebelow

Open a row to see the units behind it.

Strength · Anti-infantry

Exceptional against line infantry — top 4% of lists

Top 4% · 6.05 per 100 pts · mostly Plague Marines (20%)

180 pts

Strength · Anti-elite

Exceptional against elite infantry — top 4% of lists

Top 4% · 3.75 per 100 pts · mostly Defiler (22%)

330 pts

Strength · Anti-armour

Exceptional against heavy armour — top 7% of lists

Top 7% · 3.53 per 100 pts · mostly Defiler (24%)

330 pts

Gap · Reach

Short-ranged — has to close the distance

Bottom 8% · 0.44 per 100 pts · best available: Defiler (20%)

330 pts

Estimates from weapon profiles alone — terrain, mission scoring, stratagems and target priority are not modelled.

Battle readinessheuristic, not a score

Threat coverageStrong

Answers 4 of the four target archetypes at or above average.

Mission scoringAdequate

11 scoring bodies, 59 OC on the table at deployment.

Delivery and reachThin

Deep Strike on 7 units, 0% of the points off the table turn 1.

Staying powerStrong

Average T7.1, 6.3 W per model and 11 units with an invulnerable save.

Matchup lensthe same axes, re-weighted

82weighted percentile

What carries it

Anti-infantryp96 ×.2

Anti-elitep96 ×.2

Anti-armourp93 ×.2

Plan around

Anti-infantry is the clearest answer here; Reach is the pressure point to plan around.

Rules package7 read

Army ×1Detachment ×2Enhancement ×2Leader ×1Warlord ×1

The army, detachment, enhancement and leader rules the maths read — including 5 conditional ones it did not fold into the numbers.

Which rules, and the stratagems they unlock

Army

Nurgle's Gift (Aura)conditional

Detachment

Reverberant Rancidityconditional
Hypervirulent Strains

Enhancement

Host of the Hybridised Poxconditional
Beckoning Blightconditional

Leader

Leaderconditional

Warlord

Warlord designation

Stratagems these units can trigger

ALL IS ROT1 CP
PERSISTENT PESTS1 CP
Simultaneous Contamination1 CP
CLUTCHING CORRUPTION1 CP

Legal-looking opportunities for these units and phases, not automatic bonuses — board state, CP and the exact trigger still decide.

Composition & risk

Points on the table turn 1: 2,000(100%)
In reserves: 0(0%)
Scoring bodies on the table: 11
Largest single investment: Defiler(17%)

Redundancy, special tools and leaders

Who carries each answer

anti-hordeDefiler20%
15 units contribute
anti-infantryPlague Marines20%
15 units contribute
anti-eliteDefiler22%
15 units contribute
anti-armourDefiler24%
15 units contribute

No single unit owns an offensive answer — losing any one of them leaves the list functional.

Special tools

Deep Strike7
Scouts3
Infiltrators1
FLY2
Precision1
Battleline1

Leader groups

Malignant Plaguecaster → Plague Marines
Biologus Putrifier → Plague Marines
Great Unclean Oneunattached
Lord of Poxesenhancement
Lord of Virulenceenhancement
Rotigusunattached

Secondary mission fit18 cards vs this list's shape

8Good4Possible6Difficult

Good — The list has several independent ways to meet this condition.

A Grievous Blow
Bring It Down
Burden Of Trust
Cleanse
Defend Stronghold
No Prisoners
Overwhelming Force
Secure No Man's Land

Possible — The list can attempt this, but it depends on positioning or a key unit.

A Tempting Target
Display Of Might
Engage On All Fronts
Plunder

Difficult — This condition is hard to support with the current list shape.

Assassination
Beacon
Behind Enemy Lines
Centre Ground
Forward Position
Outflank

Fit is about list shape, not about what you will draw. A «difficult» card is still scorable — it just needs the game to go your way.