Mortarion's Hammer Death Guard detachment · 11th edition
What Mortarion's Hammer does for Death Guard, in our own words: its rules and enhancements, any stratagems that change an attack, the units they name and how often winning lists take it.
In 0 of 2 winning Death Guard lists, August – September 2026: too few lists to judge. Death Guard on the Meta page ›
What its rules do
- Miasmic Bombardment: Applies Afflicted status.
In our own words, as the calculator applies them; see the codex for the rules.
Enhancements
The 4 enhancements Mortarion's Hammer offers, with their points and who can take each, in our words.
- Eye of Affliction 20 pts · for DEATH GUARD model: Ignores Cover vs Afflicted.
- Bilemaw Blight 10 pts · for MALIGNANT PLAGUECASTER: +12" range on its Plague Wind.
- Shriekworm Familiar 15 pts · for DEATH GUARD model: Overwatch for 0 CP once a round.
- Tendrilous Emissions 30 pts · for LORD OF VIRULENCE: Nearby vehicles re-roll wound 1s at what it sees.
Stratagems that change an attack
The stratagem of Mortarion's Hammer that changes the dice, in our words, as the calculator plays it.
- Re-roll hits 1 CP · shooting
Units Mortarion's Hammer names
The army's units its rules, enhancements and stratagems name by keyword, most named first.
Units taken with Mortarion's Hammer
How many of the 1 top-4 lists with Mortarion's Hammer (the last three months) took each unit.
- B Chaos Predator Annihilator 1 of 1
- B Chaos Predator Destructor 1 of 1
- A Chaos Spawn 1 of 1
- A Foetid Bloat-drone with heavy blight launcher 1 of 1
- B Lord of Virulence 1 of 1
- B Myphitic Blight-hauler 1 of 1
- S Plague Marines 1 of 1
- S Poxwalkers 1 of 1
Recent winning lists with Mortarion's Hammer
- 2nd · Tournoi des Gobyzz Adios la V10 2026-07-04
Lists from grimstat-corpus (CC BY 4.0), published by their players and tournament organisers on MiniHeadQuarters.
Questions
Which units are best in Mortarion's Hammer?
Mortarion's Hammer names Lord of Virulence and Malignant Plaguecaster by keyword in its rules, enhancements and stratagems.
How often is Mortarion's Hammer played?
Mortarion's Hammer is in 0 of 2 winning Death Guard lists, August – September 2026: too few lists to judge.
What enhancements does Mortarion's Hammer have?
Mortarion's Hammer offers 4: Eye of Affliction (20 pts), Bilemaw Blight (10 pts), Shriekworm Familiar (15 pts) and Tendrilous Emissions (30 pts).