Carnival of Excess Emperor's Children detachment · 11th edition
What Carnival of Excess does to the dice, by our own maths: the Emperor's Children units it lifts most, how often winning lists take it, and lists that did.
In 1 of the 5 winning Emperor's Children lists (20%), August – September 2026. 25% in June – July 2026. Emperor's Children on the Meta page ›
What it changes on the dice
- Sustained Hits 1 when paired
- Crits on 5+ if already Sustained
In our own words, as the calculator applies them; see the codex for the rules.
Units Carnival of Excess lifts most
Damage added against Marine-type infantry with its attack effects on, our maths.
- Chaos Spawn +58%
- Seekers +53%
- Infractors +49%
- Maulerfiend +36%
- Daemonettes +34%
Try Chaos Spawn with Carnival of Excess
Recent winning lists with Carnival of Excess
- 2nd · Les DUCS d'été V11 2026-08-08
Lists from grimstat-corpus (CC BY 4.0), published by their players and tournament organisers on MiniHeadQuarters.
Questions
Which units are best in Carnival of Excess?
By our maths the units Carnival of Excess lifts most are Chaos Spawn (+58%), Seekers (+53%), Infractors (+49%), in damage added against Marine-type infantry.
How often is Carnival of Excess played?
Carnival of Excess is in 1 of the 5 winning Emperor's Children lists (20%), August – September 2026.