Cankerborn
Photo via Games Workshop 170 ptsUnit size 2 · Base 40mm
This Hero can join an eligible regiment as a Plague Scion.
Melee Weapons
| Weapon | Atk | Hit | Wnd | Rnd | Dmg | Ability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blightblades | 4 | 3+ | 3+ | 1 | 3 | Crit (Mortal) |
Abilities
Declare: This unit's Pestilent Pollutants are tokens. This unit has 2 Pestilent Pollutants. Pick an objective or terrain feature within 12" of this unit to be the target.
Effect: Place 2 of this unit's Pestilent Pollutants next to the target. If both of this unit's Pestilent Pollutants are already on the battlefield, pick 1 of them, remove it from the battlefield and place it next to the target instead.
Effect: Remove this unit from the battlefield and set it up again more than 9" from all enemy units and wholly within 3" of:
• An objective or terrain feature that has a friendly Pestilent Pollutant, or
• A Polluted terrain feature (see Gelgus Pust's 'Master Contaminator' ability), or
• An objective you control
Keywords: **^^Core^^**, **^^Move^^**
Effect: If this unit has 2 models and would be automatically destroyed, it is not automatically destroyed. Instead, 1 model in this unit is slain.
Roughly what it costs
Element Games £32.50
Check the box actually builds this unit before ordering. One kit often makes several different units, and a reinforced unit needs two. Checked weekly; prices last moved 2026-11-02.
Armies of Renown
Also fielded in The Gardeners of Nurgle.
Regiment options
What this Hero may lead, from the official Battle Profiles.
Any number
Points and rules change with each Battlescroll. Verify against the current Battle Profiles before a tournament.