Warhammer Old World Points Calculator: Build Your Army Fast
⚔️ Warhammer: The Old World Points Calculator
Build your army list, calculate total points, and validate organisation chart percentages for any faction.
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📜 Army Configuration
📦 Army Units Builder
👑 Characters
📊 Unit Category Totals (optional manual override)
📜 Army List Results
📖 Army Organisation Quick Reference
Lords
25%
Max of total pts
Heroes
25%
Max of total pts
Core Units
25%
Minimum of total pts
Special
50%
Max of total pts
Rare
25%
Max of total pts
Magic Items
100
Max pts per character
Lords Unlock
2000+
Points required
Min Unit Size
5
Models (most units)
📋 Standard Army Formats & Limits
| Format | Points Limit | Lords Allowed | Core Min Pts | Special Max Pts | Rare Max Pts | Est. Model Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skirmish | 500 | No | 125 | 250 | 125 | 20–40 |
| Small Battle | 1000 | No | 250 | 500 | 250 | 40–80 |
| Battle Host | 1500 | No | 375 | 750 | 375 | 60–120 |
| Standard | 2000 | Yes | 500 | 1000 | 500 | 80–160 |
| Large Battle | 2500 | Yes | 625 | 1250 | 625 | 100–200 |
| Grand Battle | 3000 | Yes | 750 | 1500 | 750 | 120–240 |
| Epic Clash | 4000 | Yes | 1000 | 2000 | 1000 | 160–300+ |
🧙 Common Unit Points Reference (The Old World)
| Unit Type | Category | Base Pts/Model | Min Size | Base Size (mm) | Base Size (in) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Troops (Empire) | Core | 7 | 10 | 25x25mm | ~1" |
| Swordsmen (Empire) | Core | 8 | 10 | 25x25mm | ~1" |
| Spearmen (HE/DE) | Core | 9 | 10 | 25x25mm | ~1" |
| Skeleton Warriors | Core | 6 | 10 | 25x25mm | ~1" |
| Clanrats (Skaven) | Core | 5 | 10 | 25x25mm | ~1" |
| Greatswords (Empire) | Special | 12 | 10 | 25x25mm | ~1" |
| Knights (various) | Special | 23 | 5 | 25x50mm | 1"x2" |
| Dragon Princes (HE) | Special | 28 | 5 | 25x50mm | 1"x2" |
| Black Guard (DE) | Special | 14 | 10 | 25x25mm | ~1" |
| Grave Guard | Special | 9 | 10 | 25x25mm | ~1" |
| Steam Tank (Empire) | Rare | 300 | 1 | 50x100mm | 2"x4" |
| Phoenix (HE) | Rare | 225 | 1 | 50x100mm | 2"x4" |
| Hellcannon (Chaos) | Rare | 210 | 1 | 50x100mm | 2"x4" |
| Cannon (Empire) | Special | 100 | 1 | 50x100mm | 2"x4" |
| Organ Gun (Dwarfs) | Rare | 120 | 1 | 50x100mm | 2"x4" |
🎯 Faction Key Stats & Typical Unit Costs
| Faction | Avg Core Pts/Model | Avg Special Pts/Model | Typical Lord Cost | Playstyle | Model Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Empire | 7–10 | 10–15 | 250–400 | Balanced | High |
| Bretonnia | 9–12 | 22–30 | 300–450 | Cavalry | Medium |
| Dwarfs | 8–12 | 14–22 | 200–350 | Defensive | Medium |
| High Elves | 9–12 | 16–30 | 300–500 | Elite | Low–Med |
| Dark Elves | 8–11 | 12–28 | 250–450 | Aggressive | Medium |
| Greenskins | 4–8 | 9–20 | 200–380 | Horde | Very High |
| Undead (VC) | 5–9 | 9–22 | 250–420 | Swarm | High |
| Chaos Warriors | 15–22 | 25–40 | 350–550 | Elite | Low |
| Lizardmen | 7–14 | 18–35 | 280–480 | Mixed | Medium |
| Ogre Kingdoms | 35–50 | 55–80 | 300–500 | Monster | Very Low |
| Skaven | 4–7 | 10–25 | 200–370 | Horde | Very High |
| Wood Elves | 9–13 | 18–32 | 290–460 | Skirmish | Low–Med |
💡 Org Chart Tip: In Warhammer: The Old World, Core units must make up at least 25% of your total points. Lords and Heroes each have a 25% cap. Special units cap at 50% and Rare at 25%. Lords are only available at 2000 points or more. Always validate before finalising your list.
📏 Base Size Reference: Infantry on 25x25mm bases (1"), cavalry on 25x50mm (~1"x2"), large monsters/war machines on 50x100mm (2"x4") or larger. A standard infantry block of 20 models in 4 ranks of 5 occupies 125x125mm (about 5"x5") of table space — plan your deployment zone accordingly.
Before start party of Warhammer: The Old World, the players must agree about the Points value of his armies. In higher Points the fight becomes more full. Every model almost always has Points in his description, and that number shows the weight of the pattern inside the whole weapon.
The Points for units and their variants present in the matching army book or PDF file. Because none truly plays in 1993 no any more, exist several useful apps for build armies. The Old World Builder is good chance, and Newrecruit.eu help to well build lists.
Army Points in Warhammer: The Old World
Common size of game are 2000 Points. Many fans spend around six months for paint whole army of 2000 Points. One person managed to create two full armies during two years, each with almost two thousand Points.
Although, players that prepares 2000 Points lists commonly would want to have some extra Points for strengthen his troops. For that reason, a bit bigger game levels exist, that gives players tiny extra space.
Even so, start in 2000 Points no always is the wisest. Correct to 1000 Points first help more well enter the hobby. Even 1000 Points can seem hard to control depending on the army.
When one includes expensive element as dragon, the army easily fills. Some armies are a lot Points heavy. Chaotic Wars and High Elves cost a lot each model, even so in 2000 Points the number of models stays around 50 until 60 pieces.
The game works well also in less big levels, for instance 1250 Points. Exists even collection of missions done for 500 Points parties, available as A6-cards or online. In 500 Points, the upper limits of Points mostly stop two thrilling causes, although a bit of self-control also are useful.
For instance, add Helblaster Volleygun with Engineer at that size could be a bit extreme.
Some units or options in the basic rules limit to particular amount for 1000 Points. In 500 Points, such choices usually no allowed. But players can still include one of them, instead of ignore them fully.
Tournaments use Points for control the balance. One tournament style applies 1500 Points with three special targets, that delivers 30 good Points to basic units each turn of player. Organise tournament, where every party plays fixed script in 2000 Points by means of equal play styles as Big Battle and Combined Arms with secondary targets, are very practical.
Winning Points decide the winner of every party, and equal games work likewise. Updates of Points happen sometimes. For instance, in Bretonnia the Royal Pegasus adjusted in more than 10 Points, while Pegasus Knight jumped in 4 Points each model andalso banned Lance Setup.
