Warhammer

Cup

Army Limits
 Introduction

These are a set of rules for use in Total War: Warhammer tournaments, designed to limit the ways
players build armies in order to ensure that battles are enjoyable both to play and watch, and where
possible decided on the battlefield rather than purely at the army selection screen.

The Warhammer Cup army limits are designed independently from the in-game unit caps implemented
by CA: whether to also enable CA’s caps when using our limits is a decision we leave to tournament
hosts. We welcome CA’s decision to move towards unit caps, but at the time of writing we do not
believe CA’s caps limit abusive builds enough to be suitable for tournaments without additional rules.

If you want to ask questions or give feedback on the Warhammer Cup army limits, please visit the
Dedicated Warhammer Tournament Discord, where you will find dedicated channels for rules
discussion, regular tournament announcements, and a friendly community of tournament players
always happy to see new players!

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 1. Minimum Army Size
Your army must have at least 250 models in it to be considered legal.

2. Unit Caps
Each unit in a faction’s roster has a limit both on how many of that unit you can take, and how much
you can spend on instances of that unit (before chevrons). Apply the lower of the two.

Unit Size Maximum Units Maximum Spend

46 models or more 5
2 to 45 models 4 4400
1 model 2

2.1 Unit Variants

Some units have multiple unit cards representing different variants of the unit. For these units, we
provide the following clarifications of which unit cards count towards the same cap, and which don’t:

• Melee infantry and cavalry with weapon variants (e.g. Dwarf Warriors and Dwarf Warriors
(Great Weapons) are considered different. Shield variants (e.g. Saurus Warriors and Saurus
Warriors (Shields)) are considered the same.
• Missile infantry and cavalry with weapon variants (e.g. Glade Guard and Glade Guard
(Starfire Shafts)) are considered the same unless their melee stats, missile damage and range
are all different.
• Monstrous units and chariots with weapon variants (e.g. Minotaurs and Minotaurs (Great
Weapons) are considered the same.
• Regiments of Renown count the same as their parent unit, and count as the same cost (i.e. their
added cost is treated as being due to chevrons).
• Mounts count towards single entity limits – e.g. if you have a Glade Lord on a Forest Dragon,
you can only take 1 unridden Forest Dragon – and count as the same cost.
• Named monster lords and mounts count towards the caps for their generic counterparts – e.g.
Kholek counts as 1 Shaggoth, Seraphon counts as 1 Black Dragon – and count as the same cost.

2.2 Summoned Units

Summoned units do not count towards any caps.

2.3 Unique Units

You may not duplicate any named lord, hero or Regiment of Renown. You may not bring units from the
Campaign Exclusive unit category.

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 3. Army-Wide Caps
Some classes of unit are subject to an army-wide limit, in addition to the limits placed on each
individual unit in the class by the unit caps in rule 2. These classes are:

3.1 Characters: Characters are any unit designated as a Lord or Hero by the game. You may
have a maximum of three characters in your army.

3.2 Spellcasters: Lords and heroes that can cast spells (i.e. abilities that consume Winds of
Magic) are classified as spellcasters (even if they have not purchased any spells). You may have a
maximum of two spellcasters in your army. You may not take any spell more than once.

3.3 Runecasters: Dwarf Runelords and Runesmiths are collectively termed ‘runecasters’. You
may have a maximum of two runecasters in your army. They may take duplicate abilities.

3.4 Parthian Shot: Units are classed as having “Parthian Shot” if they have a missile attack
that can fire in a 360° arc, can fire while moving, and have a unit size greater than 1. You may have a
maximum of 6 Parthian Shot units in your army.

3.5 Single Entity Monsters: Single Entity Monsters are any monster with only one
model in the unit. This includes character mounts, and monsters whose unit card does not say
“monster” but are clearly monsters (e.g. Cygors, Stegadons). Single entity war machines such as the
Steam Tank, Screaming Bell and Cauldron of Blood also fall into this category. You may have a maximum of 3
single entity monsters or war machines in your army.

3.6 Superweapons: Superweapons are high-powered, expensive units that are judged to be
unbalanced when brought in large numbers. Superweapons are designated on a faction-by-faction basis.
You may have a maximum of one superweapon in your army.
Superweapon List: Slann (including Kroak & Mazdamundi), Luminarks, Steam Tanks, Cygors, Necrofex
Colossi, Hierotitans

4. Restricted Items and Abilities

4.1 - Nets
You may not bring more than one item, spell or ability that immobilises enemy units – e.g. Net of
Amyntok, Prey of Anath Raema, Tormentor Sword.
4.2 - Breaths
You may not bring more than two units with breath attacks (e.g. Dragons, Terrorgheists, Hydras).
4.3 - Drains
You may not bring more than one “draining” (passive direct damage) ability (e.g. Mortis Engines,
Warpstone Armour, Plague Furnaces, Mist of the Lady).

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 Faction Cheat
Sheets
The following ‘cheat sheets’ summarise the number of units you are allowed to take of each unit card in
the faction roster (excluding lords and heroes). They are player aids, not rules – if there is a
contradiction between the rules on pages 3 & 4 and the cheat sheet, the cheat sheet is in error.

Page no.
6 – Beastmen
7 – Bretonnia
8 – Dark Elves
9 – Dwarfs
10 – Empire
11 – Greenskins
12 – High Elves
13 – Lizardmen
14 – Norsca
15 – Skaven
16 – Tomb Kings
17 – Vampire Coast
18 – Vampire Counts
19 – Warriors of Chaos
20 – Wood Elves
 Beastmen
Limited to 5
Ungor Spears (including shielded variant)
Ungor Herd
Ungor Raiders
Gor Herd (including shielded variant)
Warhounds (including poison variant)

Limited to 4
Bestigor Herd
Harpies
Centigors
Centigors (Great Weapons)
Centigors with throwing axes
Razorgor Herd
Razorgor Chariots
Chaos Spawn

Limited to 3
Minotaurs (including all variants)

Limited to 2
Giants

Limited to 1
Cygor

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 Bretonnia
Limited to 5
Peasant Mobs
Men-at-Arms (including shielded variant)
Spearmen-at-Arms (including shielded variant)
Polemen-at-Arms
Battle Pilgrims
Foot Squires
Peasant Bowmen (including fire and poison arrow variants)

Limited to 4
Mounted Yeomen
Mounted Yeomen Archers
Knights Errant
Knights of the Realm
Questing Knights
Pegasus Knights
Field Trebuchet
Blessed Trebuchet

Limited to 2
Grail Reliquae
Grail Knights
Grail Guardians
Royal Pegasus Knights
Royal Hippogryph Knights

N.B. Hippogryph mounts are also classed as Single Entity Monsters

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 Dark Elves
Limited to 5
Dreadspears
Dreadswords
Black Ark Corsairs
Black Ark Corsairs (Hand Crossbows)
Witch Elves
Darkshards (including shielded variant)

Limited to 4
Sisters of Slaughter
Shades (including all variants, up to 4400 gold total – i.e. you cannot take 4 Shades with Greatswords)
Dark Riders (including shielded variant)
Dark Riders with repeater crossbows
Cold One Knights
Cold One Chariots
Scourgerunner Chariots
Harpies
Reaper Bolt Throwers

Limited to 3
Har Ganeth Executioners
Black Guard of Naggarond
Cold One Dreadknights
Doomfire Warlocks

Limited to 2 Black Dragons (including mounts)

Cauldron of Blood Manticores (including mounts)
Bloodwrack Shrine Bloodwrack Medusa
Hydra
Kharibdyss

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 Dwarfs
Limited to 5
Miners (including blasting charge variant)
Dwarf Warriors
Dwarf Warriors (Great Weapons)
Longbeards
Longbeards (Great Weapons)
Rangers
Rangers (Great Weapons)
Bugman’s Rangers
Quarrellers (including great weapon variant)
Thunderers

Limited to 4
Slayers
Hammerers
Irondrakes (including Trollhammer variant)
Gyrocopters (including Brimstone Gun variant)
Bolt Throwers
Grudge Throwers
Cannons
Organ Guns

Limited to 3
Ironbreakers
Giant Slayers
Flame Cannons

Limited to 2
Gyrobomber

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 The Empire
Limited to 5
Spearmen (including shielded variant)
Swordsmen
Flagellants
Halberdiers
Free Company Militia
Archers
Huntsmen
Crossbowmen
Handgunners

Limited to 4
Greatswords
Empire Knights
Pistoliers
Outriders (including grenade launcher variant)
Mortars
Great Cannons
Helblaster Volley Guns
War Wagons (including all variants, up to 4400 gold total – i.e. you cannot take 4 mortar wagons)
(normal variant only)

Limited to 3
Reiksguard
Knights of the Blazing Sun
Demigryph Knights
Helstorm Rocket Batteries

Limited to 2
Demigryph Knights (Halberds)

Limited to 1
Steam Tank
Luminark of Hysh

N.B. Griffon mounts are also classed as Single Entity Monsters

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 Greenskins
Limited to 5
Goblins
Night Goblins (including variant with Fanatics)
Nasty Skulkers
Orc Boyz
Orc Big ‘Uns
Savage Orcs
Goblin Archers
Night Goblin Archers (including variant with Fanatics)
Orc Arrer Boyz
Savage Orc Arrer Boyz
Wolf Riders
Wolf Rider Archers

Limited to 4
Savage Orc Big ‘Uns
Forest Goblin Spider Riders
Forest Goblin Spider Rider Archers
Squig Herds
Squig Hoppers
Orc Boar Boyz
Orc Boar Boy Big ‘Uns
Savage Orc Boar Boyz
Savage Orc Boar Boy Big ‘Uns
Boar Chariots
Wolf Chariots
Trolls
Rock Lobba
Doom Diver

Limited to 3
Black Orcs

Limited to 2
Giants
Arachnarok Spiders

N.B. Wyvern mounts also count as Single Entity Monsters

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 High Elves
Limited to 5
Archers (including armoured variant)
Shadow Warriors
Lothern Sea Guard (including shield variant)
Spearmen
White Lions
Dryads

Limited to 4
Sisters of Avelorn
Ellyrian Reavers
Ellyrian Reaver Archers
Silver Helms (including shield variant)
Tiranoc Chariots
Ithilmar Chariots
Treekin
Eagle Claw Bolt Throwers

Limited to 3 Limited to 2
Swordmasters of Hoeth Great Eagles (including mounts)
Phoenix Guard Flamespyre Phoenix
Shadow Walkers Frostheart Phoenix
Dragon Princes Sun and Moon Dragons
Treemen

Limited to 1
Star Dragon

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 Lizardmen
Limited to 5
Skink Cohort (including javelins)
Red Crested Skinks
Saurus Warriors (including shielded variant)
Saurus Spears (including shielded variant)
Skink Skirmishers
Chameleon Skinks

Limited to 4
Feral Cold Ones
Cold One Riders
Cold One Spear Riders
Salamander Hunting Packs
Razordon Hunting Packs
Terradons (including Fireleech variant)
Kroxigor

Limited to 3
Temple Guard
Sacred Kroxigor
Ripperdactyls

Limited to 2
Horned Ones
Bastiladons (including all variants, and ferals)
Stegadons (including all variants, ferals and mounts)
Carnosaurs (including ferals and mounts)
Ancient Salamanders

Limited to 1
Dread Saurians (including ferals)
N.B. All Slann (including Mazdamundi and Kroak) count as superweapons

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 Norsca
Limited to 5
Marauders
Marauder Spearmen
Marauder (Great Weapons)
Marauder Berserkers
Marauder Hunters (all variants)
Norscan Warhounds

Limited to 4
Marauder Champions
Marauder Champions (Great Weapons)
Marauder Horsemen (both variants)
Marauder Horsemasters
Ice Wolves
Skinwolves (including the armoured variant)
Trolls
Ice Trolls
Marauder Chariots
Marauder Ice Wolf Chariots

Limited to 3
Fimir (including Great Weapon variant)

Limited to 2
Manticore
Giant
Frost Wyrm
All Mammoths (including all variants and ferals, up to 4400 total – i.e. if you have 2 mammoths,
neither can carry a warshrine)

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 Skaven
Limited to 5
Skavenslaves
Skavenslave Spears
Skavenslave Slingers
Clanrats (including shielded variant)
Clanrat Spears (including shielded variant)
Plague Monks
Eshin Triads
Night Runners
Night Runners (slings)
Gutter Runners
Gutter Runners (slings)

Limited to 4 Poisoned Wind Mortars

Death Runners Warpfire Throwers
Plague Monk Censer Bearers Warplock Jezzails
Stormvermin (Sword and shield) Ratling Guns
Stormvermin (Halberds) Warp Lightning Cannon
Poison Wind Globadiers Plagueclaw Catapult
Death Globe Bombardiers Rat Ogres

Limited to 3
Doom Flayers

Limited to 2
Doomwheel
Hell Pit Abomination

Limited to 1
Plague Furnace
Warp-Grinders
N.B. Screaming Bells are also classed as Single Entity War Machines

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 Tomb Kings
Limited to 5
Skeleton Warriors
Skeleton Spears
Nehekara Warriors
Tomb Guard
Tomb Guard (Halberds)
Skeleton Archers
Dire Wolves
Crypt Ghouls

Limited to 4
Skeleton Horsemen
Skeleton Horsemen Archers
Nehekara Horsemen
Ushabti
Ushabti (Great Bows)
Carrion
Fell Bats
Screaming Skull Catapult
Skeleton Chariots (including archer variant) (archer variant only)

Limited to 3 Limited to 2
Sepulchral Stalkers Casket of Souls
Necropolis Knights
Necropolis Knights (Halberds)
Hexwraiths
Tomb Scorpion
Khemrian Warsphinx (including mounts)
Bone Giant
Necrosphinx
Limited to 1
Hierotitan

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 Vampire Coast
Limited to 5
Sartosa Free Company
Sartosa Militia
Zombie Pirate Deckhands Mob
Zombie Pirate Deckhands Mob (Polearms)
Zombie Pirate Gunnery Mob (handgun and handcannon variants)
Zombie Pirate Gunnery Mob (pistol and bomber variants)
Scurvy Dogs

Limited to 4
Syreens
Fell Bats
Deck Gunners
Deck Droppers (all variants)
Animated Hulks
Mournguls
Rotting Prometheans (both variants, up to 4400 gold total – i.e. if you have 4 Rotting Prometheans,
none can be Gunnery Mobs).
Carronade
Mortar

Limited to 3
Depth Guard
Depth Guard (Polearms)

Limited to 2
Bloated Corpse
Rotting Leviathan (including mounts)
Death Shriek Terrorgheist (including mounts)

Limited to 1
Necrofex Colossus

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 Vampire Counts
Limited to 5
Zombies
Skeleton Warriors
Skeleton Spears
Crypt Ghouls
Grave Guard
Dire Wolves

Limited to 4
Fell Bats
Grave Guard (Great Weapons)
Cairn Wraiths
Black Knights
Black Knights (Lances & Barding)
Crypt Horrors
Vargheists

Limited to 3
Hexwraiths

Limited to 2
Blood Knights
Corpse Cart (all variants count as different units)
Black Coach
Varghulf
Terrorgheist (including mounts)

Limited to 1
Mortis Engine

N.B. Zombie Dragon mounts also count as single entity monsters.

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 Warriors
of Chaos
Limited to 5
Chaos Marauders
Chaos Marauders (Great Weapons)
Forsaken
Chaos Warriors
Chaos Warriors (Great Weapons)
Chaos Warriors (Halberds)
Chaos Warhounds (including poison variant)

Limited to 4
Aspiring Champions
Marauder Horsemen (including throwing axe variant)
Marauder Horsemasters
Chaos Spawn
Trolls (including Armoured Trolls)
Chaos Chariots

Limited to 3 Limited to 2
Chosen Chaos Knights (Lances)
Chosen (Great Weapons) Dragon Ogres
Chosen (Halberds) Shaggoths (including Kholek)
Chaos Knights Giants
Gorebeast Chariots Manticores (including mounts)
Hellcannons

N.B. Chaos Dragon mounts and Sarthorael the Everwatcher are also classed as
Single Entity Monsters.

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 Wood Elves
Limited to 5
Dryads
Eternal Guard (including shielded variant)
Wardancers
Glade Guard (including all ammo variants)
Deepwood Scouts (including all ammo variants)

Limited to 4
Wardancers (Asrai Spears)
Wildwood Rangers
Glade Riders (including Hagbane Tips variant)
Wild Riders (including shield variant, up to 4400 total – e.g. if you have 4 Wild Riders they must all be
unshielded)
Hawk Riders
Treekin

Limited to 3
Waywatchers
Sisters of the Thorn

Limited to 2
Treemen (including Durthu and Treeman Ancients)
Forest Dragons (including mounts)
Great Eagles (including mounts)

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