Wargame Doctrine · Tools
Combat Cogitator · free beta · 11th edition
Know the odds before you roll.
Pick an attacking unit and a target, set the scenario, and Combat Cogitator rolls the fight 10,000 times. You get the average damage, the models slain and the odds of wiping the unit, before a single die hits the table.
Free. Runs in your browser. Install it on your phone and it works offline.
Built for the current game
Every faction and every current datasheet, with the rules that actually move the numbers.
Every current datasheet
Over 1,000 units across all 11th edition factions. Legends units are left out, so the lists match what you can field.
Abilities and stratagems
Pick up to three detachments. Datasheet abilities, detachment rules and stratagems appear as switches you turn on and off.
Leaders and loadouts
Attach a character to a unit and set each model's wargear, so a squad with one special weapon fights like one.
The whole scenario
Half range, Heavy, cover, plunging fire, the charge, and whether either unit is on an objective. Conditional bonuses turn on only when they apply.
Faction mechanics
Power from Pain, Dark Pacts and For the Greater Good, each with its options laid out as choices.
Results you can read
Average damage with overkill shown, models slain, whether the unit is wiped or broken to half strength, and a full odds table.
Three choices, one answer
No spreadsheets and no rules lookups mid-game.
- 1Choose the attacker
Faction, detachment, unit, leader and loadout.
- 2Choose the target
Its own abilities and defensive stratagems come along with it.
- 3Set the scene
Shooting or melee, range, cover, the charge and objectives. The result updates as you go.
Part of Wargame Doctrine
Combat Cogitator is the first of our tools. A battle planner and a full 11th edition learning program are on the way.
Questions about the simulator
How accurate is it?
It follows the core rules for hitting, wounding, saves and damage, plus weapon abilities like Lethal Hits, Sustained Hits, Devastating Wounds, Lance and Melta. Unit abilities and stratagems are read automatically. Anything it can't apply on its own, you can set by hand under Adjust modifiers by hand.
Does it work on my phone?
Yes. Open it in your phone's browser and add it to your home screen. After the first visit it works without a signal, which helps at stores with patchy reception.
Something looks wrong. How do I report it?
Join the list on the home page and reply to any email with the units, the scenario and what you expected to see.