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Adeptus CustodesArmy page › All 29 units

Contemptor-Galatus Dreadnought

Vehicle · 220 pts
Lists32% · in 121 of 373 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateContemptor-Galatus Dreadnought against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Contemptor-Galatus Dreadnought kills

Damage for its points

50SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 220 pts kill ~125 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta50SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes58SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.66SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf. ★72SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.60SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.45SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Contemptor-Galatus Dreadnought is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

328SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 16% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 220 pts: about 644 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points328SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

7 creators
  • Cheapest stats in the book, cheaper than infantry 4 of 7
  • Does everything: clears infantry and hurts tanks 5 of 7
  • Best user of the damage upgrade 4 of 7
  • In nearly every winning list, often two 4 of 7

Units near it

Per 100 pts, its nearest in Adeptus Custodes and across the game

SWORD

In Adeptus Custodes

Sentinel Guard Sodality52
Telemon Heavy Dreadnought52
Contemptor-Achillus Dreadnought51
Contemptor-Galatus Dreadnought50
Venatari with Kinetic Destroyers49

Across the game· melee units

Knight Abominant Chaos Knights · just ahead51
Contemptor-Galatus Dreadnought 50
Red Corsairs Reave-captain Chaos Space Marines · level with it50

SHIELD

In Adeptus Custodes

Allarus Custodians340
Aquilon Terminators with Solarite Power Talons334
Contemptor-Galatus Dreadnought328
Aquilon Terminators with Solarite Power Gauntlets322
Custodian Guard Sodality316

Across the game· melee units

Ynnari Archon Aeldari · just ahead329
Contemptor-Galatus Dreadnought 328
Gargantuan Squiggoth Orks · level with it328

How we got these numbers

Emperor's ChosenDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 50 · 220 pts kill ~125 pts in one activation

SHIELD 328 · about 16% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 644 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›

What we ran
  • Contemptor-Galatus Dreadnought, 220 pts
  • Its datasheet's weapons
  • Counted as dice: its own abilities, the army rule and the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 7 creators
The lists: 373