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Adeptus CustodesArmy page › All 29 units

Custodian Wardens

Infantry · 2 models, 200 pts or 3 models, 295 pts
Lists54% · in 201 of 373 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateCustodian Wardens against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Custodian Wardens kills

Damage for its points

39SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 295 pts kill ~130 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta39SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes37SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.46SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.56SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh. ★62SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.46SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Custodian Wardens is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

389SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 19% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 295 pts: about 901 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points389SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

8 creators
  • Durable line, and two-model units save points 5 of 8
  • Permanent armour bonus for the whole unit 2 of 8
  • Cost far more than Guard for the toughness 4 of 8
  • The extra wound rarely changes the outcome 5 of 8
  • Armour bonus is useless against heavy melee 1 of 8

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Adeptus Custodes

Aquilon Terminators with Solarite Power Talons43
Shield-Captain on Dawneagle Jetbike42
Blade Champion41
Custodian Wardens39
Shield-Captain in Allarus Terminator Armour35

Across the game· melee units

Master of Possession Chaos Space Marines · just ahead40
Custodian Wardens 39
Chaos Spawn Chaos Space Marines · level with it39

SHIELD

In Adeptus Custodes

Custodian Wardens389
Gyrfalcon Jetbike Sodality368
Vertus Praetors368
Telemon Heavy Dreadnought361
Pallas Grav-attack360

Across the game· melee units

Krootox Rampagers T'au Empire · just ahead392
Custodian Wardens 389
Brutalis Dreadnought Space Marines · level with it389

With a leader

Custodian Wardens with Blade Champion295 + 175 = 470 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Custodian Wardens aloneBlade Champion's rulesBlade Champion's attacks
Squad97 ÷ 295 pts =33per 100
With leader155 ÷ 470 pts =33per 100=

The leader adds 58 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 58 from attacks) for 175 pts: the same per point as the squad alone.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Custodian Wardens aloneBlade Champion's rulesBlade Champion's wounds
Squad1165 ÷ 295 pts =395per 100
With leader1542 ÷ 470 pts =328per 100▼67

The leader adds 377 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 377 from wounds) for 175 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

SWORD and SHIELD against 100 top lists, the squad and the pair compared at one size. The leader's points are always counted.

How we got these numbers

Emperor's ChosenWhat people fieldNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 39 · 295 pts kill ~130 pts in one activation

SHIELD 389 · about 19% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 901 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Custodian Wardens, 3 models, 295 pts
  • 2 Castellan axe, 2 Castellan axe (melee), Guardian Spear, Guardian Spear (melee)
  • Counted as dice: its own abilities, the army rule and the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 8 creators
The lists: 373