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Adeptus CustodesArmy page › All 29 units

Shield-Captain

Character · 180 pts
Why it's takenIn 50 of 373 public listsThe 15th most-taken Adeptus Custodes unit
Lists13% · in 50 of 373 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateShield-Captain against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Shield-Captain kills

Damage for its points

34SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 180 pts kill ~69 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta34SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes22SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.34SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf. ★52SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.51SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.35SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Shield-Captain is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

171SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 8% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 180 pts: about 383 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points171SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

7 creators
  • Sword and shield is the best, tough and precise 6 of 7
  • Surges forward when shot 4 of 7
  • Free self-ready makes it flexible 3 of 7
  • Carries the extra-command-point warlord rule 3 of 7
  • Competes with Trajann for the one character slot 3 of 7
  • Costly once it joins a squad 1 of 7

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Adeptus Custodes

Shield-Captain in Allarus Terminator Armour35
Ares Gunship34
Shield-Captain34
Caladius Grav-tank33
Orion Assault Dropship33

Across the game· melee units

Infernal Enrapturess Chaos Daemons · just ahead35
Shield-Captain 34
Flesh Hounds Chaos Daemons · level with it34

SHIELD

In Adeptus Custodes

Witchseeker Squad220
Shield-Captain on Dawneagle Jetbike219
Orion Assault Dropship215
Shield-Captain171
Blade Champion166

Across the game· melee units

Palatine Adepta Sororitas · just ahead174
Shield-Captain 171
Shadowseer Aeldari · just behind170

Leading a squad

Custodian Guard Sodality with Shield-Captain240 + 180 = 420 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Custodian Guard Sodality aloneShield-Captain's rulesShield-Captain's attacks
Squad120 ÷ 240 pts =50per 100
With leader168 ÷ 420 pts =40per 100▼10

The leader adds 48 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 48 from attacks) for 180 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Custodian Guard Sodality aloneShield-Captain's rulesShield-Captain's wounds
Squad804 ÷ 240 pts =335per 100
With leader1193 ÷ 420 pts =284per 100▼51

The leader adds 389 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 389 from wounds) for 180 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 34 · 180 pts kill ~69 pts in one activation

SHIELD 171 · about 8% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 383 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Shield-Captain, 180 pts
  • Eternity-pattern Paragon Blade
  • Counted as dice: the army rule and the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 7 creators
The lists: 373