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Astra MilitarumArmy page › All 72 units

Cadian Castellan

Character · 55 pts
Why it's takenRarely takenIn one public list or none
Lists– (one list or none, September – November 2026)
SimulateCadian Castellan against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Cadian Castellan kills

Damage for its points

28SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 55 pts kill ~17 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta28SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes38SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf. ★49SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.42SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.36SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.30SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Cadian Castellan is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

106SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 5% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 55 pts: about 100 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points106SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

5 creators
  • Strong core of a Cadian brick 2 of 5
  • Lets a big block fall back and shoot 2 of 5
  • Tied to weak Cadian troops 2 of 5

Units near it

Per 100 pts, its nearest in Astra Militarum and across the game

SWORD

In Astra Militarum

Commissar Graves on Foot30
Basilisk29
Commissar Yarrick29
Ratlings28
Cadian Castellan28

Across the game· melee units

Ezekiel Dark Angels · just ahead29
Cadian Castellan 28
Ynnari Archon Aeldari · level with it28

SHIELD

In Astra Militarum

Cadian Castellan106
Commissar Yarrick105
Cadian Heavy Weapons Squad100
Sly Marbo98
Ratlings97

Across the game· melee units

Navigator Agents of the Imperium · just ahead107
Cadian Castellan 106
Commissar Yarrick Astra Militarum · just behind105

Leading a squad

Cadian Shock Troops with Cadian Castellan70 + 55 = 125 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Cadian Shock Troops aloneCadian Castellan's rulesCadian Castellan's attacks
Squad15 ÷ 70 pts =22per 100
With leader35 ÷ 125 pts =28per 100▲6

The leader adds 20 pts of kills a turn (3 from rules, 17 from attacks) for 55 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Cadian Shock Troops aloneCadian Castellan's rulesCadian Castellan's wounds
Squad192 ÷ 70 pts =274per 100
With leader243 ÷ 125 pts =194per 100▼80

The leader adds 51 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 51 from wounds) for 55 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

Grizzled CompanyWhat people fieldNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 28 · 55 pts kill ~17 pts in one activation

SHIELD 106 · about 5% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 100 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Cadian Castellan, 55 pts
  • Power fist, Plasma pistol
  • Counted as dice: the army rule and the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 5 creators
The lists: 120