Knight Castellan
Lists53% · in 44 of 83 public lists, September – November 2026
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SWORD: what Knight Castellan kills
Damage for its points
37SWORD
per 100 pts
per 100 pts
Its 425 pts kill ~178 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100
Into each enemy type
Whole meta37SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes26SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.32SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.42SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.44SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh. ★51SWORD per 100 pts
SHIELD: how hard Knight Castellan is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
361SHIELD
per 100 pts
per 100 pts
It takes about 17% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 425 pts: about 1086 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100
For its points361SHIELD per 100 pts
What creators say
7 creators- Long-range gun that deletes vehicles and elites 5 of 7
- Taken in most winning lists 3 of 7
- Best with the re-roll shots in Dominus Foebreakers 3 of 7
- Safe back-line anchor with a cover bubble 2 of 7
- Points and detachment nerfs hurt it 2 of 7
- Slow, and needs worthwhile targets 2 of 7
- Output swings from game to game 1 of 7
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in Imperial Knights and across the game
SWORD
In Imperial Knights
Knight Castellan37
Across the game· shooters
Exalted Sorcerer Thousand Sons · just ahead38
Knight Castellan 37
Castigator Adepta Sororitas · level with it37
SHIELD
In Imperial Knights
Knight Castellan361
Across the game· shooters
Stormsword Astra Militarum · just ahead362
Knight Castellan 361
Tiger Shark T'au Empire · level with it361
How we got these numbers
Dominus FoebreakersWhat people fieldNo leaderNo stratagems
SWORD 37 · 425 pts kill ~178 pts in one activation
SHIELD 361 · about 17% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 1086 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 403 shooters · How we score ›
What we ran
- Knight Castellan, 425 pts
- 2 Shieldbreaker missile launcher, Titanic feet, 2 Twin meltagun, Twin siegebreaker cannon, Volcano lance, Plasma decimator
- Counted as dice: the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 7 creators
- Recon By Fire · 27 Oct
- Tabletop Battles / formerly Goonhammer · 30 Oct
- Art of War 40k · 27 Oct
- Mana Down Under · 3 Sep
- Vanguard Tactics · 21 Jul
- Auspex Tactics · 11 Jul
- 1d6chan · 30 Oct
The lists: 83
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