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Dialogus

Character · 40 pts
Why it's takenTop 49% for objective control per pointOC 2.5 per 100 pts · In 8 of 158 public lists
Lists5% · in 8 of 158 public lists, September – November 2026
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SWORD: what Dialogus kills

Damage for its points

65SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 40 pts kill ~29 pts in one activation.Typical unit: 46 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta65SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★18SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.11SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.6SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.4SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.3SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Dialogus is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

252SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 12% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 40 pts: about 115 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical unit: 294 per 100

For its points252SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

3 creators
  • Turns a miracle die into a six 3 of 3
  • Best with Retributors 1 of 3
  • Hard to find a home for 1 of 3

Units near it

Per 100 pts, its nearest in Adepta Sororitas and across the game

SWORD

In Adepta Sororitas

Dialogus65

Across the game· units

Hastarii Fusiliers Adeptus Mechanicus · just ahead66
Dialogus 65
Vigilator Squad Adeptus Custodes · level with it65

SHIELD

Across the game· units

Breaka Boyz Orks · just ahead253
Dialogus 252
Lord Marshal Dreir Astra Militarum · level with it252

Leading a squad

Celestian Insidiants with Dialogus115 + 40 = 155 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Celestian Insidiants aloneDialogus' rulesDialogus' attacks
Squad99 ÷ 115 pts =86per 100
With leader101 ÷ 155 pts =65per 100▼21

The leader adds 2 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 2 from attacks) for 40 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Celestian Insidiants aloneDialogus' rulesDialogus' wounds
Squad316 ÷ 115 pts =275per 100
With leader391 ÷ 155 pts =252per 100▼23

The leader adds 75 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 75 from wounds) for 40 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

Bringers of FlameDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 65 · 40 pts kill ~29 pts in one activation

SHIELD 252 · about 12% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 115 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

Ranked among the game's 930 units · How we score ›

What we ran
  • Dialogus, 40 pts
  • Its datasheet's weapons
  • Counted as dice: the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 3 creators
The lists: 158