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Adeptus CustodesArmy page › All 29 units

Allarus Custodians

Infantry · 2 models, 180 pts or 3 models, 270 pts
Lists89% · in 331 of 373 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateAllarus Custodians against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Allarus Custodians kills

Damage for its points

56SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 270 pts kill ~171 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta56SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes62SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.72SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf. ★76SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.73SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.64SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Allarus Custodians is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

340SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 16% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 270 pts: about 782 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points340SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

8 creators
  • Cheap for a terminator unit, in two-model squads 5 of 8
  • Real grenade shooting against hordes 4 of 8
  • Repeat reserve threat when led by Trajann 4 of 8
  • Tougher and better at wounding big targets 4 of 8
  • Their value is tied to one detachment 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 Gauntlets60
Allarus Custodians56
Venatari with Verutum Lances53
Sentinel Guard Sodality52
Telemon Heavy Dreadnought52

Across the game· melee units

Plague Marines Chaos Space Marines · just ahead57
Allarus Custodians 56
Librarian in Terminator Armour Space Marines · level with it56

SHIELD

In Adeptus Custodes

Vigilator Squad356
Caladius Grav-tank345
Allarus Custodians340
Aquilon Terminators with Solarite Power Talons334
Contemptor-Galatus Dreadnought328

Across the game· melee units

The Blue Scribes Chaos Daemons · just ahead341
Allarus Custodians 340
Captain in Gravis Armour Space Marines · level with it340

With a leader

Allarus Custodians with Shield-Captain in Allarus Terminator Armour270 + 185 = 455 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Allarus Custodians aloneShield-Captain in Allarus Terminator Armour's rulesShield-Captain in Allarus Terminator Armour's attacks
Squad130 ÷ 270 pts =48per 100
With leader187 ÷ 455 pts =41per 100▼7

The leader adds 57 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 57 from attacks) for 185 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Allarus Custodians aloneShield-Captain in Allarus Terminator Armour's rulesShield-Captain in Allarus Terminator Armour's wounds
Squad950 ÷ 270 pts =352per 100
With leader1447 ÷ 455 pts =318per 100▼34

The leader adds 497 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 497 from wounds) for 185 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 56 · 270 pts kill ~171 pts in one activation

SHIELD 340 · about 16% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 782 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Allarus Custodians, 3 models, 270 pts
  • 3 Balistus grenade launcher, 3 Guardian Spear, 3 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