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Adeptus CustodesArmy page › All 29 units

Blade Champion

Character · 175 pts
Why it's takenIn 111 of 373 public listsThe 11th most-taken Adeptus Custodes unit
Lists30% · in 111 of 373 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateBlade Champion against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Blade Champion kills

Damage for its points

41SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 175 pts kill ~81 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta41SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes46SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.52SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf. ★60SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.60SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.53SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Blade Champion is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

166SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 8% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 175 pts: about 368 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points166SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

7 creators
  • A hero-killer with violent profiles 2 of 7
  • The cheapest character 1 of 7
  • Squeezed out by Trajann or a Shield-Captain 4 of 7
  • Lacks the extra-command-point warlord rule 3 of 7
  • Weak leader bonuses, nothing stands out 2 of 7

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Adeptus Custodes

Knight-Centura45
Aquilon Terminators with Solarite Power Talons43
Shield-Captain on Dawneagle Jetbike42
Blade Champion41
Custodian Wardens39

Across the game· melee units

Plague Surgeon Death Guard · just ahead42
Blade Champion 41
Chosen Chaos Space Marines · level with it41

SHIELD

In Adeptus Custodes

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

Across the game· melee units

Kâhl Leagues of Votann · just ahead167
Blade Champion 166
Brotherhood Champion Grey Knights · level with it166

Leading a squad

Custodian Wardens with Blade Champion295 + 175 = 470 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Custodian Wardens aloneBlade Champion's rulesBlade Champion's attacks
Squad97 ÷ 295 pts =33per 100
With leader155 ÷ 470 pts =33per 100=

The leader adds 58 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 58 from attacks) for 175 pts: the same per point as the squad alone.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Custodian Wardens aloneBlade Champion's rulesBlade Champion's wounds
Squad1165 ÷ 295 pts =395per 100
With leader1542 ÷ 470 pts =328per 100▼67

The leader adds 377 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 377 from wounds) for 175 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 ChosenDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 41 · 175 pts kill ~81 pts in one activation

SHIELD 166 · about 8% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 368 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Blade Champion, 175 pts
  • Its datasheet's weapons
  • Counted as dice: its own abilities, the army rule and the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 7 creators
The lists: 373