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Custodian Guard Sodality

Battleline · 3 models, 240 pts
Lists46% · in 171 of 373 public lists, September – November 2026
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SWORD: what Custodian Guard Sodality kills

Damage for its points

61SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 240 pts kill ~166 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta61SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes62SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.75SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf. ★77SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.62SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.47SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Custodian Guard Sodality is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

316SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 15% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 240 pts: about 677 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points316SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

8 creators
  • Staple objective troops with high objective control 5 of 8
  • Spear damage is real, especially on objectives 3 of 8
  • Great with Trajann or Honoured Companions 3 of 8
  • Hard nuts in small squads 1 of 8
  • Pricey for infantry 4 of 8

Units near it

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

SWORD

Across the game· melee units

Gyrfalcon Jetbike Sodality Adeptus Custodes · just ahead62
Custodian Guard Sodality 61
Master of Executions Chaos Space Marines · level with it61

SHIELD

Across the game· melee units

Crusader Squad Black Templars · just ahead317
Custodian Guard Sodality 316

With a leader

Custodian Guard Sodality with Blade Champion240 + 175 = 415 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Custodian Guard Sodality aloneBlade Champion's rulesBlade Champion's attacks
Squad120 ÷ 240 pts =50per 100
With leader178 ÷ 415 pts =43per 100▼7

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

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Custodian Guard Sodality aloneBlade Champion's rulesBlade Champion's wounds
Squad804 ÷ 240 pts =335per 100
With leader1174 ÷ 415 pts =283per 100▼52

The leader adds 370 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 370 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 61 · 240 pts kill ~166 pts in one activation

SHIELD 316 · about 15% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 677 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Custodian Guard Sodality, 3 models, 240 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: 8 creators
The lists: 373