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Adeptus CustodesArmy page › All 29 units

Shield-Captain on Dawneagle Jetbike

Character · 205 pts
Why it's takenIn 125 of 373 public listsThe 9th most-taken Adeptus Custodes unit
Lists34% · in 125 of 373 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateShield-Captain on Dawneagle Jetbike against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Shield-Captain on Dawneagle Jetbike kills

Damage for its points

42SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 205 pts kill ~97 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta42SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes31SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.43SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.53SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh. ★55SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.45SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Shield-Captain on Dawneagle Jetbike is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

219SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 10% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 205 pts: about 496 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points219SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

6 creators
  • Move at the end of a fight is game-changing 3 of 6
  • Forces plays and denies secondary scoring 3 of 6
  • A strong solo skirmisher in the character detachment 2 of 6
  • A nightmare to pin down 2 of 6
  • Costly, and most bike units go without 1 of 6
  • Rarely played in winning lists 2 of 6

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

Be'lakor Chaos Daemons · just ahead43
Shield-Captain on Dawneagle Jetbike 42
Chaos Questoris Knight Styrix Chaos Knights · level with it42

SHIELD

In Adeptus Custodes

Knight-Centura237
Shield-Captain in Allarus Terminator Armour222
Witchseeker Squad220
Shield-Captain on Dawneagle Jetbike219
Orion Assault Dropship215

Across the game· melee units

Geomancer Necrons · just ahead221
Shield-Captain on Dawneagle Jetbike 219
Canoptek Tomb Crawlers Necrons · level with it219

Leading a squad

Vertus Praetors with Shield-Captain on Dawneagle Jetbike330 + 205 = 535 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Vertus Praetors aloneShield-Captain on Dawneagle Jetbike's rulesShield-Captain on Dawneagle Jetbike's attacks
Squad178 ÷ 330 pts =54per 100
With leader251 ÷ 535 pts =47per 100▼7

The leader adds 73 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 73 from attacks) for 205 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Vertus Praetors aloneShield-Captain on Dawneagle Jetbike's rulesShield-Captain on Dawneagle Jetbike's wounds
Squad1234 ÷ 330 pts =374per 100
With leader1766 ÷ 535 pts =330per 100▼44

The leader adds 532 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 532 from wounds) for 205 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 42 · 205 pts kill ~97 pts in one activation

SHIELD 219 · about 10% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 496 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Shield-Captain on Dawneagle Jetbike, 205 pts
  • Interceptor lance, Salvo launcher
  • Counted as dice: the army rule and the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 6 creators
The lists: 373