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Adeptus CustodesArmy page › All 29 units

Telemon Heavy Dreadnought

Vehicle · 280 pts
Lists36% · in 136 of 373 public lists, September – November 2026
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SWORD: what Telemon Heavy Dreadnought kills

Damage for its points

52SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 280 pts kill ~165 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta52SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes52SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.53SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.66SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.69SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh. ★85SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Telemon Heavy Dreadnought is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

361SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 17% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 280 pts: about 817 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points361SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

8 creators
  • Hardest thing in the army to kill 6 of 8
  • In nearly every winning list 5 of 8
  • Fast, with heavy melee and blast shooting 4 of 8
  • Splits the opponent's answers 2 of 8
  • Tied to one detachment 2 of 8
  • Dedicated melee or heavy anti-tank can still kill it 1 of 8
  • Maybe a touch overpriced 1 of 8

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Adeptus Custodes

Venatari with Verutum Lances53
Sentinel Guard Sodality52
Witchseeker Squad52
Telemon Heavy Dreadnought52
Contemptor-Achillus Dreadnought51

Across the game· melee units

Sanctifiers Adepta Sororitas · just ahead53
Telemon Heavy Dreadnought 52
Huron Blackheart Chaos Space Marines · level with it52

SHIELD

In Adeptus Custodes

Gyrfalcon Jetbike Sodality368
Telemon Heavy Dreadnought361
Pallas Grav-attack360
Sentinel Guard Sodality358
Vigilator Squad356

Across the game· melee units

Roboute Guilliman Ultramarines · just ahead362
Telemon Heavy Dreadnought 361
War Dog Karnivore Chaos Knights · just behind360

How we got these numbers

Guardians of the ThroneDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 52 · 280 pts kill ~165 pts in one activation

SHIELD 361 · about 17% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 817 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Telemon Heavy Dreadnought, 280 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