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Adeptus CustodesArmy page › All 29 units

Vertus Praetors

Mounted · 2 models, 220 pts or 3 models, 330 pts
Lists57% · in 213 of 373 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateVertus Praetors against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Vertus Praetors kills

Damage for its points

63SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 330 pts kill ~235 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta63SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes46SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.58SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf. ★81SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.78SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.77SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Vertus Praetors is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

368SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 18% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 330 pts: about 946 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points368SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

7 creators
  • Fast, chunky bikes with sustained melee on the charge 5 of 7
  • Salvo launchers are among the few hard-hitting guns 2 of 7
  • Strong in the three-point bike detachment 2 of 7
  • Hard for the common anti-tank guns to kill 1 of 7
  • Not in winning lists yet 2 of 7
  • Too expensive, and they cannot hide 1 of 7
  • No bike detachment for them 1 of 7

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Adeptus Custodes

Vigilator Squad65
Vertus Praetors63
Gyrfalcon Jetbike Sodality62
Custodian Guard Sodality61
Aquilon Terminators with Solarite Power Gauntlets60

Across the game· melee units

Fiends Chaos Daemons · just ahead64
Vertus Praetors 63
Cypher Chaos Space Marines · level with it63

SHIELD

In Adeptus Custodes

Gyrfalcon Jetbike Sodality368
Vertus Praetors368
Telemon Heavy Dreadnought361
Pallas Grav-attack360
Sentinel Guard Sodality358

Across the game· melee units

Lucius the Eternal Emperor's Children · just ahead370
Vertus Praetors 368
Gyrfalcon Jetbike Sodality Adeptus Custodes · level with it368

With a leader

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 63 · 330 pts kill ~235 pts in one activation

SHIELD 368 · about 18% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 946 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Vertus Praetors, 3 models, 330 pts
  • 3 Interceptor lance, 3 Salvo launcher
  • 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