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Adeptus CustodesArmy page › All 29 units

Vigilator Squad

Infantry · 4 models, 50 pts or 5 models, 55 pts or 9 models, 90 pts or 10 models, 100 pts
Lists6% · in 23 of 373 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateVigilator Squad against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Vigilator Squad kills

Damage for its points

65SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 55 pts kill ~40 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta65SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes90SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf. ★114SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.90SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.96SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.54SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Vigilator Squad is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

356SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 17% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 55 pts: about 214 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points356SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

6 creators
  • Cheap trade piece that soaks fire meant for Custodes 2 of 6
  • Threatening melee for very few points 2 of 6
  • Better in the Sisters detachment 1 of 6
  • Melee the army already has everywhere 2 of 6
  • Dearer than Prosecutors with less objective control 1 of 6
  • Weaker as a trade piece against marines 1 of 6
  • Lost the Custodes keyword and its synergies 1 of 6

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

War Dog Karnivore Chaos Knights · just ahead66
Vigilator Squad 65
Tzeentch Soul Grinder Chaos Daemons · level with it65

SHIELD

In Adeptus Custodes

Telemon Heavy Dreadnought361
Pallas Grav-attack360
Sentinel Guard Sodality358
Vigilator Squad356
Caladius Grav-tank345

Across the game· melee units

Lion El'Jonson Dark Angels · just ahead357
Vigilator Squad 356

With a leader

Vigilator Squad with Knight-Centura55 + 55 = 110 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Vigilator Squad aloneKnight-Centura's rulesKnight-Centura's attacks
Squad36 ÷ 55 pts =65per 100
With leader50 ÷ 110 pts =45per 100▼20

The leader adds 14 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 14 from attacks) for 55 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Vigilator Squad aloneKnight-Centura's rulesKnight-Centura's wounds
Squad196 ÷ 55 pts =356per 100
With leader261 ÷ 110 pts =237per 100▼119

The leader adds 65 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 65 from wounds) for 55 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

No detachmentDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 65 · 55 pts kill ~40 pts in one activation

SHIELD 356 · about 17% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 214 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Vigilator Squad, 5 models, 55 pts
  • Its datasheet's weapons
  • Counted as dice: its own abilities and the army rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 6 creators
The lists: 373