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Black TemplarsArmy page › All 16 units

Castellan

Character · 75 pts
Lists53% · in 38 of 72 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateCastellan against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Castellan kills

Damage for its points

72SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 75 pts kill ~61 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta72SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes78SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.86SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.83SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh. ★90SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.85SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Castellan is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

243SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 12% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 75 pts: about 135 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points243SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

7 creators
  • Re-rolls are scarce, so he is valuable 6 of 7
  • Good with units that already hit well 3 of 7
  • In every list one builder drew up 1 of 7
  • The old combo with the Marshal is gone 2 of 7
  • Held back by merely cute detachments 1 of 7
  • Not in the one winning list 1 of 7

Units near it

Per 100 pts, its nearest in Black Templars and across the game

SWORD

In Black Templars

Marshal79
High Marshal Helbrecht75
Castellan72
Crusader Squad60
Emperor's Champion60

Across the game· melee units

Lord Invocatus World Eaters · just ahead73
Castellan 72
Talonstrike Kill Team Space Marines · level with it72

SHIELD

In Black Templars

Repulsor Executioner267
Gladiator Reaper266
Gladiator Valiant266
Crusade Ancient255
Castellan243

Across the game· melee units

Bloodletters Chaos Daemons · just ahead245
Castellan 243
Fabius Bile Chaos Space Marines · level with it243

Leading a squad

Crusader Squad with Castellan160 + 75 = 235 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Crusader Squad aloneCastellan's rulesCastellan's attacks
Squad96 ÷ 160 pts =60per 100
With leader169 ÷ 235 pts =72per 100▲12

The leader adds 73 pts of kills a turn (27 from rules, 46 from attacks) for 75 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Crusader Squad aloneCastellan's rulesCastellan's wounds
Squad507 ÷ 160 pts =317per 100
With leader571 ÷ 235 pts =243per 100▼74

The leader adds 64 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 64 from wounds) for 75 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 72 · 75 pts kill ~61 pts in one activation

SHIELD 243 · about 12% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 135 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Castellan, 75 pts
  • Its datasheet's weapons
  • Counted as dice: its own abilities
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 7 creators
The lists: 72