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Grey KnightsArmy page › All 26 units

Venerable Dreadnought

Character · 130 pts
Lists– (one list or none, September – November 2026)
SimulateVenerable Dreadnought against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Venerable Dreadnought kills

Damage for its points

55SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 130 pts kill ~81 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta55SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes52SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.57SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf. ★73SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.69SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.72SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Venerable Dreadnought is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

263SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 13% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 130 pts: about 379 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points263SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

2 creators
  • Marks a target for allies 1 of 2
  • Absent from winning lists 1 of 2

Units near it

Per 100 pts, its nearest in Grey Knights and across the game

SWORD

In Grey Knights

Brotherhood Librarian64
Brotherhood Terminator Squad61
Strike Squad59
Venerable Dreadnought55
Brother-Captain46

Across the game· melee units

Sword Brethren Squad Black Templars · just ahead56
Venerable Dreadnought 55
Judiciar Space Marines · level with it55

SHIELD

In Grey Knights

Strike Squad277
Stormraven Gunship266
Venerable Dreadnought263
Interceptor Squad250
Purifier Squad234

Across the game· melee units

Flawless Blades Emperor's Children · just ahead265
Venerable Dreadnought 263
Reiver Squad Space Marines · just behind261

How we got these numbers

Brotherhood StrikeBest weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 55 · 130 pts kill ~81 pts in one activation

SHIELD 263 · about 13% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 379 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Venerable Dreadnought, 130 pts
  • Dreadnought combat weapon, Heavy flamer, Heavy plasma cannon
  • Counted as dice: the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 2 creators
  • Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 24 Oct
  • 1d6chan · 30 Oct
The lists: 102