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Space WolvesArmy page › All 21 units

Venerable Dreadnought

Vehicle · 130 pts
Lists31% · in 38 of 123 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateVenerable Dreadnought against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Venerable Dreadnought kills

Damage for its points

59SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 130 pts kill ~87 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta59SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes81SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.70SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.77SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh. ★96SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.67SWORD per 100 pts

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

Toughness for its points

265SHIELD
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 382 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points265SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

3 creators
  • Boosts advances and charges nearby 2 of 3
  • Cheap for a gun platform 2 of 3
  • Helps Terminators after deep strike 1 of 3
  • Taken for the aura, not the guns 1 of 3

Units near it

Per 100 pts, its nearest in Space Wolves and across the game

SWORD

In Space Wolves

Murderfang59
Njal Stormcaller59
Venerable Dreadnought59
Arjac Rockfist57
Wolf Guard Battle Leader52

Across the game· melee units

Syll'esske Chaos Daemons · just ahead60
Venerable Dreadnought 59
Legionaries Chaos Space Marines · level with it59

SHIELD

In Space Wolves

Murderfang284
Wulfen with Storm Shields281
Grey Hunters280
Venerable Dreadnought265
Wulfen259

Across the game· melee units

Infractors Emperor's Children · just ahead266
Venerable Dreadnought 265
Flawless Blades Emperor's Children · level with it265

How we got these numbers

No detachmentBest weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 59 · 130 pts kill ~87 pts in one activation

SHIELD 265 · about 13% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 382 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 Fist, Heavy Flamer, Multi-melta, Fenrisian great axe
  • Counted as dice: its own abilities
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 3 creators
The lists: 123