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Adeptus Custodes tier list

Tier list and tournament results · 40k 11th edition

Win-rate tierBStat Check
Winning lists2647 top-3 finishes
Best finish1st of 36Les stratèges d ambre le retour

Sep–Nov 2026 · 271 public lists · updated 5 Nov

Results

264winning lists, Sep–Nov 2026
3rdof 34LTC #12 Tournoi Caritatif (Alsace)Lions of the Emperor (Against All Odds) · Allarus Custodians, Custodian Wardens, Vertus PraetorsOct 17 ›5thof 30Open Marne TournamentMight of the Moritoi, Shield Host (March of the Honoured Dead) · Telemon Heavy Dreadnought, Custodian Guard, Caladius Grav-tankOct 10 ›1stof 10Mini Pugilat à St Sat 2lions of the emperorSep 27 ›All 9 winning lists ›
By month
Jun●●●●●5 of 137
Jul●●●●●●●●●●●●+54 of 1562
Aug●●●●●●●●●●●●+124 of 1920
Sep●●●●●●●●●●●●+137 of 1816
Oct●●●●●●●●●●●●+119 of 1824
Nov●●●●●●●●8 of 34

Its winning lists of all winning lists, each month; the months this page counts in bold.

Detachments

16in its 271 public lists
Lions of the Emperor217 lists ›Might of the Moritoi79 lists ›Emperor's Chosen38 lists ›Solar Watch25 lists ›
Shield Host19 lists
11 moreHonoured Companions17 lists ›Dread Host13 lists ›
Tharanatoi Hammerblow13 lists
Auric Champions12 lists ›
Solar Spearhead5 lists
Emissaries Imperatus2 lists ›Guardians of the Throne2 lists ›Null Maiden Vigil2 lists ›
Silent Hunters2 lists
Grav-Assault Force1 list ›
Lions de l'Empereur1 list

Units

29tiers from 8 reviewers

Tier: 8 reviewersBars: our dice maths

● 4 units have changed since we rated them (new points or datasheet); their numbers are from before, until we rate the army again.

Epic Heroes1

Trajann Valoris265 pts · 106 listsSbottom 42%bottom 14%

Characters5

Shield-Captain180 pts · 27 listsAbottom 21%bottom 11%Shield-Captain on Dawneagle Jetbike205 pts · 107 listsBbottom 29%bottom 19%Knight-Centura●55 pts · 6 listsCtop 47%bottom 15%Shield-Captain in Allarus Terminator Armour185 pts · 80 listsCbottom 17%bottom 22%
1 moreBlade Champion●175 pts · 90 listsCbottom 46%bottom 10%

Battleline2

Custodian Guard Sodality240 pts · 132 listsBbottom 49%bottom 39%Sentinel Guard Sodality240 pts · 9 listsBbottom 40%top 50%

Infantry9

Witchseeker Squad●110 pts · 196 listsStop 19%top 46%Prosecutor Squad●45 pts · 226 listsSbottom 13%top 27%Allarus Custodians270 pts · 243 listsAtop 46%bottom 42%Venatari with Verutum Lances270 pts · 34 listsAbottom 48%bottom 22%
5 moreAquilon Terminators with Solarite Power Gauntlets285 pts · 7 listsBbottom 49%bottom 35%Custodian Wardens295 pts · 161 listsBbottom 29%bottom 49%Vigilator Squad55 pts · 15 listsCtop 10%top 20%Aquilon Terminators with Solarite Power Talons275 ptsCbottom 9%bottom 44%Venatari with Kinetic Destroyers255 ptsDbottom 32%bottom 30%

Mounted2

Vertus Praetors330 pts · 176 listsBbottom 48%bottom 40%Gyrfalcon Jetbike Sodality260 pts · 4 listsBtop 40%top 50%

Vehicles7

Telemon Heavy Dreadnought280 pts · 81 listsStop 46%bottom 43%Contemptor-Galatus Dreadnought220 pts · 70 listsAbottom 48%bottom 43%Caladius Annihilator Grav-tank250 pts · 44 listsAbottom 32%bottom 40%Contemptor-Achillus Dreadnought230 pts · 20 listsBtop 40%bottom 27%
3 moreCaladius Grav-tank230 pts · 23 listsCbottom 22%bottom 47%Pallas Grav-attack135 pts · 4 listsCbottom 13%top 29%Ares Gunship580 ptsCbottom 18%bottom 29%

Transports3

Anathema Psykana Rhino70 pts · 8 listsCbottom 3%top 4%Coronus Grav-carrier225 pts · 1 listDbottom 13%top 22%Orion Assault Dropship690 ptsDbottom 10%bottom 4%

Each unit: its points and how many of the army's 271 public lists take it, Sep–Nov 2026.

Letters from reviewers; Damage and Toughness (SWORD and SHIELD on unit pages) from our own dice maths (how we score). Lists: grimstat-corpus (CC BY 4.0), September – November 2026. Also from Listhammer. Organisers and players: ask us and we'll take a list or an event down. Sources

Reviewers 30 Oct · SWORD and SHIELD 4 Nov · Points and lists 5 Nov

Questions
What are the best Adeptus Custodes units?
The reviewers' average is S for Witchseeker Squad, Telemon Heavy Dreadnought, Trajann Valoris, Prosecutor Squad. Then A: Contemptor-Galatus Dreadnought, Allarus Custodians, Caladius Annihilator Grav-tank, Shield-Captain, Venatari with Verutum Lances.
What do the letters mean?
Each letter is the average of the letters 8 reviewers gave that unit, S to D.
What do SWORD and SHIELD mean?
How much a unit kills and how hard it is to remove, for its points. Each is 0 to 100: where it ranks among the game's units of its kind: 90 is the top 10%, 20 the bottom 20%, and 50 is typical.
Which Adeptus Custodes units do lists take most?
Of 271 public lists: Allarus Custodians (243), Prosecutor Squad (226), Witchseeker Squad (196).
Which Adeptus Custodes detachment do tournament lists take most?
Lions of the Emperor: 217 of the 271 Adeptus Custodes tournament lists of September – November 2026 took it.
Sources
Letters
Each letter is the reviewers' average. A dashed letter means no reviewer has rated that unit yet: it's our estimate, placed by its numbers among the army's reviewed units.
SWORD and SHIELD
Our own dice maths, last run 4 Nov 2026. Each 0 to 100 score is where it ranks among the game's units of its kind: 90 is the top 10%, 20 the bottom 20%. How we score.
Reviewers
The Adeptus Custodes sources we read, each counted once: tier lists, reviews of their own lists and written reviews. Their tiers are their own, put on our S to D scale by us (their top tier S, and so on down); we show how many gave each and their average.A reviewer who would rather not be counted: tell us and we take their letters out.
Lists
271 public Adeptus Custodes tournament lists, September – November 2026, from grimstat-corpus (CC BY 4.0). Also from Listhammer. Organisers and players: ask us and we'll take a list or an event down.