Best Adeptus Custodes detachments 11th edition · ranked by winning lists
Every Adeptus Custodes detachment, ranked by how many winning Adeptus Custodes lists played it, with what it changes on the dice in our own words and the units it lifts most. From 7 winning Adeptus Custodes lists, August – September 2026.
A winning list here is one that finished in the top quarter of its event. An army can take up to three detachments, so the shares add up to more than 100%.
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+1 to hit and wound (alone)
Lifts most: Vigilators +46% · Witchseekers +33% · Aleya +24%
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Its rules don't change the dice, so they aren't in our numbers: walkers: +2" Move, +1 to Advance and charge.
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Critical hits on 5+ in melee · +1 AP in melee
Lifts most: Shield-Captain +24% · Trajann Valoris +24% · Allarus Custodians +18%
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Re-roll hit 1s (vehicle, hurt) · Re-roll wound 1s (vehicle, half)
Lifts most: Contemptor-Achillus Dreadnought +36% · Venerable Contemptor Dreadnought +36% · Telemon Heavy Dreadnought +30%
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+1 to wound vs the chosen unit
Lifts most: Aleya +24% · Blade Champion +24% · Shield-Captain +24%
Also in the book: Null Maiden Vigil, Silent Hunters, Talons of the Emperor, Tharanatoi Hammerblow. We don't model their rules yet and no winning list in this window played them, so they aren't ranked. Boarding Patrol detachments, and other chapters' own, aren't listed.