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Venerable Dreadnought

Grey Knights
1301st–2nd unit
1403rd+ unit
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Venerable Dreadnought datasheet for Warhammer 40,000 11th edition — stats, weapons, abilities and points current to the 2026-06-17 Munitorum Field Manual / Balance Dataslate.

M 8"
T 9
SV 2+ -INV
W 8
LD 6+
OC 3
⌀ 60mm

This model is equipped with: assault cannon; storm bolter; Dreadnought combat weapon.

RANGED WEAPONSRANGEABSSAPD
Assault cannon [Devastating wounds] 24"63+601
Heavy flamer [Ignores cover, Torrent] 12"D6N/A5-11
Heavy plasma cannon – standard [Blast] 36"D33+7-22
Heavy plasma cannon – supercharge [Blast, Hazardous] 36"D33+8-33
Storm bolter [Rapid fire 2] 24"23+401
Twin lascannon [Twin-linked] 48"13+12-3D6+1
MELEE WEAPONSRANGEAWSSAPD
Dreadnought combat weapon Melee53+12-23
ABILITIES

CORE Deadly Demise 1, Deep Strike

FACTION Gate of Infinity

Guidance of the Ancients (Psychic): In your Shooting phase, after this unit shoots, pick one enemy unit hit by at least one of those attacks. Until the phase ends, each attack a Grey Knights model from your army makes against that unit gets +1 to the Hit roll.
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UNIT COMPOSITION
  • 1 Venerable Dreadnought
WARGEAR OPTIONS
  • This model’s assault cannon can be replaced with one of the following:
    • 1 heavy plasma cannon
    • 1 twin lascannon
  • This model’s storm bolter can be replaced with 1 heavy flamer.
LOADOUT CHOICES
  • Assault Cannon pick 1: Assault cannon, Heavy plasma cannon, Twin lascannon
  • Storm Bolter and Dreadnought Combat Weapon pick 1: Storm bolter and Dreadnought combat weapon, Heavy flamer and Dreadnought combat weapon
Stratagems you can use on this unit (35)
COMMAND RE-ROLL 1CP · Any phase
COUNTER-OFFENSIVE 2CP · Fight phase
EPIC CHALLENGE 1CP · Fight phase
INSANE BRAVERY 1CP · Command phase
TANK SHOCK 1CP · Charge phase
RAPID INGRESS 1CP · Movement phase
FIRE OVERWATCH 1CP · Movement or Charge phase
SMOKESCREEN 1CP · Shooting phase
HEROIC INTERVENTION 1CP · Charge phase
COMMAND RE-ROLL 1CP · Any phase
BATTLEFIELD COMMAND 1CP · Any phase
COUNTER-OFFENSIVE 2CP · Fight phase
INSANE BRAVERY 1CP · Command phase
EXPLOSIVE CLEARANCE 1CP · Shooting phase
SANCTIFIED KILL ZONE 1CP · Warpbane Task Force · Shooting or Fight phase
COMBAT MANIFESTATION 1CP · Brotherhood Strike · Movement phase
PURGATION PATTERN 1CP · Brotherhood Strike · Shooting phase
DUTY UNENDING 1CP · Brotherhood Strike · Movement phase
SHINING VEIL 1CP · Brotherhood Strike · Shooting phase
HEXWROUGHT REPRISAL 1CP · Banishers · Any phase
WARDING CHANT 1CP · Banishers · Shooting or Fight phase
CHAOS BANE 1CP · Banishers · Shooting phase
CIRCLE OF SANCTUARY 1CP · Banishers · Movement phase
SHADOW OF ANARCH 1CP · Banishers · Movement phase
TRUESILVER WILL 1CP · Sanctic Spearhead · Any phase
ABOMINUS-CLASS TARGETS 1CP · Sanctic Spearhead · Shooting or Fight phase
ARMOURED AEGIS 1CP · Sanctic Spearhead · Command phase
REDOUBLED ASSAULT 1CP · Sanctic Spearhead · Movement phase
FORCE WAVE 1CP · Sanctic Spearhead · Movement or Charge phase
ARGENT WRATH 1CP · Sanctic Spearhead · Charge phase
AGGRESSIVE ANTICIPATION 1CP · Augurium Task Force · Shooting or Fight phase
APPOINTED HOUR 1CP · Augurium Task Force · Shooting or Fight phase
FOREWARNED EVASION 1CP · Augurium Task Force · Shooting or Fight phase
REDIRECTED STRIKE 1CP · Augurium Task Force · Command phase
MIRAGE OF ECHOES 1CP · Augurium Task Force · Movement phase

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