Editing Warhammer 40,000/7th Edition Tactics/Adeptus Custodes (section)

===Elite===
*'''Venerable Contemptor Dreadnought''': For 30 points over a regular Contemptor Dreadnought, you get a Contemptor Dreadnought with Venerable, Deep Strike, Adamantium Will, and a permanent 5+ Invuln save, making the Atomantic Shielding functionally useless unless you wanted it to explode.  If you're not happy with the multi-melta and CCW that Contemptor Dreadnoughts get, you can replace the multi-melta with a Kheres pattern assault cannon and... that's all.  Just like regular Contemptors They lack the versatility of the other Dreadnought types and have nowhere near the killing power of the 30k-era Galatus and Achillus, but the Custodes versions are tougher than regular Marine Contemptors and more mobile thanks to Deep Strike. Considering these options, the Comtemptor is arguably the best anti-armour in the army, with the far safer Deep Strike available to Custodians, you can get this little guy where you need him for some melta fun. Best focus on the things your base squads will not like, namely AV13/AV14, But don't discount a good assault cannon or the idea of a CC dread either.
**Do note that should this Dreadnought fail to kill the vehicle it's shooting at with its Multi-melta/Assault Cannon, it does stand a really good chance at finishing the job in CC.  While it's still a bad idea to charge something like GC's and Knights, it's more than capable of ripping apart Land Raiders as a quick example.