Games Workshop Warhammer 40,000 Codex: Adeptus Custodes

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Adeptus Custodes’ Venerable Contemptor Dreadnoughts contain some of the finest warriors that the Imperium has ever witnessed. The auto-wounds is the big prize here, as it effectively doubles the chip damage capabilities of the army at range if it finds itself up against T8 targets, and still provides a considerable boost against medium weight targets (though if they have Damage Reduction, Dacatarai can be better). it followed a similar template to the Beast Snagga launch: the boxed set was available for a short time and included a limited-edition copy of the new codex, which released independently a few weeks after. The Adeptus Custodes are, as we’ve said earlier in this article, an army made of a small number of units.

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As well as being pure Custodes, your whole army has to be from the same Shield Host to activate this. You can choose to get up-close and personal by boosting your Advance rolls or to lay a withering barrage as you approach. That custodes unit benefits only from that new stance you picked, not the same stance as the rest of your army. The Sisters’ new centerpiece character model, Vahl is given a lot of attention in the updated codex, and has been designed to synergize with whatever you stick in your Sisters of Battle army.

In theory it’s a specialist anti-horde melee trick, but in the current metagame it’s good against almost everything. Prior to the Eldar codex release, GW paraded a load of new models past our eyes, including the brand new Avatar of Khaine, Maugan Ra, Shining Spears,and Warlocks models –plus a stream of of new rules previews for the faction’s Phoenix Lords, Dark Reaper and Howling BansheeAspect Warriors, and iconic Shuriken weapons. Meanwhile, there was confirmation of long-standing rumors that the World Eaters traitor legion would have their own codex, and brand new models.

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In this case, as well as allowing you to bring ADEPTUS CUSTODES units (and the expected Agents of the Imperium and Unaligned stuff) you can also include ANATHEMA PSYKANA (Sisters of Silence) units, as long as you comply with the Emperor’s Legion rule. That means that if you choose to go straight to Secondary on turn 2 and onward to Tertiary on turn 3 you can run out of Stances on the final turn (though a Warlord Trait can rescue you here), but otherwise you’ll go through five. Both effects here are strong, one cutting the enemy’s pile-ins/consolidations down by 2” as long as they’re in Engagement Range, and the other letting you optionally drop your units’ damage down to 1 to gain an extra attack. This is great for putting a boot on the opponent’s neck in the mid-late game if you’ve got good momentum, providing the army with the staying power to last the rest of the game, and it should be a popular Tertiary choice.The warriors of the Legio Custodes were fierce creations, each towering over baseline humans, and possessing many qualities that made them stronger, faster, more intelligent, longer lived, and just plain better than their normal human cousins. Chuck one of these to really ruin a psyker’s day – even with their warp-infused powers, they’ll never see it coming.

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Unleash the lions, in command phase, same as before, but 2CP if 4 or more allarus in the unit at the time of using. Can only use this start once per custodes character per game, and cant use in crusade unless you pay some requisition. It might not be the strongest Dreadnought available to the Adeptus Custodes (if your pockets are deeper, try a Telemon), but, when you’re building your starter army, and not looking to invest too much into Forge World-only models, it’s a great next step. Set to arrive with us shortly after the release of Shadow Throne, Codex: Adeptus Custodes underlines the brilliance of these legendary warriors with rules for martial ka’tahs, a series of power stances adopted in unison by entire Shield Hosts, bringing centuries of training to bear with violent precision.Prior to the Horus Heresy, they were sent out of Holy Terra and the Imperial Palace to watch over the Space Marine legions, as living reminders of the Emperor’s ever-watchful eye. The new codex for the Imperial Knights codex packs Knightly teachings that can buff up your (relatively) little Armigers, and the Code Chivalric, which gives boosts to your army provided it can maintain its honor.