Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - Adeptus Custodes: Blade Champion

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With so many other armies moving up in wounds, it makes sense they would give the buff to Custodes as well. The rumors say they are getting a new Lieutenant and that much came true! If every model in an INFANTRY unit is on or in an Area Terrain feature with this trait, then it can either Hold Steady or it can Set to Defend (see below) when an enemy unit declares a charge against it.

You can only add a KNIGHT-CENTURA model if your Boarding Patrol Detachment includes at least one other ANATHEMA PSYKANA unit. These are army-wide rules to give your Custodes a little more punch. with a 4+ invuln and not losing Mortals on 6’s adds to their survivability. They also count as double the models for ObSec, which will really give you some extra power to score those points! Emperor’s Chosen Shield Host Rules The Dread Host is a great example of how all this works. They specialise in the Dacatarai Ka’tah, making them monsters against hordes. If you invoke the Dacatarai Ka’tah as the Dread Host, you can activate either stance at the start of your turn but make use of both. If you then choose to stay in Dacatarai next turn, you may still activate stance two, even though you’ve already had the benefit. Stance 2: Each time the unit makes a Normal Move or Advances, it counts as having Remained Stationary in your following Shooting phase. Looks like the Adeptus Custodes Codex rumors were true! Custodes have been itching for some love, and will finally receive it. First up for the Champion we get a peek at his weapon profile.With so many other armies moving up in wounds, it makes sense they would give the buff to Custodes as well. The rumors say they are getting a new Lieutenant, so we’re not sure about the other new character rumors here, so we’ll see about that. The Vertus Praetors add some much needed mobility to the Adeptus Custodes army. Armed with jetbikes and lances, Praetors are especially effective on the charge. Witchseekers If every unit from your army has the ADEPTUS CUSTODES keyword (excluding ANATHEMA PSYKANA, AGENT OF THE IMPERIUM and UNALIGNED units), and every unit that is assigned to a shield host is assigned to the same shield host, this unit can use this ability and the following rules apply.

Each time the model would lose a wound as a result of a mortal wound, roll one D6: on a 6, that wound is not lost. For a more selfish option, Auric Aquilas looks to upgrade a biker, giving them re-rollable charges, or +1 to charge if they have two sources of re-rollable charges, and it can double move by “boosting” but then gives up its shooting and charging for that turn. All in all, a great mobility boost to already extremely mobile models. The Custodes are the elite of the elite. I guess that means the Allarus are the Elite, of the elite, of the elite. Squads of Allarus Guardians are a hammer unit even for Custodes, with a nice compliment of weapon options. They are slow, however, this is mitigated by the From Golden Light ability, giving them effectively a Deep Strike redeploy. Custodian Wardens You cannot include more ANATHEMA PSYKANA Troops units than you do ADEPTUS CUSTODES Troops units in this Detachment. We saw rumors about the entire army being able to Heroically Intervene, but this is pretty close so we’ll give the rumor a thumbs up. Then they gain some decent defense against small arms fire.Even more so, you can feel free to challenge any model in melee thanks to his extremely good defensive ability Consummate Swordsman which makes 1-3 hit rolls auto fail! Not to mention if they actually get a hit through, he gets a +1 bonus to his save in melee. Obviously, the Aquilas and Eagles Eye have changed some, but perhaps the Praetorian Plate makes up for that. The Adeptus Custodes are the guardians of the Imperial Palace and the Golden Throne, as well as being the personal bodyguard to the Emperor. Due to the vast size of the Imperial Palace, the Custodes have almost always acted as a defensive army. Alongside the Sisters of Silence they represented the Talons of the Emperor being the right hand of the Emperor. Persistent. Once per battle, you can use the Teleport Homer or From Golden Light They Come Stratagem without spending any CP.