Games Workshop just gave us another rules preview of the upcoming Adeptus Custodes release. Come check out new weapon rules and Stratagems.
The new Adeptus Custodes codex is on its way, and this week Games Workshop is giving us previews of what we’ll be seeing inside the covers. Let’s take a look at what they had to say about it, some of the new weapon rules, and three new Stratagems.
Vertus Praetors hearken back to the same ancient, martial traditions that guide the Adeptus Custodes, mirroring the heavy cavalry employed by human armies since the very dawn of time. The technology may have advanced, but the principle is still the same – range ahead of the main body of the force and devastate the foe with crushing lance charges.
On the tabletop, Vertus Praetors are the fastest moving elements of the Adeptus Custodes army, boasting a 14″ move, Fly, and a straight boost of 6″ when they Advance without having to roll.
Where the Vertus Praetors really shine is in their weaponry, helping provide some much-needed anti-armour ability to the Adeptus Custodes army.
The melta missile is going to help take down enemy vehicles with a 24″ range, Heavy 1, Strength 8, AP -4, D6 Damage, and you can re-roll failed wound rolls if your target is a Vehicle.
The other option for salvo launcher is the flakkburst missile. It also has a 24″ range, but it’s Heavy D3, Strength 7, Ap -1, does D3 damage, and the ability adds 1 to all hit rolls that target units that can Fly. The downside is that if it targets any other unit you must subtract 1 from your hit rolls, good thing you have that melta missile to fall back on though.
Question is, will they have a move and fire at full BS mechanic? Either way, we’re stoked for this and some basic bolters if they are at a -1 AP profile as well.
The interceptor lance is going to be a great weapon at close range. It’s giving you +1 Strength, -3 AP, does D3 damage, and you can re-roll failed wound rolls for this weapon in which the bearer made a successful charge. Combine that with the Stooping Dive Stratagem and it could make for a pretty nasty c-c-c-combo.
Note the +1 wound stratagem from yesterday only works with Guardian Spear, so no 8 strength stacking here with this lance.
Stooping Dive is going to cost you 3 CPs, but if you need to attack before your opponent it’s well worth it. You’ll choose an Adeptus Custodes Biker unit that is within 12″ of an enemy unit. You can declare a charge as if it were your Charge phase, and if successful that unit will fight before all others in the subsequent Fight phase, even before charging units.
Networked Machine Spirits is used in your Shooting phase and for 1 CP you’ll choose a Venerable Land Raider from your army and at least one other friendly Venerable Land Raider within 6″ of that model. Neither of these models will suffer any penalties to their hit rolls until the end of the phase.
Nothing says die heretic like Lascannons and Heavy bolters hitting at full BS! However, the Custodes Land Raiders already had this rule for free in the Index. They also currently have a 5+ Invul save, and a 6+ Feel No Pain like mechanic.
Wisdom of the Ancients is going to cost 1 CP and can be used at the start of any phase. You’ll select an Adeptus Custodes Dreadnought from your army and until the end of the phase, you can re-roll hit rolls of 1 for friendly Adeptus Custodes units within 6″ of it. This will work really well with a unit that is equipped with an inceptor lance, allowing you to re-roll failed wound rolls and hit rolls of 1. Similar to their Astartes cousins, this is cool to see as well.
All in all this preview is making the Adeptus Custodes look extremely intimidating on the tabletop. Make sure you check back in with us tomorrow when we get a preview of more new units for the Adeptus Custodes according to GW, and a closer look at some of the Elites.
What are your thoughts on the latest Adeptus Custodes preview? Are you going to be playing this army when the new Codex comes out? Let us know in the comments below.
