New Adeptus Custodes 10th Edition 40k Rules: Datasheets & Index Cards

By Travis Pasch | June 23rd, 2023 | Categories: 10th Edition 40k, 40k News & Articles, Adeptus Custodes, Games Workshop, Tabletop Gaming News & Rumors

Here are a ton of new 10th Edition Warhammer 40k Adeptus Custodes rules, including Martial Ka’tahs, weapons, and index cards datasheets!

With army-wide rules, more datasheets, weapon profiles, and new stratagems, the picture of how Adeptus Custodes will work in 10th Edition 40k is starting to come into focus.

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Now, let’s jump into the new rules!

Dread Powers the New Adeptus Custodes 10th Edition 40k Rules!

The new rules come from Warhammer Community.

Buried under hordes of teeming alien chaff? The Dacatarai Stance will blend them up in moments. Charged by some optimistic but towering brutes? Adopt the Kaptaris Stance and parry their clumsy swings, then enter Rendax Stance in your turn to slice through their armoured hides. It really is that easy to become the undisputed master of the Fight phase.

If you are charged with some deadly units, the Kaptaris Stance is the way to go! If you need to cut through hordes, Dacatari is perfect, and lastly, if you need to kill big stuff, Rendax is excellent. This is nice because it’s pretty simple, and each has a specific use.

Custodians deployed as part of a Shield Host exemplify the best qualities of the Ten Thousand – shining with a sliver of the Emperor’s own light, and blessed with a mote of his invulnerability. This Aegis of the Emperor protects them from the most grievous injuries imaginable, for the galaxy is full of unspeakable horrors that threaten even the Adeptus Custodes.

This is super nice, as you don’t have many minis, and getting a 4+ Fell No Pain (FNP) for all mortal wounds will give you a save against basically anything your opponent throws at you. Plus most models already have an invulnerable save as well, so they are pretty stout on defense.

New 10th Edition Warhammer 40k Adeptus Custodes Datasheets

By far his most powerful tool is the Moment Shackle, a relic of the Dark Age of Technology that redirects the flow of time to his advantage. Though it can only be used once per battle, its effects are extremely powerful in both offence and defence, and can decisively swing a combat his way no matter how mighty his opponent.

The main man of the Custodes in 40k, has high toughness, a ton of wounds, FNP, and a great save. So, in theory, he should survive for a while! Trajann’s melee and shooting are decent with the added ability to dish out a ton of damage with every hit.

Overall he hits on a 2+ and has three Damage on both attacks, however, he has some great auras which are probably his biggest strength. First, he lets you ignore all negative modifiers (other than saving throws), and then he can strengthen himself.

If you are scared of dying, grab a 2+ invulnerable save, or if you want him to smash through the enemy, double his attacks! Against almost any infantry, he should be able to kill them all in one swing. Plus you can always just give him, and his unit fights first which could also be super strong too.

Custodians are superhumanly durable even without a shirt on, and adding suits of Allarus Terminator armour makes them truly immovable. Despite the immense weight of their armour, the From Golden Light ability gives them surprising mobility in the midst of battle, and can hurl them across the field onto distant objectives at critical moments.

Allarus Custodians are insanely tough! They have 7 Toughness and a whopping 4 Wounds apiece, not to mention a 2+ save, 4+ invulnerable, and a 4+ FNP to mortals! Then, you can re-roll wounds against characters, monsters, or vehicles, redeploy them anywhere on the board, and get an OC score of three for this unit with a Vexilla.

With 4 or 5 attacks, each with tons of strength, AP, and Damage they are also monsters in combat! Interestingly, the Misericordia doesn’t have the extra attacks rule, so we’re not exactly sure how they will fit in.

Armed with consecrated boltguns, squads of Prosecutors can pick out enemy sorcerers from their minions with unerring accuracy, as the Precision ability allows them to target Leaders who’d normally be hidden within enemy squads.

Considering you don’t take psychic tests anymore, we’ll have to see some of the other special rules (such as Anathema Psykana) before we make a final call on them. Still, they are going to be best when shooting at psykers, as they get both precision and devastating wounds. Other than that, they aren’t super exciting but should be a cheaper unit for the Custodes to get on the field and grab objectives with an OC value of 2 for just five models.

New Weapon Rules

All of the weapons carried by the Talons of the Emperor are masterworks, with powerful ranged weapons often built into the hafts of their swords and spears. Even amongst these relics, though, the Executioner Greatblades carried by Vigilators are doom incarnate for enemy psykers, and can rend through sorcerous wards as if they were nothing but air.

If you’re against psykers, this is going to be super strong. Even if you’re not, though, with WS3+, Strength 5, and D2, they should be decent at killing two wound models.

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With all of their skill and experience, the loss of even one Custodian is a tragedy that few factions can comprehend. Luckily, the Emperor’s finest don’t go down easy, and even should they fall under the furious guns and blades of their foes, these golden heroes will simply rise again to continue the fight.

For 1 CP, this is actually insane… If you bring back an Allarus Custodian, that’s a four wounds model brought back that your opponent probably put a ton into killing!

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