Games Workshop just gave us a rules preview of the upcoming Adeptus Custodes release. Come check the rules for four new HQ units that are on the way soon
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 and some of the new rules.
One of the most requested units for the Adeptus Custodes, following their first release, was a dedicated HQ unit for the army – so we decided to give you four.
Every upcoming Adeptus Custodes kit has been cunningly designed so you can also use it to build an HQ option armed with the same wargear as his brethren. This means you’ll be able to take Shield-Captains in inviolate Allarus Terminator armour or mount them on fast-moving Dawneagle jetbikes.
Offensively, you’ll be able to choose from a wide array of wargear, from the classic guardian spear to the new castellan axe, a huge weapon that trades the AP of its predecessor for bonus Strength and idea for cleaving heretics in half.
The Shield-Captain’s statline is pretty impressive. He has a 6″ Movement, 2+ WS/BS, Strength/Toughness 5, 6 Wounds, 5 Attacks, Leadership 9, and a 2+ Save. This is going to be a hard hitting model, and extremely tough to defeat. But will his points match his statline?
Trajann Valoris is the Captain-General of the Adeptus Custodes, making him one of the most powerful military figures in the entire Imperium, charged with defending the Sol System, Terra, and the Imperial Palace.
On the tabletop, Valoris has a statline and set of wargear and abilities to match his reputation, and is among one of the most powerful commanders any Imperium player can field. Valoris has a similar statline to his brethren, but wields a much stronger weapon in the Watcher’s Axe, an artefact that gives him five Strength 10, AP-3 attacks on the charge, dealing D3 damage apiece. This gets even deadlier when you take Valoris’ Legendary Commander ability into account – any friendly Adeptus Custodes within 6″ of Valoris (including himself!) re-roll hit rolls and wound rolls of 1.
From what Games Workshop revealed about Trajaan Valoris he sounds like he’s going to be a force to be reckoned with. An artefact giving him five Strength 10 attacks at AP -3 that do D3 Damage, not to mention he’s dishing out re-rolling hit and wound rolls of 1…. When this guy starts swinging you’re not going to want to be in the way!
He is also armed with the Moment Shackle relic.
Once per battle, if Trajaan Valoris is on the battlefield, you’ll be able to use one of the abilities of the Moment Shackle. You can either regain D3 wounds lost by Trajan Valoris during this phase (not during an attack or if he was slain), pile in and attack with him an additional time at the end of the Fight phase, or regain up to D3 Command Points spent when you use a Stratagem not exceeding the amount that was spent on the Stratagem.
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 a new ability shared by all Custodes and see how the new codex has changed the Custodian Guard.
So from these previews it looks like we have a new weapon, called the Castellax Axe, which may or may not replace the Paragon blade from 30k, and the Dawneagle Jetbike now has a name!
Looks like it will be a month of Gold starting next week! Here’s the latest on the Adeptus Custodes and 40k HQ releases that will be on the way soon.
There are new miniatures and a lavish Limited Edition codex for you to get your hands on, as well as, for the first time, a range of Imperial heroes from the Triumvirate boxed sets available separately.
Firstly, the new Adeptus Custodes models. We previewed Trajann Valoris last year on the Warhammer 40,000 Facebook page, but he’s well worth a closer look. Styled after the rest of the Custodian Guard, he’ll look right at home leading your collection, while details like his magnificent cloak and ornate axe mark him clearly as a leader.
Meanwhile, the Allarus Custodians combine the sleek silhouette of the Custodian Guard with the more brutal feel of Cataphractii Terminator armour; their appearance complimenting their baleful role on the battlefield as superb Character assassins. These guys are unbelievably durable and can teleport into the thick of fighting before cutting their foes down with a flurry of strikes. You’ll also be able to use the Allarus Custodians kit to build a Shield Captain to lead your forces, or a Vexillus Praetor, a flag-wielding commander that offers powerful bonuses to nearby units.
Of course, bringing a new army into Warhammer 40,000 is no small occurrence, and to help celebrate the release of the Adeptus Custodes, you’ll be able to commemorate your love for the Golden Legion with the magnificent Limited Edition codex. Within the eagle-marked slipcase, you’ll find two volumes. The first contains the codex, bound in dark red cloth with gilt-edged pages, while the second containing an exclusive double-sided poster, datasheet cards with the rules for your units, and six objective markers styled after the shoulder pads of the Golden Legion. With only 900 copies available, you’ll want to get yours right away before they run out…
Games Workshop will be going over the new release starting on Monday January 15th! Looks like this may be a two week release as we haven’t seen anything on the Jetbikes. or Custodes with Paragon blades that were on display at New Year’s Open Day yet.
Be sure to check back for all the great coverage you have been waiting on starting then.
Previous Custodes Coverage from Open Day
Good and bad guy players in the Grim Dark both have something to look forward to soon as both the Custodes and Thousand Sons look to be getting codex books next:
Studio Copies
Looks like the Custodes are getting a mix of new units as well. From left to right, clockwise: Plastic Terminators, Jetbikes, Possible Multi-part Contemptor. or is it a conversion that uses the Vexilla bits?
New weapon options for the Custodes, hopefully coming in plastic. These look to feature the Paragon Blade previously only available on the Exclusive Ixion Hale model.
A close look at the new Jetbikes, and the new Terminators that also appear to have Paragon Blade options.
Horus Heresy Aficionados Battle Bunnies were also on the scene Saturday reporting from the Warhammer World New Year’s Open Day and snapped a ton of great close-ups of the new Custodes kits:
New Jetbikes on the way sporting underslung missiles or bolters, and possibly a robed sergeant model as well.
This is not the new Custode Character model we saw back in December, but perhaps a sergeant model for a new kit that contains the Paragon Blade weapon options you see on the two models directly behind him.
More shots of the new Plastic Terminators with Paragon Blades as well.
Lore states that for ten thousand years and more, the Custodians have stood watch over their lord and master, serving as the Emperor’s personal guardians and praetorian bodyguard.
Games Workshop hit everyone with their official preview including this awesome teaser video:
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.
