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The Golden Legion is finally here and their codex is full of solid stratagems, relics, and traits. Our very own Rob Baer has his copy on the paint bench to review and give you the tips you need to maximize the damage potential and points choices for your Custodes forces. Let’s dive in and see just how this codex really is.
For our complete review, be sure to scroll down and press play on the full video below.
This 80-page codex retails for $40 and, while being one of the smallest of codex releases to date, it has a great amount content. The lore covers every bit of history and service of the Golden Legion from before the Heresy to the current events that are transpiring. There are two new paint schemes to get your hobby juices flowing as well. The best part is the rules. There was a high degree of expectation that this codex would fall flat and, thankfully, that is not the case. This will be an expensive force to field but highly worth it.
There are 27 stratagems that the Custodes can use and there are many that cost 1CP but are highly effective and specialized. Tanglefoot Grenade, for example, will slow down an enemy unit’s movement speed or charge distance. You can hamstring enemies and keep them at distance longer. Shoulder the Mantle will frustrate your opponent by letting you choose another Warlord if yours is slain. If you have a Vexilus Praetor, you can use Plant The Vexilla to extend the range of the vexilla’s abilities by 6″ as long it didn’t move the previous Movement phase. These stratagems all cost just 1 command point to use.
The immediate thought when seeing these two pages of juicy stratagems is that since it will be far too expensive to field a Custodes battalion detachment, they will be used as an allied force and Command Points will be a concern. Well, Rob has a few mock army lists to help you with command points and other tips in the full review video below!
Codex: Adeptus Custodes: $40
The Adeptus Custodes are the Emperor’s personal guard. For ten thousand years they have stood sentinel over the Master of Mankind and defended the gates of his palace. Yet now the Emperor’s blades are unsheathed. Biochemically fashioned from infancy to function as supreme tacticians, combatants and bodyguards, they are death incarnate to those who oppose the Emperor’s will. Each Custodian is sublimely skilled, their talents and abilities to the Space Marines what those transhuman warriors are to unaugmented Imperial soldiery. The Ten Thousand walk the stars in numbers not seen since the Great Crusade, and woe betide those who stand in their way.
Codex: Adeptus Custodes contains a wealth of background and rules – the definitive book for Adeptus Custodes collectors. Within this 80-page hardback, you’ll find:
– Brotherhood of the Demigods: the history of the Adeptus Custodes, from their formation as the Legio Custodes to their increased visibility and wider role in the campaign against Chaos since the Great Rift;
– Detailed descriptions of their deployment during the Horus Heresy, the civil war ten thousand years ago that tore the Imperium in twain, along with details of their role protecting the Emperor’s Golden Throne;
– Shadows and Alchemy: the process by which Adeptus Custodes are created. along with details of their defence of Terra including an overview of the palace itself;
– Rise of the Primarch: an overview of the Gathering Storm, a series of events that saw the Ultramarines Primarch Roboute Guilliman restored to glory and the Adeptus Custodes being sent to aid the Indomitus Crusade;
– A Host of Heroes: the composition of the Adeptus Custodes, and the manner in which they organise themselves for war – far more loosely than other Imperial organisations, but easily as effective;
– Uniforms and Heraldry: examples for 5 shield companies – the Shadowkeepers, the Aquilan Shield, the Dread Host, the Solar Watch and the Emissaries Imperatus;
– The Solar Fastness: while once the invasion of Terra was unthinkable, since the Great Rift things have changed. This section describes the Adeptus Custodes’ defence of the Sol System;
– The Tale of Ten Thousand: a timeline of major events in the Adeptus Custodes’ history;
– Background and details on each character and unit available to an Adeptus Custodes army;
– A showcase of beautifully painted Citadel miniatures, with example armies featuring everything from individual images of models to battle scenes on terrain.Rules
Everything you need to get an Adeptus Custodes army primed for games of Warhammer 40,000 is in here:
– 13 datasheets providing rules for every Adeptus Custodes unit and miniature;
– Army abilities reflecting the Adeptus Custodes’ methods of war on the tabletop;
– Armoury of the Adeptus Custodes: wargear both ranged and close-combat for use by the Adeptus Custodes;
– Points values for all miniatures, weapons and wargear for use in Matched Play games;
– Auric Mortalis: rules for Battle-forged armies, including:
– 27 unique Stratagems;
– 6 unique Warlord Traits;
– Relics of Terra: 13 weapons and artefacts available only to Adeptus Custodes;
– 6 unique Tactical Objectives.
Datacards: Adeptus Custodes: $15
Designed to make it easier to keep track of Tactical Objectives, and Stratagems in games of Warhammer 40,000, this set of 66 cards – each featuring artwork on the reverse – is an indispensable tool in the arsenal of any Adeptus Custodes gamer. Included:
– 27 Stratagems available to any Battle-forged Adeptus Custodes army as found in Codex: Adeptus Custodes, along with 3 Stratagems – Command Re-roll, Counter-Offensive and Insane Bravery – from the Warhammer 40,000 rules, available to any army;
– 36 Tactical Objectives, including the 6 specific Objectives from Codex: Adeptus Custodes.
The Codex: Adeptus Custodes is available now online and in local Games Workshop stores. Be sure to press play on our quick and dirty review video below for the full product breakdown.
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