Will the overwhelming psychic powers of the Thousand Sons be enough against the Adeptus Custodes in this Warhammer 40k SN Battle Report?
Another battle for 40k supremacy is happening on the SN Battle Reports YouTube Channel. This time we get to see how the new Custodes fair against one of their ancient foes. Will they hold the line or find themselves taken as hapless victims of change? We’ll soon find out.
Their studio is quite the cool place for a game, so we’re excited to see who comes out on top. Let’s first look at the lists, then dive into the battle!
Thousand Sons Battle Report Army List:
++ Battalion Detachment 0CP (Chaos – Thousand Sons) ++
+ Configuration +
Battle Size: 3. Strike Force (101-200 Total PL / 1001-2000 Points)
Cults of the Legion: Cult of Duplicity
Detachment Command Cost
+ Stratagems +
Sorcerous Arcana: 2x Additional Relics
+ HQ +
Ahriman: 11. Tzeentch’s Firestorm, 13. Doombolt, 5. Otherworldly Prescience, Warlord
Exalted Sorcerer: 21. Presage, 31. Empyric Guidance, Disc of Tzeentch, Egleighen’s Orrery, High Acolytes, Inferno Bolt Pistol, Prosperine khopesh
Thousand Sons Daemon Prince: 12. Twist of Fate, 22. Swelled by the Warp, 3. Undying Form, Conniving Plate, High Acolytes, Malefic talon, Wings
+ Troops +
Rubric Marines
. Aspiring Sorcerer: 32. Pyric Flux, Ardent Automata, Warpflame pistol
. 8x Rubric Marine w/ warpflamer: 8x Warpflamer
Rubric Marines: Icon of Flame
. Aspiring Sorcerer: 12. Glamour of Tzeentch, Inferno Bolt Pistol
. 8x Rubric Marine w/ inferno boltgun: 8x Inferno boltgun
. Rubric Marine w/ soulreaper cannon: Soulreaper cannon
Rubric Marines
. Aspiring Sorcerer: 12. Glamour of Tzeentch, Inferno Bolt Pistol
. 3x Rubric Marine w/ inferno boltgun: 3x Inferno boltgun
. Rubric Marine w/ soulreaper cannon: Soulreaper cannon
Tzaangors
. Twistbray: Tzaangor blades
. 9x Tzaangor w/ Tzaangor blades: 9x Tzaangor blades
Tzaangors
. Twistbray: Tzaangor blades
. 9x Tzaangor w/ Tzaangor blades: 9x Tzaangor blades
+ Elites +
Chaos Contemptor Dreadnought: 2x Twin volkite culverin
Chaos Contemptor Dreadnought: 2x Twin volkite culverin
Scarab Occult Terminators: 2x Hellfyre missile rack
. Scarab Occult Sorcerer: 22. Weaver of Fates, Inferno combi-bolter,
. 7x Terminator: 7x Inferno combi-bolter, 7x Prosperine khopesh
. Terminator w/ Heavy Weapon: Soulreaper cannon
. Terminator w/ Heavy Weapon: Soulreaper cannon
++ Total: [14 Cabal Points, 101 PL, 1,997pts, 6CP] ++
Adeptus Custodes Battle Report Army List:
++ Battalion Detachment 0CP (Imperium – Adeptus Custodes) [100 PL, 2,000pts, 10CP] ++
Detachment Type / Shield Host: Adeptus Custodes, Emissaries Imperatus
+ HQ +
Shield-Captain on Dawneagle Jetbike [ -2CP]: 3. Superior Creation, 4. Impregnable Mind, Castellan’s Mark, Misericordia, Salvo Launcher, Stratagem: The Emperor’s Heroes, Stratagem: Victor of the Blood Games, Tip of the Spear
Trajann Valoris
+ Troops +
Custodian Guard Squad
. 5x Custodian w/ Guardian Spear & Misericordia: 5x Guardian Spear, 5x Misericordia
Custodian Guard Squad
. 5x Custodian w/ Guardian Spear & Misericordia: 5x Guardian Spear, 5x Misericordia
Custodian Guard Squad
. 5x Custodian w/ Sentinel Blade & Praesidium Shield: 5x Praesidium Shield, 5x Sentinel Blade
+ Elites +
Contemptor-Achillus Dreadnought [-1CP]: Stratagem: Eternal Penitent, 2x Twin Adrathic Destructor
Contemptor-Achillus Dreadnought []: 2x Twin Adrathic Destructor
Contemptor-Galatus Dreadnought
+ Fast Attack +
Pallas Grav-Attack
Pallas Grav-Attack
Vertus Praetors
. 3x Praetor w/ Hurricane Bolter & Misericordia: 3x Hurricane Bolter, 3x Interceptor Lance, 3x Misericordia
++ Total: [100 PL, 2,000pts, 10CP] ++
Adeptus Custodes vs. Thousand Sons: Warhammer 40k SN Battle Report
After seeing the lists, who do you think will win? Well, no need to wonder too long at it; just watch the video and find out! The game is action-packed and full of great details for anyone looking to play the armies involved!
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