New 8th edition reveals are going full force, and now we’re getting a look at some of the new Adeptus Custodes rules, come take a look.
We’re now seeing a couple pages from the Adeptus Custodes, and we know it’s one faction that everyone has been curious about.
The new Adeptus Custodes index leaks were sent to us by The French Connection on IMGUR.
The Venerable Land Raider can transport 5 Adeptus Custodes Infantry models. It has 16 Wounds, Saves on a 2+, with a 5+ Invulnerable Save. Until it hits the 8 remaining wounds tier it has 6 attacks, BS 2+, and a 10″ move. It comes equipped with twin heavy bolters and two lascannons.
But you do have the options of taking a hunter-killer missile and/or a storm bolter. Now on to the Abilities… Power of the Machine Spirit is letting the Venerable Land Raider move and fire Heavy weapons without penalty to hit rolls. Unyielding Ancient lets you roll a D6 each time this model loses a wound, and on a 6 the wound is ignored. It comes with the Explodes Ability which we’re seeing on all vehicles so far.
Smoke Launchers can be fired once per game instead of shooting any weapons in the Shooting phase. Until your next Shooting phase your opponent must subtract 1 from all hit rolls for ranged weapons targeting this vehicle.
The Custodian Guard unit is made up of 1 Shield Captain and 4 Custodians. It can include up to 5 additional Custodians and increases the Power Rating +13. Each model in the unit is armed with a Guardian Spear which has a 24″ Range, Rapid Fire 1, Strength 4, AP -1, and does 3 Damage. You can choose to change out the Guardian Spear for a Sentinel Blade.
The Sentinel Blade has a 12″ Range, Pistol 2, Strength 4, and does 1 damage. Doesn’t sound as good as the Spear as far as damage, but the good thing about it is you can use it in close combat. The standard Custodian has a WS 3+, BS 3+, Strength 5, and 3 attacks. The Shield Captain is coming in with a 2+ WS and BS, Strength 5, and 4 attacks.
The Venerable Contemptor Dreadnought starts with 10 Wounds and we don’t see a drop in stats until the 5 remaining Wounds mark. Until then it has a 9″ Movement and a 2+ WS and BS . The other stats are going to be Strength 7, Toughness 7, 4 Attacks, Leadership 8, a 3+ Save, and a 5+ Invulnerable Save.
It also has Unyielding Ancient to help keep it alive a little bit longer, which we saw on the Land Raider as well. The Venerable Contemptor Dreadnought comes equipped with a Dreadnought combat weapon, a multi-melta, and a combi-bolter. The ability for the multi-melta is going to ensure maximum damage output by letting you roll two D6 when rolling for Damage, and keeping the higher result.
This wasn’t as big of a leak as some of the other factions, but something tells us we’ll be seeing more soon. We’re finally getting to see more than what Games Workshop wants us to see. You can find the rules and point values that were leaked over on Imgur.
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