For simplicity's sake we're going to assume that you and your enemy's list is NOT a soup list, which is the slang term for taking multiple factions that share the The majority of Custodian units are Elites, from Wardens to SuperDreads. If you find yourself facing a psychic-heavy army (Craftworlds, Thousand Sons, Daemons, etc) you will want to invest in some ways to supplement the built-in 6+++ Custodes have in against psychic mortal wounds (unless you take a sadistic pleasure in watching your guys die). A backbone of bikes combined with grav tanks and/or Venetari allows for potentially aggressive early play and potentially racks up Primary Victory points very rapidly, due to being able to most dictate where your opponent can go on the table. Psychic powers also grant the Knights a versatility and surprising mobility, allowing them to be the hammer to your Custodes' anvil against any foe that thought your shiny silver and gold army couldn't maneuver their way out of a paperbag. The new points, missions objectives, and recent buffs have seriously elevated the competitive edge of the Custodes, and so far they’re one of the big winners of the transition from 8th edition to 9th edition 40k.

The frag cannon also provides flexible anti-armour/-infantry, and you can take four in a single five-man squad. The Knights are also all equipped with at least a storm bolter, so don’t underestimate the dakka they can bring to bear at short to medium range. The Callidus is a good CQC character hunter, but the Custodes don’t need more character hunters, especially a CQC one. Otherwise, don’t bother. 1. And given how other factors (which we’ll talk about in a bit) favor Custdoes in 9th, that’s a big boost to the faction.There were a few changes in the Custodes Codex FAQ updates that are worth noting for what they do functionally:Custodes Telemon Dreadnought.

Even if you wanted to be a cheapskate, a trio of Russes with Pask will still do the anti-armor job nicely. The custodes jetbikes are dangerous. (Aquilon are now 3-4 points cheaper per model, which is amazing).The Venatari went up slightly, along with bikes. Add to Cart. The Eversor may be a decent distraction Carnifex among other Imperium armies but as most custodes units can play the role of distraction Carnifex better than an actual Carnifex, this guy will likely be quite low on your opponent's threat register. 24 The hotter the forge, the finer the blade, or so they say. A list like this isn’t quite as durable as the Foot style list, due to losing out on access to Storm shields and the impressive stratagem for terminators to ignore AP-1/-2. By subscribing you confirm that you are over the age of 13 or have consent from your parent or guardian to subscribe. We stand firm in his glory. All in all, the Guard plug (nearly) every single plot hole with the Custodes’ crunch, making this one of, if not A very fluffy mix, as Guilliman goes nowhere without Custodes and his Budget Custodes with Psychic powers. There’s a lot to cover here, so let’s get started.In a somewhat shocking turn of events, Custodes points barely changed with the update in the Munitorum Field Manual, so those “future-proofed” lists I had originally posed in the All of the Custodes HQ options went up slightly (5 points, on average), with the biggest hit to Shield Captains on Dawneagle Jetbikes (Roughly 10-15 points). Although if you were running only Salvo launchers, you won’t notice.The Caladius with Arachnus went down slightly, and up slightly for Iliastus (the 2 builds are the same cost now).
Take the time to get to know the stratagems available to you, so that you can employ the right one at the right time to devastating effect. The fact that it’s an assault weapon and hits harder the closer you get to the target helps out hugely with providing close-range fire support for your golden boys. The Melee Weapons for Forge World's Custodes units are as follows:

In theory this should benefit from the best of both lists.Since holding onto the table is the focus of this style of list, I think durability should be prioritized, so you should probably run this style list as I have never been overly fond of a Custodes Mech list, but I will certainly say that is the most lethal ranged style list we can make. Figures that the golden bananas would get the best toys - you have a jaw-dropping 13 Relics to choose from, and another based on your Shield Host. Can you feel it? You choose three of these before the game begins, and you can only choose one from each category. As for how to use them, do you need to be told? With the release of War of the Spider, Sisters of Silence can now be taken in a detachment of Adeptus Custodes without the Custodes losing any benefits such as Sworn Guardians or The Emperor’s Chosen.