Detachment Rule
Martial Mastery
The Custodians have perfected countless ways of making war, be it on a personal, tactical or strategic scale.
At the start of the battle round, you can select one of the bullet points below. If you do, until the start of the next battle round, that bullet point’s effects apply.
- Each time an Adeptus Custodes model from your army with the Martial Ka’tah ability makes a melee attack, a successful unmodified Hit roll of 5+ scores a Critical Hit.
- Improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of melee weapons equipped by ADEPTUS CUSTODES models from your army with the Martial Ka’tah ability by 1.
Stratagems
ARCANE GENETIC ALCHEMY
1 CPShield Host – Battle Tactic Stratagem · Any phase
WHEN: Any phase, just after a mortal wound has been allocated to an Adeptus Custodes model from your army(excluding Anathema Psykana models).
TARGET: That ADEPTUS CUSTODES model’s unit.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, models in your unit have the Feel No Pain 4+ ability against mortal wounds.
TARGET: That ADEPTUS CUSTODES model’s unit.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, models in your unit have the Feel No Pain 4+ ability against mortal wounds.
ARCHEOTECH MUNITIONS
1 CPShield Host – Wargear Stratagem · Shooting phase
WHEN: Your Shooting phase.
TARGET: One ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit from your army (excluding Anathema Psykana units) that has not been selected to shoot this phase.
EFFECT: Select either the [LETHAL HITS] or [SUSTAINED HITS 1] ability. Until the end of the phase ranged weapons equipped by models in your unit have the selected ability.
TARGET: One ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit from your army (excluding Anathema Psykana units) that has not been selected to shoot this phase.
EFFECT: Select either the [LETHAL HITS] or [SUSTAINED HITS 1] ability. Until the end of the phase ranged weapons equipped by models in your unit have the selected ability.
AVENGE THE FALLEN
1 CPShield Host – Strategic Ploy Stratagem · Fight phase
WHEN: Start of the Fight phase.
TARGET: One ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit from your army (excluding Anathema Psykana units) that is below its Starting Strength.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, add 1 to the Attacks characteristic of melee weapons equipped by models in that unit. If your unit is Below Half-strength, until the end of the phase, add 2 to the Attacks characteristic of those melee weapons instead.
TARGET: One ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit from your army (excluding Anathema Psykana units) that is below its Starting Strength.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, add 1 to the Attacks characteristic of melee weapons equipped by models in that unit. If your unit is Below Half-strength, until the end of the phase, add 2 to the Attacks characteristic of those melee weapons instead.
MULTIPOTENTIALITY
1 CPShield Host – Strategic Ploy Stratagem · Movement phase
WHEN: Your Movement phase.
TARGET: One Adeptus Custodes unit from your army that Fell Back this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of your turn, that unit is eligible to shoot and declare a charge in a turn in which it Fell Back.
TARGET: One Adeptus Custodes unit from your army that Fell Back this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of your turn, that unit is eligible to shoot and declare a charge in a turn in which it Fell Back.
UNWAVERING SENTINELS
1 CPShield Host – Strategic Ploy Stratagem · Fight phase
WHEN: Fight phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.
TARGET: One Adeptus Custodes Infantry unit from your army (excluding Anathema Psykana units) that is within range of an objective marker you control and that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a melee attack targets your unit, subtract 1 from the Hit roll.
TARGET: One Adeptus Custodes Infantry unit from your army (excluding Anathema Psykana units) that is within range of an objective marker you control and that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a melee attack targets your unit, subtract 1 from the Hit roll.
VIGILANCE ETERNAL
1 CPShield Host – Strategic Ploy Stratagem · Movement phase
WHEN: Your Movement phase.
TARGET: One Adeptus Custodes Battleline unit from your army (excluding Anathema Psykana units) within range of an objective marker you control.
EFFECT: That objective marker remains under your control even if you have no models within range of it, until your opponent controls it at the start or end of any turn.
TARGET: One Adeptus Custodes Battleline unit from your army (excluding Anathema Psykana units) within range of an objective marker you control.
EFFECT: That objective marker remains under your control even if you have no models within range of it, until your opponent controls it at the start or end of any turn.
Enhancements
Panoptispex
5 ptsShield-Captain or Blade Champion model only. While the bearer is leading a unit, ranged weapons equipped by models in that unit have the [IGNORES cover] ability.
Auric Mantle
15 ptsShield-Captain or Blade Champion model only. Add 2 to the bearer’s Wounds characteristic.
Castellan’s Mark
20 ptsShield-Captain model only. After both players have deployed their armies, you can select up to two Adeptus Custodes units from your army (excluding Anathema Psykana units) and redeploy all of those units. When doing so, any of those units can be placed into Strategic Reserves, regardless of how many units are already in Strategic Reserves.
From the Hall of Armouries
25 ptsShield-Captain model only. Add 1 to the Strength and Damage characteristics of the bearer’s melee weapons.
Eligible Units
Battleline
Characters
Other
Agamatus CustodiansAllarus CustodiansAquilon CustodiansAres GunshipCaladius Grav-tankContemptor-achillus DreadnoughtContemptor-galatus DreadnoughtCoronus Grav-carrierCustodian Guard With Adrasite And Pyrithite SpearsCustodian WardensOrion Assault DropshipPallas Grav-attackSagittarum CustodiansTelemon Heavy DreadnoughtVenatari CustodiansVenerable Contemptor DreadnoughtVenerable Land RaiderVertus Praetors