Adeptus Custodes detachment
Talons of the Emperor
The Custodians and the Silent Sisters often fought as one during the earliest days of the Imperium. Ten thousand years on, they have lost none of the unity of doctrine…
Detachment ability
always on · no CP
Revered Companions
ANATHEMA PSYKANA units from your army gain the following the ability:
Null Aegis (Aura): While an ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit is within 6" of this unit, models in that unit have the Feel No Pain 5+ ability against Psychic Attacks and mortal wounds.
All other ADEPTUS CUSTODES units from your army gain the following ability:
Deadly Unity (Aura): While an ANATHEMA PSYKANA unit is within 6" of this unit, each time a model in that ANATHEMA PSYKANA unit makes an attack, add 1 to the Hit roll.
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The Custodians and the Silent Sisters often fought as one during the earliest days of the Imperium. Ten thousand years on, they have lost none of the unity of doctrine and purpose that makes them such a deadly combination.
Stratagems
6
Movement
Hunt as One
Strategic PloyStart of your Movement phase.Until the end of the turn, your units are eligible to shoot and/or declare a charge in a turn in which they Fell Back.
Epic Hero · Character · Infantry · Mounted · Walker · Vehicle · Aircraft · Terminator · Fly · Smoke · Adeptus CustodesFull rule ▾
Target: Up to two ADEPTUS CUSTODES units from your army.
Restrictions: You can only select two units if one (and only one) of them is an ANATHEMA PSYKANA unit and both are within 6" of each other.
Taloned Pincer
Battle TacticYour opponent’s Movement phase, just after an enemy unit ends a Normal, Advance or Fall Back move.Your units can make a Normal move of up to 6".
Epic Hero · Character · Infantry · Mounted · Walker · Vehicle · Aircraft · Terminator · Fly · Smoke · Adeptus CustodesFull rule ▾
Target: Up to two ADEPTUS CUSTODES units from your army that are within 8" of that enemy unit.
Restrictions: You cannot select units that are within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units. You can only select two units if one (and only one) of them is an ANATHEMA PSYKANA unit and both are within 6" of each other.
Shooting
Talons Interlocked
Battle TacticYour Shooting phase.Until the end of the phase, your units can only target that enemy unit, but each time a model in one of your units makes a ranged attack, improve the Strength and Armour Penetration characteristics of that attack by 1.
Epic Hero · Character · Infantry · Terminator · FlyFull rule ▾
Target: Up to two ADEPTUS CUSTODES INFANTRY units from your army, and one enemy unit that is an eligible target for all of those units.
Restrictions: You can only select two units if one (and only one) of them is an ANATHEMA PSYKANA unit and both are within 6" of each other.
Empyric Severance
Battle TacticYour opponent’s Shooting phase or the Fight phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.Until the end of the phase, your unit has the Feel No Pain 4+ ability against Psychic attacks and mortal wounds.
Epic Hero · Character · Infantry · Mounted · Walker · Vehicle · Aircraft · Terminator · Fly · Smoke · Adeptus Custodes · Anathema PsykanaFull rule ▾
Target: One ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks, and one friendly ANATHEMA PSYKANA unit within 6" of that ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit.
Shield of Honour
Epic DeedYour opponent’s Shooting phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.Until the end of the phase, any attack that targets your ANATHEMA PSYKANA unit must instead target your other ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit (unless it is not an eligible target).
InfantryFull rule ▾
Target: One ANATHEMA PSYKANA INFANTRY unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks, and one other friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES INFANTRY unit (excluding ANATHEMA PSYKANA units) within 6" of that ANATHEMA PSYKANA INFANTRY unit.
Fight
Empyric Severance
Battle TacticYour opponent’s Shooting phase or the Fight phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.Until the end of the phase, your unit has the Feel No Pain 4+ ability against Psychic attacks and mortal wounds.
Epic Hero · Character · Infantry · Mounted · Walker · Vehicle · Aircraft · Terminator · Fly · Smoke · Adeptus Custodes · Anathema PsykanaFull rule ▾
Target: One ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks, and one friendly ANATHEMA PSYKANA unit within 6" of that ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit.
Emperor’s Executioners
Battle TacticStart of the Fight phase.Until the end of the phase, each time a model in one of your units targets an enemy unit that is below its Starting Strength, add 1 to the Wound roll.
Epic Hero · Character · Infantry · Mounted · Walker · Vehicle · Aircraft · Terminator · Fly · Smoke · Adeptus CustodesFull rule ▾
Target: Up to two ADEPTUS CUSTODES units from your army.
Restrictions: You can only select two units if one (and only one) of them is an ANATHEMA PSYKANA unit and both are within 6" of each other.
Enhancements
4
Meta
current edition
42.3%
▲5.0
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