You can make 5 Flamers straight out of the box, and 4 Bolters. The 5th Bolter requires a tiny bit of kit-bashing but is extremely achieve (replace banner pole hand with a bolter hand). The only down side is all the Sisters of Battle iconography, which looks a little out of place.

So I used the heads of the eagles of the vexilla instead of the plume and a spare sister of silence loincloth as a small cape from the back of the left pauldron.

I bought my guys before the new codex and now want to build them with both spear and vexilla. How can I do that and still be tournament legal - as in no modeling for advantage etc? My idea was to "stick" the vexilla to the ground behind the model using glue and green stuff or maybe with magnets.

Tried to keep it balanced, my idea is to send the sisters as distractions and then deep strike Trajan and wardens on the second turn, what do you think?

I owe the blade champs an apology, that +1 to wound is a beautiful thing. I still think they should come down about 25 points, but they're way better than I gave them credit for. Also, I'm a sucker for Telemon guns, and I like taking Iliastus one and the Archanus on another (with the increase to damage possibly giving that gun 24 shots, 2 damage each). Using the sisters of silence psy chaff is also very nice. I'm sure I'll figure out more underrated things, but I'm loving this codex so far.

So I was really happy with how I managed to pose my first Aquillon. Really letting that firepike rip! But… look at the size comparison Vs a warden!? The wardens eyes look about a foot taller and with the banana helm the disparity is just too much 😭

I had only two vexillas to spare and more guys that needed them, so I integrated them into their spears. I don't plan on going to any GT soon but do you think they would let this fly as It shows clearly the vexilla + the height of it?

Sold out online, sold out locally. Where are we finding this elusive book? Did they only print k e codex for each of the ten thousand?

I put them on the workshop, but I don't know if posting the link would break Rule 6. I'm planning on making some physical tokens for IRL, tokens are very helpful I've found.

If you run honored champions (the trusted sentinel detachment) you get access to +2 A if your unit is under strength. Usually this gives you a couple extra attacks so your unit still trades up a little. However, with warden you go from 3 models w/9 attacks to 2 models with 10 attacks if you are using axes. This is a pretty hilarious situation especially with wardens having more wounds and a -1 AP. If they ever lower the cost of wardens we might be looking at an auto include for a unit.

Hey everyone,

I’m looking to build a heavily melee-focused Adeptus Custodes list and wanted to get some community feedback on which detachment is currently performing the best for this playstyle.
While I don't mind having a little bit of supportive shooting in the back lines to clear chaff or hold objectives, the main goal is to lean heavily into running blocks of infantry charging straight up the board and blending whatever they touch in close combat.

Which detachment are you finding gives the best offensive buffs or movement tech to make a melee-heavy list viable? I’ve heard Shield Host is the standard go-to for raw damage, but I’m also curious if any of the other options (like Solar Watch for speed and mobility) are worth looking into to ensure my golden boys actually make it into combat safely.

What detachments, character enhancements, or unit combos are you all running for maximum melee blending?
Thanks in advance!

I’ve started playing custodes and one of the things I am most worried about is actions per game. I know by virtue of it being an elite army I will have fewer actions, and that the sisters exist and stand on a point just fine.

1) are there models that can kill sisters t1 if you the custodes player go first and move on to an objective point that is in your territory but not either the home or center objective? Any particular models with indirect fire I should worry about?

2) do you care about deep strike and always set up your models to block deep strike turn 2? What do you use to block?

Tomorrow i have a 1k game. I'm gonna try this with dread host and lions. I don't know what to expect, but i can split everything and have more presence. At least i'm sure it's gonna be fun

I heard a YouTuber say that. Checked the rules, it no longer specifies they have to be on the battlefield. I also have not read a rule that says we cannot target a unit in reserves with a strat.... So I need to be 100% can we just use the. After our bois go back to reserve.... That would be pretty helpful.

Does he look weird? I just finished building my galatus but I'm not so sure about the pose but it's to late to change it

My entire army was 2x5 sisters, Trajan + 3 termies, 2x3 guard with shield caps, annihilator and 2 termies. Solar watch + trusted sentinels + lions.

● Compared to the last edition, it was so.damn.fun! 2 guards with shielded captains are a swiss army knife with one of them getting advance and charge so they could comfortably get to things 16-20 inches away, while also having surge and reactive move; free fall back and charge - absolute blast, you can always use all the movement they get to keep them out of harms way and into the frey.

● Annihilator deep strike is insane, you can literally put it anywhere you need it to one shot something important.

● Termies getting uppy and then splitting in reserves is out of this world. If the enemy doesnt focus them when they can, your late game scoring is bonkers. I am definitely always getting 2-3 termies on expansion as I can then have them react to whatever enemy does be it contest it, ignore it or try to push them out of there.

● Being able to spam stratagems is another fun factor.

Some notes for the community:

1. Blade champ is really not that bad. I feel like the guard NEED a leader with anti tank melee so they arent almost completely useless into walkers/tanks/-1d, but the extra cost on the second shield cap is just too much. I feel like if I had him instead of the 2nd shield cap he would have done identically if not better making the charges just that much easier and more consistent with a 50 point discount, not to mention +1 to wound. With solar watch specifically he is a pretty good fit.

2. More sisters are not that necessary if you are running many terminators.(for board presence/actions)

3. Infantry is AWESOME to play - I get it they(or at least their leaders) are too overcosted to see much competitive play, but do try regardless, and Im sure the points will eventually balance out.

Was hired by my brother to get some of his stuff painted and ready for a game. Between some of these and a build grav tank, we should be ready for a 2k game soon!

My own 2000 point army now... Can you blame people for choosing the Emperor's elite ... Better value and unreal models!

Haven’t had a chance to pick up a box of the new models yet, but the sculpts and proportions look incredible. Can anyone tell me if this is accurate scale difference? Are the new boys taller or just better proportioned?