It’s new codex weekend, with both Codex: Genestealer Cults and Codex: Adeptus Custodes available to pre-order from Saturday. The latter features some incredible Stratagems, and today, we’re showing off a few that are sure to help the Emperor’s chosen claim victory on any battlefield.
We’ve seen how the Adeptus Custodes’ new battle stances make mincemeat of the enemy, and how their Shield Host rules let you field some of the most renowned warriors of the Imperium on the tabletop. Add some of the following Stratagems into the mix, and you’ve got a force to be reckoned with.
Vigil Unending
Adeptus Custodes Characters are tough. Really tough.* However, sometimes even they meet their match in melee. But what if, on that rare occasion, they had one final chance to claim their vengeance?
Vigil Unending gives your Characters one last chance to punish anyone that intends harm to the Imperium, bringing their Emperor-wrought might to bear against any who think they can go toe-to-toe with the Emperor’s finest.
Open the Vaults
The Adeptus Custodes have access to many powerful Relics with which to slay the enemies of the God-Emperor, but sometimes it’s difficult to decide which one to take. So, why not take TWO? This Stratagem allows you to give a Relic to another Character in your army on top of the one that your Warlord can already take.
Just like that, you can turn a second Character into an even mightier hero. But what will you find when you open the vaults? Well, how about the new and improved Obliteratum to give a bit of oomph to the balistus grenade launcher of your Shield-Captain in Allarus Terminator Armour?
However you like to play, you’ll find Relics that support your strategies and being able to take two of them** in your army opens up some real tactical flexibility.
Arcane Genetic Alchemy
It might be called Arcane Genetic Alchemy but that’s just a clever name to fool the xenos and traitors. Everyone knows that the God-Emperor keeping an eye out for his chosen warriors is what keeps them alive.
What better way to really frustrate your (soon to be former) friends and opponents than by making your already incredibly resilient army even more difficult to kill?
Wisdom of the Moritoi
Adeptus Custodes’ Venerable Contemptor Dreadnoughts contain some of the finest warriors that the Imperium has ever witnessed. Pass on their centuries of experience to other units in your army with this Stratagem.
Please note that your Dreadnought can’t be held responsible if you tempt the gods of fate by saying “anything but a 1”, hoping to get a re-roll, and then you roll a 2 and still miss.
Talons of the Emperor
The new codex doesn’t just feature the Adeptus Custodes – it also includes the Sisters of Silence. If you picked up the Shadow Throne boxed set, you already have a nice mix of the two, and your Adeptus Custodes can inspire your Sisters of Silence to even greater valour.
Use this Stratagem when it’s time to slice and dice your way through an enemy unit with a Vigilator squad, perfectly proving that teamwork makes the dream work.
Psyk-Out Grenade
There are no finer psyker hunters in the galaxy than the Sisters of Silence, and one of the reasons that they’re so good is that they have just the right tools for the job – such as psyk-out grenades.
Chuck one of these to really ruin a psyker’s day – even with their warp-infused powers, they’ll never see it coming.
The new Codex: Adeptus Custodes is available to pre-order from Saturday. Grab a squad of Custodian Guard so that you’re ready to march out of the Imperial Palace on Terra and bring the Emperor’s justice to the galaxy.
* See how tough they really are and how they fight by reading the Black Library novella Auric Gods.
** Or even more in larger games.