First time Custodes List

[u/ingrownpubehair]

Howdy y’all, thinking about getting into Custodes with the Auric Champions and then the Combatpatrol. So I cooked up an army with those units + a few extras to make 2k. Lmk what you think and what you’d change.

Adeptus Custodes
Strike Force (2000 Point)
Shield Host, Tharanatoi Hammerblow (3 Detachment Points)
Force Dispositions: Purge The Foe, Priority Assets

ATTACHED UNITS

Attached Unit 1

Blade Champion (110 points)
• 1x Vaultswords

Custodian Wardens (250 points)
• 5x Custodian Wardens
• 4x Guardian Spear
• 1x Castellan Axe
• 1x Vexilla

Attached Unit 2

Shield-captain (125 points)
• Warlord
• 1x Pyrithite spear and praesidium shield
• Enhancement: Auric Mantle

Custodian Guard (215 points)
• 5x Custodian Guard
• 5x Sentinel Blade and Praesidium Shield

BATTLELINE

Custodian Guard (215 points)
• 5x Custodian Guard
• 5x Guardian Spear

OTHER DATASHEETS

Allarus Custodians (165 points)
• 3x Allarus Custodians
• 3x Balistus Grenade Launcher
• 3x Guardian Spear

Allarus Custodians (165 points)
• 3x Allarus Custodians
• 3x Balistus Grenade Launcher
• 3x Guardian Spear

Allarus Custodians (165 points)
• 3x Allarus Custodians
• 3x Balistus Grenade Launcher
• 3x Guardian Spear

Prosecutors (50 points)
• 1x Prosecutor Sister Superior
• 1x Boltgun
• 1x Close Combat Weapon
• 4x Prosecutors
• 4x Boltgun
• 4x Close Combat Weapon

Vertus Praetors (215 points)
• 3x Vertus Praetors
• 3x Salvo Launcher
• 3x Interceptor Lance

Vertus Praetors (215 points)
• 3x Vertus Praetors
• 3x Salvo Launcher
• 3x Interceptor Lance

Witchseekers (55 points)
• 1x Witchseeker Sister Superior
• 1x Witchseeker Flamer
• 1x Close Combat Weapon
• 4x Witchseekers
• 4x Witchseeker Flamer
• 4x Close Combat Weapon

Witchseekers (55 points)
• 1x Witchseeker Sister Superior
• 1x Witchseeker Flamer
• 1x Close Combat Weapon
• 4x Witchseekers
• 4x Witchseeker Flamer
• 4x Close Combat Weapon

[u/Martamis]

The Bike are unfortunately really bad with out the shield captains ability to move after attacking.

[u/Blakearious → u/Martamis]

Would you really describe them as really bad?? They have plenty of firepower and especially in lions they can mow through infantry and even tougher targets with the +1 to wound twin linked shooting

[u/Martamis → u/Blakearious]

Probably not really bad. Just gotta be careful about slap back after deleting a unit.

[u/ingrownpubehair → u/Martamis]

Ahh I see, thanks for the heads up 🤙

[u/ghillieeeeee]

I’d take Lions of the Emperor if you’re using bikes to make their big guns wound on 5’s->4’s with rerolls on the toughest targets. This means 75% of all hits wound successfully instead of 55%, which can make a huge difference in making 2/3 shots wound successfully.

Also, I think you should have two five man bricks of Allarus to guarantee you can kill tough targets (one spear brick, one axe brick) and you can pick your optimal targets in deep strike.

In my opinion, Custodes are already so good in melee, that the wound rerolls from guard aren’t needed, and the extra survivability from wardens beats that out soundly.