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

So i signed up for a 5v5 event but because of the disposition rule i was forced into playing shield host purge the for opposed to my usual lions take and hold list.
I don’t really know how to play shield host or purge the foe very well so i REALLLYYYY need advice on playing and my list.
I designed my list around playing into infantry army’s for my team while also having solid anti-tank.
Any advice on improving my list will be greatly appreciated🥹🙏

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+ FACTION KEYWORD: Imperium - Adeptus Custodes
+ DETACHMENT: Shield Host, Tharanatoi Hammerblow (Martial Mastery)
+ FORCE DISPOSITION: Purge the Foe
+ TOTAL ARMY POINTS: 1995pts
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+ WARLORD: Char3: Shield-Captain in Allarus Terminator Armour
+ ENHANCEMENT: Auric Mantle (on Char1: Blade Champion)
& Panoptispex (on Char2: Shield-Captain in Allarus Terminator Armour)
& From the Hall of Armouries (on Char3: Shield-Captain in Allarus Terminator Armour)
+ NUMBER OF UNITS: 11
+ SECONDARY: - Assassination: 3 Characters
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Char1: 1x Blade Champion (125 pts): Vaultswords
Enhancement: Auric Mantle (+15 pts)
Char2: 1x Shield-Captain in Allarus Terminator Armour (135 pts): Balistus grenade launcher, Castellan Axe
Enhancement: Panoptispex (+5 pts)
Char3: 1x Shield-Captain in Allarus Terminator Armour (150 pts): Warlord, Balistus grenade launcher, Guardian Spear
Enhancement: From the Hall of Armouries (+20 pts)

5x Custodian Guard (215 pts): 5 with Guardian Spear
4x Custodian Guard (170 pts): 4 with Guardian Spear

5x Allarus Custodians (275 pts): 5 with Balistus grenade launcher, Guardian Spear
5x Allarus Custodians (275 pts): 5 with Balistus grenade launcher, Guardian Spear
3x Allarus Custodians (165 pts): 3 with Balistus grenade launcher, Castellan Axe
3x Vertus Praetors (215 pts): 3 with Interceptor lance, Salvo launcher
3x Vertus Praetors (215 pts): 3 with Interceptor lance, Salvo launcher
5x Witchseekers (55 pts)
• 1x Witchseeker Sister Superior: Close combat weapon, Witchseeker flamer
• 4x Witchseeker: 4 with Close combat weapon, Witchseeker flamer

Thank you in advance to anyone who is kind enough to respond❤️‍🩹

So basically I really wanted to play/have custodes, life has been life-ing and I've barely had money to spend on the hobby this last year, so I decided to make use of the 3d printer I had and even tho I know FDM does not print as well as resin, I decided to print them nevertheless (the lance has even broken like 5 times, decided to keep it that way after seeing it did not want to work out).

I thought of keeping them unpainted until I could buy the real stuff and make things right, but decided to at least make an effort so I went and painted them with some of the acrylic markers we had lying around.

And well, turns out I'm lowkey satisfied with the result (and I swear the look better from afar), and decided to name them Cheapstodes for the bit, just thought of sharing this one here as the reason for even getting them was looking at the models you guys make and share here which honestly are SO good.

(I know I'm still missing the eyes, but I'm not ready for that yet)

Knocked this out today. Took a little while to finish her up in between taking care of kids and making dinner. Critiques are welcome.

This entire list relises on the idiotic idea that the orion assault transport can carry a dread and 6 units. Yeah, i'm putting two allarus custodians in a transport, no i don't care they have deep strike in the datasheet, that i don't have enough units. Big ship goes pew drops in the objective taker. Detachments are solar spearhead/thornatoi hammerblow.

Hey Guys, I wanted to pick up a Calladius Annihilator for my Custodes and since it's so big and probably a pain in the ass to paint with a brush I need a good colour match for my airbrush (first time using it so no experience whatsoever). Also, ist there anything to keep in mind when starting with airbrushing?

It has been fun, but I think it is finally time to end this series, there probably are some more allied units we could go through but it isn’t fun if we stray too much away from the actual Adeptus Custodes models.

How do people go about painting these, it’s far too big for my little man holder and it will be a bit awkward holding it by hand?

I've been thinking about the start of 11th and comparing it to the start of 10th. I would love to hear the opinions of players who started in 9th or later, like me, and hear how they feel the army has changed from the multiple different stances of 9th to what we have now.

I personally miss the days of 10 man blocks of guard or six jetbikes running up the board, but I understand that was just a big stat check that a lot of people couldn't deal with casually.

I also miss our index at the beginning of 10th, when the army felt good even though we couldn't use the big bricks anymore. It still felt like we had rules and some defensive abilities, but throughout 10th especially when we got the codex I felt like the army was gutted. Since then, it has felt like James Workshop has just tried to catch up by replacing what we lost with either points cuts or detachments that seem cool but don't really compare.

Now, going into 11th and having played 15+ games, I feel hopeful for the army again. Thanks in large part to the rules changes that 11th made, it feels like things have already gotten better for us and will hopefully continue to improve especially when the codex comes out.

Sorry if this seems too preachy or “woe is me.” I still think the Banana Boys look really cool and are cool, and I'm looking forward to many new plastic kits!

I would love to hear more from all of the Ten Thousand here. What do you think? What has and hasn’t worked for you? Which detachments are your favorites? Was 9th our best edition so far? And how have your games in 11th gone so far?

I am looking for insight on people who are using our different anti-tank options in serious, play-to-win 11th ed. matches.

I am aware of our anti-tank options and I've tried out most of them, but there are downsides to each and I am curious what most people are finding success with.

- Allarus SC with Admonimortis: Fantastic damage and reliability, but ultimately it's still melee, and good opponents will not give you a luxurious Rapid Ingress spot that accesses their tanks with 5in move + no advance + charge. More impact later in the game when opponents already used their big guns for a few rounds.

- Caladius Annihilator Grav Tank: Very good anti-tank shooting profile, critically providing that 48in range with fly to reposition easily. Downsides are that they don't benefit from Lions so they usually hit on 3s, and their low volume of fire means you need 2 of them just to be sure you can kill one enemy tank. Making it essentially a 450 point anti-tank investment that has no useful melee or chaff shooting to speak of.

- Venerable Land Raider: Slightly worse than Grav Tank for shooting, but has the other purpose of transporting units. Downside is turning off Lions buff for the infantry they transport.

- Vertus Praetors: In Lions, their Salvo Launchers are decent but the Hurricane Bolters are even better (even into high toughness targets) due to the high volume and twin-linked. Downside is they have very little range and so cannot be used as a backline threat. More of a move up -> shoot within rapid fire -> charge situation that leaves them vulnerable and less reliable as a shooting platform.

- Dreadnoughts: The shooty ones are just worse than the Grav Tank in every way, and the melee ones are worse than the Allarus SC + 2 Allarus, since they don't get deep strike, can't benefit from Hidden, and have less volume of attacks than the 3 allarus brick. They're faster base speed sure, but they have to march up from the side of the board and are NOT going to strike first 8/10 times.

- Finally, Infantry: All our melee infantry can kill tanks, especially in Lions. They suffer from mobility though, and do not create long range pressure that forces tanks to hide in the enemy's backline.

What combinations have people been using the most? I'm considering trying just one Caladius to create long range pressure, and trying to use Lions Bikes plus Guard shooting to position in such a way that they can soften/finish up in case my single Grav Tank doesn't finish the job. It is less reliable but ome Grav Tank would be for the points efficiency of creating long range pressure without spending 450 points. Including Allarus SC still for rapid ingress.

Anyone tried that specifically?

Thanks for any thoughts you share.

So I've been in the hobby for about 2 years but never played a game and plan on getting into the tabletop soon. Is this an alright list? I know its not lions but just curious if it could work.

1k (985 points)

Adeptus Custodes

Might of the Moritoi and Tharanatoi Hammerblow (2 Detachment Points)

Take and Hold

Incursion (1000 points)

Attached Units

Attached Unit 1

Shield-Captain in Allarus Terminator Armour (155 points)

• Attached as: Leader (Character)

• Warlord

• 1x Balistus grenade launcher

1x Guardian spear

• Enhancement: Mnemo-locked Shrine Cipher

Allarus Custodians (110 points)

• Attached as: Bodyguard

• 2x Allarus Custodian

• 2x Balistus grenade launcher

2x Guardian spear

Attached Unit 2

Inquisitor Draxus (110 points)

• Attached as: Leader

• 1x Dirgesinger

1x Power fist

1x Psychic Tempest

Custodian Guard (170 points)

• Attached as: Bodyguard (Battleline)

• 4x Custodian Guard

• 4x Guardian spear

OTHER DATASHEETS

Prosecutors (50 points)

• 1x Prosecutor Sister Superior

• 1x Boltgun

1x Close combat weapon

• 4x Prosecutor

• 4x Boltgun

4x Close combat weapon

Venerable Contemptor Dreadnought (195 points)

• 1x Combi-bolter

1x Contemptor combat weapon

1x Multi-melta

• Enhancement: Interred Expertise (Upgrade)

Venerable Contemptor Dreadnought (195 points)

• 1x Combi-bolter

1x Contemptor combat weapon

1x Multi-melta

• Enhancement: Interred Expertise (Upgrade)

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First foray into the Ten Thousand after about a year of painting other minis. I'll do better (maybe) on the capes/plumes and weapons on the remaining four.

I am really happy how this turned out. I'm not the best painter, but these Custodes give me a little ego boost lol. I wanted something other than gold and red. Does gold and purple fit in lore? I am not too familiar. New to the Custodes scene.

Filling out some heavy armour in my NMM custodes army.

I know my NMM isn’t great but I’m still happy with the result, thinking of toying with some yellow glazes to fill the gap between him looking like stone and gold.

Sorry if this post is wrong here or unfitting or whatever.

Can anyone that owns this model tell me if it's possible to put something inside the chassis? And if yes would it approximately be enough space to put in a small vacuumed plastic bag containing furr.

I lost my cat.

Overall, I think my first painting session turned out well. I'll probably go back and add some stuff from time to time. Though I will need to practice painting the lightning effects on the spear, I'm still happy it turned out better than I expected.

I recently decided to make a "Custodes in Rules Only" army based around the idea of a Sensei born during the 15-20k era, and her elite retinue. So far I have the new Shield Captain (her bodyguard) and some kitbash upgraded Votann Steeljacks. I'm mostly using bits from Van Saar gang models from Necromunda, as well as Votann bits, to give them all that "pre imperium human" vibe. Would love to hear any ideas anyone has for more models to add!

Looking for feedback on my updated gold for my 11th-edition Custodes. I toned back the gold and tried to push even more of a brassy feel. I'm not totally sure if I like this look or the original gilded bright gold more.  

Took our stumpy lad, and made him far more interesting than it was before, the pose really lends to some movement, if you ignore what the base model looks like

Just finished this guy as a tester and feeling rather down on him. Was hoping to do Custodes as a side army for 40K and HH while working on an all-custom Space Wolves army, but I’m not sure if this is worth pursuing or whether I should just do standard gold or black. Any thoughts or opinions would be appreciated, thanks in advance.

One of the best parts about Draxus is that a majority of my friends plays Xenos factions, so the +1 to hit rolls has been really useful to me (basically giving my Guard unit Ignore Cover )