Adeptus Custodes – Aquilon Terminators with Solarite Power Talons
RANGED WEAPONS | RANGE | A | BS | S | AP | D | |
| Infernus Firepike BLAST 2 Torrent | |||||||
| Infernus Firepike BLAST 2 Torrent | 12" | 3 | - | 5 | -1 | 1 | |
| Lastrum Storm Bolter Rapid Fire 3 | |||||||
| Lastrum Storm Bolter Rapid Fire 3 | 24" | 3 | 2+ | 5 | -1 | 1 | |
MELEE WEAPONS | RANGE | A | WS | S | AP | D | |
| Solarite Power Talon Sustained Hits 2 | |||||||
| Solarite Power Talon Sustained Hits 2 | Melee | 6 | 2+ | 6 | -2 | 1 | |
WARGEAR OPTIONS
- All models in this unit can each have their Lastrum Storm Bolter replaced with 1 Infernus Firepike.
| CORE ABILITIES | Deep Strike |
| ARMY RULES | Aegis of the Emperor, Martial Ka’tah |
ABILITIES
Reap a Terrible Tally: This unit’s attacks that target an INFANTRY unit can:
- Re-roll hit rolls of 1.
- Re-roll wound rolls of 1.
UNIT COMPOSITION
- 3 Aquilon Terminator models
| YOUR 1ST TO 2ND UNITS COST | |
| 3 models | 275 |
| YOUR 3RD+ UNIT COSTS | |
| 3 models | 305 |
KEYWORDS: INFANTRY; IMPERIUM; TERMINATOR
FACTION KEYWORDS:
ADEPTUS CUSTODES
ADEPTUS CUSTODES
STRATAGEMS
AT SPEAR'S LENGTH
1CP
Solar Watch
GOLDEN LIGHT OF THE MOIRAIDES
2CP
Dread Host
INEXORABLE
1CP
Solar Watch
MANOEUVRE AND FIRE
1CP
Aquilan Shield
PRETERNATURAL RAPIDITY
1CP
Dread Host
NO ESCAPE
2CP
Shadowkeepers
RAPID REACTIONS
1CP
Aquilan Shield
TIP OF THE TALON
1CP
Aquilan Shield
GRAVIMETRIC GRENADE
1CP
Solar Watch
SELFLESS SERVICE
1CP
Emissaries Imperatus
BEARERS OF HIS LIGHT
1CP
Emissaries Imperatus
GRIM RESPONSIBILITY
1CP
Shadowkeepers
LIGHTNING WRATH
1CP
Dread Host
SLAYERS OF NIGHTMARES
1CP
Emissaries Imperatus
INDOMITABLE GUARDIANS
1CP
Shadowkeepers
DUTY UNTO DEATH
1CP
Auric Champions Stratagem
SUPERHUMAN FOCUS
1CP
Emperor's Chosen Stratagem
IMPENETRABLE BASTION
1CP
Emperor's Chosen Stratagem
IN AURAMITE CLAD
1CP
Emperor's Chosen Stratagem
SUPERHUMAN FOCUS
1CP
Guardians of the Throne Stratagem
UNLIMITED ENDURANCE
1CP
Guardians of the Throne Stratagem
IN AURAMITE CLAD
1CP
Guardians of the Throne Stratagem
PRIME TARGET
1CP
Guardians of the Throne Stratagem
SHIELD OF HONOUR
1CP
Guardians of the Throne Stratagem
UNLEASH THE LIONS
1CP
Lions of the Emperor Stratagem
VIGIL UNENDING
2CP
Lions of the Emperor Stratagem
FURY OF THE EMPEROR
1CP
Lions of the Emperor Stratagem
LED BY
This unit can be led by the following units:
DETACHMENT ABILITY
On Gilded Wings
Wardens of the Dark Cells
Martial Mastery
Talon Sortie
Magna Imperator
Heralds of the Throne
Gilded Guardians
Instruments of the Emperor’s Wrath
The ADEPTUS CUSTODES keyword is used in the following Adeptus Custodes datasheets:
Infantry Character
Mounted Character
Dedicated Transports
Aircraft
Infantry
The CHARACTER keyword is used in the following Adeptus Custodes datasheets:
Infantry Character
Mounted Character
The IMPERIUM keyword is used in the following Adeptus Custodes datasheets:
Infantry Character
Mounted Character
Dedicated Transports
Aircraft
Infantry
The INFANTRY keyword is used in the following Adeptus Custodes datasheets:
Infantry Character
Infantry
The MOUNTED keyword is used in the following Adeptus Custodes datasheets:
Mounted Character
The TERMINATOR keyword is used in the following Adeptus Custodes datasheets:
Infantry Character
The VEHICLE keyword is used in the following Adeptus Custodes datasheets:
Dedicated Transports
Aircraft
03.04 Engagement
A model’s engagement range is the area of the battlefield within 2" horizontally and 5" vertically of it.
- While a friendly model is within engagement range of one or more enemy models, those models – and the units they belong to – are engaged with each other.
- While a unit contains no engaged models, that unit is unengaged.
WHAT IS ENGAGEMENT?
While opposing models are within each other’s engagement range, they are able to fight in vicious melee, so unless they are seeking to make melee attacks, models should keep out of their foes’ reach.
ENGAGEMENT
These two units have at least one model within 2" of the opposing unit, and are therefore engaged with each other.
FAQ
| Q: | Does my model or unit become engaged while moving through a enemy units engagement range during a move? |
| A: | No |
NORMAL MOVE09.05
MAXIMUM DISTANCE: Your unit’s M characteristic.
ELIGIBLE IF: Your unit is on the battlefield and unengaged.EFFECT: Your unit moves as described in Moving (03).
AFTER MOVING: Your unit must be unengaged.
ADVANCE MOVE09.06
MAXIMUM DISTANCE: Advance roll + your unit’s M characteristic.
ELIGIBLE IF: Your unit is on the battlefield and unengaged.EFFECT: Your unit moves as described in Moving (03).
BEFORE MOVING: Make an advance roll by rolling one D6.
AFTER MOVING:
- Your unit must be unengaged.
- Until the end of the turn, unless otherwise stated, your unit is not eligible to declare a charge or start an action.
[HAZARDOUS]24.15
Weapons powered by unstable and dangerous energy sources pose a substantial risk to the wielder and those that stand beside them.
Each time a unit is selected to shoot or selected to fight, after that unit has resolved all of its attacks, make a number of hazard rolls (06.03) for that unit equal to the number of [HAZARDOUS] weapons you selected in the Select Weapons step.06.02.01 Normal Damage
Normal Damage is damage that was inflicted on a model as a result of a weapon’s D characteristic, rather than by other means such as mortal wounds. Mortal wounds dealt in addition to normal damage from an attack are part of that same attack.
06.02 Mortal Wounds
Some attacks or rules inflict mortal wounds on units. Each time a unit suffers one or more mortal wounds, its controlling player must resolve the following sequence for each of those mortal wounds, until either all of them have been inflicted or that unit is destroyed:- Select Model: Select one model in that unit by following the first instruction below that applies:
If a non-CHARACTER model in that unit has lost one or more wounds, you must select that model. Otherwise, if that unit contains one or more non-CHARACTER models, you must select one of those models. Otherwise, if one or more CHARACTER models in that unit have lost one or more wounds, you must select one of those models. Otherwise, you must select one CHARACTER model in that unit. - Resolve Damage: The selected model loses 1 wound. If this reduces that model’s remaining wounds to 0, it is destroyed.
MORTAL WOUNDS AND NORMAL DAMAGE
When resolving attack dice, if those attacks inflict a mixture of both mortal wounds and normal damage, resolve all of the normal damage first, then resolve all of the mortal wounds.
SEE ALSO
- Normal Damage 06.02.01
FAQ
| Q: | I have a rule that triggers when a mortal wound is allocated to a model, when does this happen? |
| A: | When you select a model in the Select Model step of Mortal Wounds (06.02). |
06.03 Hazard Rolls
To make a hazard roll for a unit, roll one D6: on a 1-2, that roll fails and that unit suffers 1 mortal wound, or 3 mortal wounds instead if each model in that unit is a MONSTER/VEHICLE model. If more than one hazard roll is required for a unit, make all of those rolls simultaneously.
FAQ
| Q: | I failed hazard rolls from [Hazardous] weapons, do those mortal wounds have to be allocated to the models with the [HAZARDOUS] weapons? |
| A: | No, you allocate the mortal wounds to the unit as per Mortal Wounds (06.02). (This represents Bob the guardsmen picking up his fallen squad mates plasma gun or that the twisting power of James the Chaos Sorcerer pulling his followers into the warp.) |
| Q: | If a rule says my unit must make a hazard roll does every model in the unit make a hazard roll? |
| A: | No, the unit would make 1 single hazard roll. |
FALL-BACK MOVE09.07
MAXIMUM DISTANCE: Your unit’s M characteristic.
ELIGIBLE IF: Your unit is engaged.EFFECT: Your unit moves as described in Moving (03).
BEFORE MOVING: Select fall-back mode:
- Ordered Retreat: If your unit is not battle-shocked, you can select this mode.
- Desperate Escape: Otherwise, you must select this mode. Make a hazard roll for each model in your unit (06.03).
- Desperate Escape: Each model that is moved can be moved through enemy models.
- Your unit must be unengaged.
- Until the end of the turn, unless otherwise stated, your unit is not eligible to shoot, declare a charge or start an action.
- Desperate Escape: If your unit is not battle-shocked, you must make a battle-shock roll for your unit (01.07).
01.02.11 All Types of Model
When a rule mentions ‘all types of model’, this is inclusive of friendly and enemy models and all keywords, e.g. MONSTER/VEHICLE models.
02.02.02 Ignore Modifiers
Some rules enable a player, weapon, model or unit to ignore modifiers. When using such rules, the following points apply:Unless otherwise stated, that rule allows you to ignore modifiers to the unit’s rolls and the unit’s profile and weapon characteristics.
When a rule states you can ignore modifiers to a stated roll or characteristic, you can choose to ignore all of those modifiers, or only some of them. For example, you can still choose to apply positive/beneficial modifiers while ignoring negative/detrimental modifiers.
Example: Your unit can ignore characteristic modifiers and is under the effect of +2" M and -2" M. You can choose to ignore the -2" M, meaning that unit’s M characteristic will only be modified by the +2" M.
Example: Your unit’s ranged attacks can ignore roll modifiers and are under the effect of +1 to hit rolls and -1 to hit rolls. You can choose to ignore the -1 to hit rolls, meaning those attacks will only be affected by the +1 to hit rolls.
[LETHAL HITS]24.23
Many deadly weapons can inflict fatal injuries on any foe, no matter their resilience.
Each time an attack made with a [LETHAL HITS] weapon results in a critical hit, you can choose for that attack to automatically wound the target.Designer’s Note: Choosing to automatically wound the target means that no wound roll is made for that attack. You may decide against this, as it means that attack cannot result in a critical wound and so cannot trigger other abilities such as [DEVASTATING WOUNDS].
06.01 Visibility
Line of sight is used to determine visibility between models. For an observing model to have line of sight, it must be possible to draw an imaginary straight line, 1 mm wide, from any part of that model to any part of the model being observed. This line is the line of sight. While doing so, other models in the observing model’s unit and in the observed model’s unit are ignored.Other models and units can be either visible or fully visible to the observing model, as shown below. Note that terrain applies additional rules to visibility (13.07).
Model Visible
If any part of another model is visible to the observing model, that model is visible.
Model Fully Visible
If every part of another model that is facing the observing model is visible to the observing model (so the only thing blocking visibility to any part of that other model is that model itself), that model is fully visible.
Unit Visible
If one or more models in a unit are visible to the observing model, that unit is visible.
Unit Fully Visible
If every model in a unit is fully visible to the observing model, that unit is fully visible. When determining this, the observing model can see through other models in that unit.
FAQ
| Q: | When checking line of sight from one model to another, is this drawn between the bases of those models, or between any part of them? |
| A: | Line of sight is drawn from any part of the observing model to any part of the model being observed. |
| Q: | When a model overhangs the edge of the battlefield, how does that affect its visibility? |
| A: | That model’s controlling player can draw line of sight from any part of that model that is not overhanging the edge of the battlefield. Their opponent can draw line of sight to any part of that model. |
SNAP SHOOTING15.09
ELIGIBLE IF: As stated in the rule allowing this shooting type.
EFFECT: Your unit shoots as described in Making Attacks (04).
WHILE SHOOTING:
EFFECT: Your unit shoots as described in Making Attacks (04).
WHILE SHOOTING:
- You can only target one visible enemy unit within 24" of your unit (and only if it is an eligible target).
- Each attack only hits on an unmodified hit roll of 6 (irrespective of the attacking weapon’s BS characteristic or any modifiers). Those hits are not critical hits.
- You cannot re-roll hit rolls.
Hit Roll
Make one hit roll for each attack dice by rolling one D6. For each result, check if it fails or is a hit by matching the first condition below that applies:
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CRITICAL HITS
Critical hits are still hits. In addition, other rules can be triggered by a critical hit, such as [LETHAL HITS] (24).FAQ
| Q: | My attack has a rule that means it results in a critical hit on a hit roll of 4+. Does this work when snap shooting? |
| A: | Unless otherwise stated, no: when snap shooting, each attack only hits on a roll of 6. |
| Q: | My attack has a rule that means it results in a critical hit on a hit roll of 4+, and I would otherwise need a 5+ to hit. Does a 4+ hit? |
| A: | Yes, except when snap shooting: when snap shooting, each attack only hits on a roll of 6. |
[DEVASTATING WOUNDS]24.10
The most potent weapons strike with such power that they make a mockery of armour and can cleave through several foes.
Each time an attack made with a [DEVASTATING WOUNDS] weapon results in a critical wound, the attack sequence for that attack ends and the target unit suffers a number of mortal wounds equal to the D characteristic of that weapon. These are inflicted after resolving any normal damage inflicted by those attacks.Mortal wounds inflicted by [DEVASTATING WOUNDS] weapons can damage a maximum of one model for each critical wound; any remaining mortal wounds inflicted by that attack are lost.
Example: An attack made with a [DEVASTATING WOUNDS] weapon with a D characteristic of 3 results in a critical wound against an Intercessor Squad, so inflicts 3 mortal wounds. The first 2 mortal wounds are sufficient to destroy 1 Intercessor model, so the remaining mortal wound is lost.
05.02.01 Multiple Toughness Characteristics
When resolving attacks that target a unit in which the models have two or more different T characteristics, follow the first instruction that applies from below:- If the target unit is an attached unit, use the highest T characteristic amongst bodyguard models in that unit that are on the battlefield.
- Use the highest T characteristic amongst models in that unit that are on the battlefield.
Wound Roll
Make one wound roll for each hit by rolling one D6. For each result, check if it fails or is a wound by matching the first condition below that applies:
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CRITICAL WOUNDS
Critical wounds are still wounds. In addition, other rules can be triggered by a critical wound, such as [DEVASTATING WOUNDS] (24).SEE ALSO
- Multiple Toughness Characteristics 05.02.01
[SUSTAINED HITS]24.36
Some weapons possess a punishing rate of fire, or can land devastating flurries of blows, tearing the foe apart with relentless ferocity.
This ability always takes the form [SUSTAINED HITS X]. Each time an attack made with a [SUSTAINED HITS] weapon results in a critical hit, that attack results in a number of additional hits on the target as denoted by X.Example: An attack made with a [SUSTAINED HITS 2] weapon results in a critical hit. That attack therefore hits the target three times (once from the critical hit, and twice more from the [SUSTAINED HITS 2] ability).
05.04.04 Destroyed
Throughout a battle, models will suffer damage, lose wounds and be destroyed. When every model in a unit has been destroyed, that unit is destroyed.When a model is destroyed, first resolve any rules that are triggered when it is destroyed, then it is removed from the battlefield. If any such rules apply, and if the model was destroyed as the result of an attack, unless otherwise stated, those rules are only resolved and that model is only removed after the attacking unit’s attacks have been resolved. Unless otherwise stated, destroyed models and units cannot use abilities or be selected or targeted by rules.
Some rules only trigger if an enemy model or unit was destroyed by you, or by a model or unit from your army. This means that the enemy model or unit was destroyed by an attack made by a model from your army, or by a player rule you have. Enemy models or units that are destroyed by any other means are not destroyed by you, or by a model or unit from your army.
The ADEPTUS CUSTODES and INFANTRY keywords are used in the following Adeptus Custodes datasheets:
Infantry Character
Infantry
Martial Ka’tah
The Adeptus Custodes have developed many thousands of martial ka’tahs. Custodians are proficient in many of these arts, shifting stances according to the battlefield situation.
At the start of your Command phase, friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES units with this ability are readied. While a friendly unit is readied, you can select one of the ka’tah abilities presented below for that unit to use. If you do, that unit is no longer readied.
Each ka’tah ability will tell you when that ka’tah ability can be used, and the effects that ka’tah ability has on the unit using it.
We recommend placing a token next to each readied unit, removing it when that unit is no longer readied.
Each ka’tah ability will tell you when that ka’tah ability can be used, and the effects that ka’tah ability has on the unit using it.
We recommend placing a token next to each readied unit, removing it when that unit is no longer readied.
Favoured Ka’tah
Many of the most prominent shield hosts favour a specific martial ka’tah above all others.
All detachments tagged ‘Unique: Shield Host’ state a Favoured Ka’tah. If you selected one of these detachments, the ka’tah ability that is the Favoured Ka’tah of that detachment grants the additional effect listed in that detachment.Example: If you selected the Solar Watch detachment, when you select the Calistus ka’tah ability for a readied unit, that unit has +2" M in addition to the normal effect of Calistus.
CONSERVAI
KA’TAH ABILITY
WHEN: Your Command phase.TARGET: One friendly readied unit.
EFFECT: Until the end of the turn:
- Being engaged/battle-shocked does not prevent your unit from being eligible to start an action.
- Starting an action does not prevent your unit from being eligible to shoot.
CALISTUS
KA’TAH ABILITY
WHEN: Your Movement phase, when a friendly readied unit is selected to move.TARGET: That readied unit.
EFFECT: When your unit makes a normal/advance/fall-back move, your unit can move through all types of model.
SALVUS
KA’TAH ABILITY
WHEN: Your Shooting phase, when a friendly readied unit is selected to shoot.TARGET: That readied unit.
EFFECT: Your unit can ignore modifiers to your unit’s:
- BS.
- Hit rolls and wound rolls.
DACATARAI
KA’TAH ABILITY
WHEN: Start of the Fight phase.TARGET: One friendly readied unit.
EFFECT: Your unit’s melee attacks that target an enemy unit (excluding MONSTER/VEHICLE units) can re-roll hit rolls of 1.
KAPTARIS
KA’TAH ABILITY
WHEN: Start of the Fight phase.TARGET: One friendly readied unit.
EFFECT: Melee attacks that target your unit have -1 to hit rolls.
RENDAX
KA’TAH ABILITY
WHEN: Fight phase, when a friendly readied unit is selected to fight.TARGET: One friendly readied unit.
EFFECT: Your unit’s melee attacks have [Lethal Hits: Monster/Vehicle].
02.02.03 Random Characteristics
Random Movement: When a unit with a random M characteristic is selected to move, determine the entire unit’s move distance by rolling the indicated number of dice.Random Attacks: If a weapon has a random A characteristic, that characteristic is determined when generating attacks for that weapon at the Resolve Attacks step (04.03). If several weapons with random A characteristics are making identical attacks, generate the attacks for each of those weapons individually, and group them all together.
Random Damage: If a weapon has a random D characteristic, then each time an attack made with it inflicts damage, the controlling player determines that weapon’s characteristic when the opposing player has selected a model in the target unit to allocate that attack to.
When determining a random D characteristic, the dice roll made is called a damage roll.
Where a D characteristic includes an operator (e.g. a ‘+’, as in D6+1), the value after the operator is part of that D characteristic – it is not a modifier.
Other Random Characteristics: For all other characteristics, roll to determine the value on an individual, per-model or per-weapon basis each time that characteristic is required.
ASSAULT SHOOTING10.05
ELIGIBLE IF: All of the following apply to your unit:
WHILE SHOOTING: You can only select [ASSAULT] weapons to make attacks with.
AFTER SHOOTING: Until the end of the phase, your unit is not eligible to start an action.
- Unengaged and made an advance move this turn.
- Has one or more [ASSAULT] weapons.
WHILE SHOOTING: You can only select [ASSAULT] weapons to make attacks with.
AFTER SHOOTING: Until the end of the phase, your unit is not eligible to start an action.
[ASSAULT]24.04
Folding stocks, shortened barrels or lightweight construction enable some weapons to be easily fired on the move.
Units containing one or more models with an [ASSAULT] weapon can shoot using assault shooting (10.05).NORMAL SHOOTING10.04
ELIGIBLE IF: Your unit is unengaged and did not make an advance move this turn.
EFFECT: Your unit shoots as described in Making Attacks (04).
AFTER SHOOTING: Until the end of the phase, your unit is not eligible to start an action.
EFFECT: Your unit shoots as described in Making Attacks (04).
AFTER SHOOTING: Until the end of the phase, your unit is not eligible to start an action.
OVERRUN FIGHT12.06
ELIGIBLE IF: Your unit is unengaged, or was unengaged at the start of the Fight step but became engaged during the Fight phase.
EFFECT: Your unit can make one additional pile-in move, then fights as described in Making Attacks (04).
EFFECT: Your unit can make one additional pile-in move, then fights as described in Making Attacks (04).
OVERRUN FIGHTS
When a unit makes an overrun fight, its models can be moved such that enemy units that were unengaged become engaged. Such enemy units become eligible to fight this phase (and may even be able to fight next if they are Fights First units).PILE-IN MOVE12.03
MAXIMUM DISTANCE: 3".
ELIGIBLE IF: It is the Fight phase and one or more of the following apply to your unit:- It is engaged.
- It made a charge move this turn.
- It was selected to make an overrun fight this phase (12.06).
BEFORE MOVING: Select pile-in targets:
- If your unit is engaged, select every enemy unit it is engaged with.
- Otherwise, select one or more enemy units within 5" of your unit.
- Models in base-contact with one or more enemy models cannot be moved.
- Each model that is moved must end its move closer to the closest pile-in target, and engaged with it if possible.
- Your unit must be engaged.
- Each model that started this move engaged with an enemy unit must still be engaged with that enemy unit.
INGRESS MOVE20.04
SET-UP DISTANCE: 6"
ELIGIBLE IF: Your unit is in strategic reserves (excluding units that are embarked within TRANSPORTS that are themselves in strategic reserves).EFFECT: Your unit is set up as described in Set Up (03.02).
BEFORE MOVING: Your unit is set up as described in Set Up (03.02).
WHILE MOVING: Set up your unit wholly within the set-up distance of one or more battlefield edges and more than 8" horizontally from all enemy units.
- Before the Third Battle Round: While doing so, no models can be set up within your opponent’s deployment zone.
SNAP SHOOTING15.09
ELIGIBLE IF: As stated in the rule allowing this shooting type.
EFFECT: Your unit shoots as described in Making Attacks (04).
WHILE SHOOTING:
EFFECT: Your unit shoots as described in Making Attacks (04).
WHILE SHOOTING:
- You can only target one visible enemy unit within 24" of your unit (and only if it is an eligible target).
- Each attack only hits on an unmodified hit roll of 6 (irrespective of the attacking weapon’s BS characteristic or any modifiers). Those hits are not critical hits.
- You cannot re-roll hit rolls.
14.03 Secured Objectives
Some rules allow an objective to be secured by a player’s army. When an objective is secured by a player’s army, that objective remains under their control – even once they no longer have any units within range of it – until their opponent’s level of control over that objective is greater than theirs at the end of a phase.
FAQ
| Q: | If my unit has taken control of an objective at the end of my movement phase and that unit has as an ability that secures an objective they control, can they secure that objective? |
| A: | Yes |
FIGHTS FIRST24.13
Those possessed of lightning-fast reactions may strike before the opponent can react.
While every model in a unit has this ability, that unit is a Fights First unit.See the Resolve Fights First Combats step in the Fight phase (12.04).
Before selecting targets for this weapon, select one of its eligible profiles to make attacks with.
CHARGE MOVE11.04
MAXIMUM DISTANCE: Charge roll.
ELIGIBLE IF: Your unit declared a charge this phase.EFFECT: Your unit moves as described in Moving (03).
BEFORE MOVING: Select one or more enemy units that are within 12" of your unit and within the maximum distance of your unit; until the end of this move, each of those enemy units is a charge target.
WHILE MOVING:
- Each model must end its move closer to one or more charge targets.
- Each model that can end its move within 1" of one or more charge targets must do so.
- Each model that can end its move engaged with one or more charge targets must do so.
- Your unit must be engaged with all of the charge targets.
- Your unit cannot be engaged with one or more enemy units that are not charge targets.
- Until the end of the turn, each model in your unit has the Fights First ability (24.13).
01.02.01 Starting Strength and Half-Strength
The number of models a unit contains at the start of the first battle round is its starting strength. The starting strength of an attached unit is the number of models that unit contains at the start of the first battle round.Some rules refer to units being below starting strength, or at – or below – half-strength. The meaning of these terms varies depending on a unit’s starting strength, as shown below.
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Example: A Captain (1 model) is attached to a unit of Intercessors (5 models). This attached unit has a starting strength of 6. If three Intercessors were destroyed, the unit would be at half-strength. If four Intercessors were destroyed, the unit would be below half-strength. If all of the Intercessors were destroyed, the remaining Captain would be below half-strength, despite having his full wounds remaining.
SOME UNITS CANNOT BE AT HALF-STRENGTH
If a model’s W characteristic or a unit’s starting strength cannot be evenly divided in half, that model or unit cannot be at half-strength (but can be below half-strength as described above).The ADEPTUS CUSTODES and TERMINATOR keywords are used in the following Adeptus Custodes datasheets:
Infantry Character
[TORRENT]24.37
Torrent weapons project clouds of fire, gas or other lethal substances that few foes can hope to evade.
Each time an attack is made with a [TORRENT] weapon, that attack automatically hits the target.Aegis of the Emperor
The Adeptus Custodes are the shield of the Emperor: indomitable and nigh unbreakable.
Friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES units with this ability have Feel No Pain 5+ against mortal wounds.[BLAST]24.05
High-explosive rounds can fell several warriors in a single blast, but firing them too close to comrades is unwise.
Each time you gather attack dice for a [BLAST] weapon, add one additional attack dice for every five models that were in the target unit in the Select Targets step (rounding down).If this ability takes the form [BLAST X], each time you gather attack dice for such a weapon, add X additional attack dice for every five models that were in the target unit in the Select Targets step (rounding down) instead.
Example: If a [BLAST 2] weapon with an A characteristic of 3 targets a unit containing 12 models, you would gather four additional attack dice for that weapon (for a total of seven for that weapon).
AT SPEAR'S LENGTH
1CP
Solar Watch Stratagem
Duty to the Golden Throne overrides all else. When called to strike a new target, Custodian sodalities withdraw from the fight in close order, keeping their spears leveled towards their foes and holding them at bay with close-range volleys of bolter fire.
WHEN: Your Movement phase, when a friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit is selected to make a fall-back move.
TARGET: That ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit.
EFFECT: That fall-back move does not prevent your unit from being eligible to shoot.
TARGET: That ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit.
EFFECT: That fall-back move does not prevent your unit from being eligible to shoot.
GOLDEN LIGHT OF THE MOIRAIDES
2CP
Dread Host Stratagem
The Dread Host goes to battle aboard the trio of terrifying pre-Heresy warships known as the Moiraides. These potent vessels teleport their passengers straight into battle amidst an eruption of dazzling golden light.
WHEN: Your Movement phase, when a friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit is selected to make an ingress move.
TARGET: That ADEPTUS CUSTODES Unit.
EFFECT: Until the start of your next turn:
TARGET: That ADEPTUS CUSTODES Unit.
EFFECT: Until the start of your next turn:
- Attacks that target your unit have -1 to hit rolls.
- Enemy units cannot target your unit with snap shooting attacks.
INEXORABLE
1CP
Solar Watch Stratagem
No obstacle, physical or otherwise, can halt the advance of the Solar Watch, nor stay their wrath.
WHEN: Your Movement phase, when a friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit is selected to move.
TARGET: That ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit.
EFFECT: Until the end of the turn, your unit can ignore modifiers to your unit’s:
TARGET: That ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit.
EFFECT: Until the end of the turn, your unit can ignore modifiers to your unit’s:
- M.
- Advance rolls and charge rolls.
MANOEUVRE AND FIRE
1CP
Aquilan Shield Stratagem
The Adeptus Custodes never take the pressure off their foes, maintaining punishing fire even as they manoeuvre to new positions.
WHEN: Your Movement phase, when a friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit is selected to make a fall-back move.
TARGET: That ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit.
EFFECT: That move does not prevent your unit from being eligible to shoot/declare a charge.
TARGET: That ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit.
EFFECT: That move does not prevent your unit from being eligible to shoot/declare a charge.
PRETERNATURAL RAPIDITY
1CP
Dread Host Stratagem
The warriors of the Adeptus Custodes are relentless in their pursuit of the Throneworld’s foes.
WHEN: Your Movement phase, when a friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit ends an advance move.
TARGET: That ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit.
EFFECT: That advance move does not prevent your unit from being eligible to declare a charge.
TARGET: That ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit.
EFFECT: That advance move does not prevent your unit from being eligible to declare a charge.
TIP OF THE TALON
1CP
Aquilan Shield Stratagem
Fighting at the forefront of the battle, these Custodians hit their victims with perfectly timed volleys the instant before they tear into their ranks.
WHEN: Your Shooting phase, when a friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit is selected to shoot.
TARGET: That ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit.
EFFECT: Your unit’s ranged attacks that target an enemy unit within 9" of your unit have +1 S.
TARGET: That ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit.
EFFECT: Your unit’s ranged attacks that target an enemy unit within 9" of your unit have +1 S.
GRAVIMETRIC GRENADE
1CP
Solar Watch Stratagem
Carried by many Custodians, these explosive devices detonate on impact, creating a field of gravitic energy that immobilises those caught in the blast radius.
WHEN: Start of your opponent’s Charge phase.
TARGET: One friendly unengaged ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit.
EFFECT: Select one visible enemy unit within 12" of your unit. When that enemy unit declares a charge, that enemy unit has -1 to charge rolls.
TARGET: One friendly unengaged ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit.
EFFECT: Select one visible enemy unit within 12" of your unit. When that enemy unit declares a charge, that enemy unit has -1 to charge rolls.
SELFLESS SERVICE
1CP
Emissaries Imperatus Stratagem
Any of the Ten Thousand would place themselves in peril to protect a fellow Custodian without a moment’s hesitation.
WHEN: End of your opponent’s Charge phase.
TARGET: One friendly unengaged ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit within 6" of an enemy unit. You can only select a VEHICLE unit if it is a CHARACTER/WALKER unit.
EFFECT: Declare a charge with your unit:
TARGET: One friendly unengaged ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit within 6" of an enemy unit. You can only select a VEHICLE unit if it is a CHARACTER/WALKER unit.
EFFECT: Declare a charge with your unit:
- When making the charge roll, if the result is greater than 6 (after modifiers), change it to 6.
- When selecting charge targets, you can select any enemy units that are within 6" of your unit and within the maximum distance.
BEARERS OF HIS LIGHT
1CP
Emissaries Imperatus Stratagem
No matter how far they stray from the Golden Throne, all Custodians carry with them the Emperor’s light, drawing upon His guidance in the midst of battle.
WHEN: Fight phase, when a friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit is selected to fight.
TARGET: That ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit.
EFFECT: Your unit’s melee attacks can ignore modifiers to hit rolls and wound rolls.
TARGET: That ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit.
EFFECT: Your unit’s melee attacks can ignore modifiers to hit rolls and wound rolls.
LIGHTNING WRATH
1CP
Dread Host Stratagem
Rushing forward with terrifying speed, Custodian sodalities leave their foes no opportunity to escape.
WHEN: Fight phase, when a friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit is selected to make a pile-in move.
TARGET: That ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit.
EFFECT: When making that pile-in move, your unit can move up to D3+3".
TARGET: That ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit.
EFFECT: When making that pile-in move, your unit can move up to D3+3".
SLAYERS OF NIGHTMARES
1CP
Emissaries Imperatus Stratagem
In an age plagued by monstrous foes, primordial horrors from the darkest void circle Humanity’s dying light. These hideous aberrations the Adeptus Custodes engage without hesitation.
WHEN: Fight phase, when a friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit is selected to fight.
TARGET: That ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit.
EFFECT: Your unit’s melee attacks that target a unit with a T greater than this unit’s T have +1 to wound rolls.
TARGET: That ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit.
EFFECT: Your unit’s melee attacks that target a unit with a T greater than this unit’s T have +1 to wound rolls.
INDOMITABLE GUARDIANS
1CP
Shadowkeepers Stratagem
No volume of fire or aggression will pry the Custodians from their objectives. Those who attempt to do so are subjected to the fullest extent of their violent fury.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Fight phase, when an enemy unit has fought.
TARGET: One friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit that is within range of an objective and is eligible to fight.
EFFECT: Your unit has Fights First and must be the next unit you select to fight.
TARGET: One friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit that is within range of an objective and is eligible to fight.
EFFECT: Your unit has Fights First and must be the next unit you select to fight.
DUTY UNTO DEATH
1CP
Auric Champions Stratagem
Even as death is certain, the Emperor’s Ten Thousand will not relent, fighting to their last breath in defence of the Golden Throne.
WHEN: Fight phase, when an enemy unit targets a friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit.
TARGET: That ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit.
EFFECT: When a model in your unit is destroyed, if your unit has not been selected to fight this phase, roll one D6, with +1 to that roll if that model is a CHARACTER model:
TARGET: That ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit.
EFFECT: When a model in your unit is destroyed, if your unit has not been selected to fight this phase, roll one D6, with +1 to that roll if that model is a CHARACTER model:
- On a 3+, do not remove that model from the battlefield. When your unit has fought, or at the end of the phase (whichever comes first), that model is removed from the battlefield.
SUPERHUMAN FOCUS
1CP
Emperor's Chosen Stratagem
Ever watchful and alert, these warriors switch seamlessly between martial ka’tah.
WHEN: End of any phase.
TARGET: One friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit that is not readied.
EFFECT: Your unit is readied.
RESTRICTIONS: You cannot select the same unit as the target of this stratagem more than once per battle round.
TARGET: One friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit that is not readied.
EFFECT: Your unit is readied.
RESTRICTIONS: You cannot select the same unit as the target of this stratagem more than once per battle round.
IN AURAMITE CLAD
1CP
Emperor's Chosen Stratagem
Even the most potent of attacks struggle to penetrate the auramite plate of these warriors.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Shooting phase or the Fight phase, when an enemy unit targets a friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit (excluding CUSTODIAN WARDENS units).
TARGET: That ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit.
EFFECT: Attacks that target your unit have -1 AP until that enemy unit has attacked.
TARGET: That ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit.
EFFECT: Attacks that target your unit have -1 AP until that enemy unit has attacked.
SUPERHUMAN FOCUS
1CP
Guardians of the Throne Stratagem
Ever watchful and alert, these warriors switch seamlessly between martial ka’tah.
WHEN: End of any phase.
TARGET: One friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit that is not readied.
EFFECT: Your unit is readied.
RESTRICTIONS: You cannot select the same unit as the target of this Stratagem more than once per battle round.
TARGET: One friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit that is not readied.
EFFECT: Your unit is readied.
RESTRICTIONS: You cannot select the same unit as the target of this Stratagem more than once per battle round.
UNLIMITED ENDURANCE
1CP
Guardians of the Throne Stratagem
Possessed of great endurance, Custodian sodalities willl pursue their targets to the ends of the galaxy. No matter how hard they might try, none can flee from their wrath.
WHEN: Your Movement phase, when a friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit ends an advance move.
TARGET: That ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit.
EFFECT: Until the end of the turn:
TARGET: That ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit.
EFFECT: Until the end of the turn:
- Your unit’s ranged attacks have [Assault].
- That advance move does not prevent your unit from being eligible to declare a charge.
IN AURAMITE CLAD
1CP
Guardians of the Throne Stratagem
Even the most potent of attacks struggle to penetrate the auramite plate of these warriors.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Shooting phase or the Fight phase, when an enemy unit targets a friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit (excluding CUSTODIAN WARDENS units).
TARGET: That ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit.
EFFECT: Attacks that target your unit have -1 AP until that enemy unit has attacked.
TARGET: That ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit.
EFFECT: Attacks that target your unit have -1 AP until that enemy unit has attacked.
PRIME TARGET
1CP
Guardians of the Throne Stratagem
When a threat to the Golden Throne is identified, the Adeptus Custodes will bend every fibre of their being to ensure its destruction.
WHEN: Your Shooting phase, when a friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit is selected to shoot.
TARGET: That ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit.
EFFECT: Your unit’s ranged attacks can:
TARGET: That ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit.
EFFECT: Your unit’s ranged attacks can:
- Re-roll one hit roll.
- Re-roll one wound roll.
- Re-roll one damage roll.
Martial Mastery
Guardians of the Throne Detachment
The Custodians are masters of all forms of war. There is no foe, no matter how numerous or powerful, that they cannot lay low.
In the Fight phase, when a friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit is selected to fight, that unit’s melee attacks have:Talon Sortie
Solar Watch Detachment
The Solar Watch utilise speed, mobility and the adaptable Calistus Ka’tah to confound and eviscerate opposing armies.
When a friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit makes a fall-back move, that fall-back move does not prevent that unit from being eligible to charge.Favoured ka’tah: CALISTUS
Additional Effect: Your unit has +2" M.
Magna Imperator
Emperor’s Chosen Detachment
The Adeptus Custodes are blessed with gifts the Emperor has given them – physical might, mental robustness and the most powerful arms and armour available.
When a friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit is selected to attack, that unit’s attacks can:- Re-roll one hit roll.
- Re-roll one wound roll.
Favoured ka’tah: RENDAX
Additional Effect: You can select one enemy MONSTER/VEHICLE unit engaged with your unit and roll one D6:
- On a 1-2, that enemy unit suffers 1 mortal wound.
- On a 3-5, that enemy unit suffers D3 mortal wounds.
- On a 6, that enemy unit suffers 3 mortal wounds.
Heralds of the Throne
Emissaries Imperatus Detachment
The Emissaries Imperatus prioritise the mission over individual actions. Their favoured ka’tah, Conservai, similarly emphasises strategy.
Friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES units have Fights First.Favoured Ka’tah: CONSERVAI
Additional Effect: Until the end of the turn, being selected to make an advance/fall-back move does not prevent your unit from being eligible to start an action.
Instruments of the Emperor’s Wrath
Dread Host Detachment
Favouring the aggressive Dacatarai fighting style, the Custodians of the Dread Host seek to outmatch their enemies in bloody melee combat.
Friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES units can re-roll charge rolls.Favoured ka’tah: DACATARAI
Additional Effect: When an enemy unit engaged with your unit makes a pile-in/consolidation move, -2" from that pile-in/consolidation move.
DEEP STRIKE24.09
There are many ways by which to deploy troops to the field of battle including tunnels, teleportation devices and other esoteric means of transportation.
Each time this unit makes an ingress move (20.04), if every model in this unit has this ability, it can be set up anywhere on the battlefield that is more than 8" horizontally from all enemy units, even if that is within your opponent’s deployment zone.[RAPID FIRE]24.30
Rapid fire weapons are capable of long-ranged precision shots or controlled bursts at nearby targets.
This ability always takes the form [RAPID FIRE X]. Each time you gather attack dice for a [RAPID FIRE] weapon, add X additional attack dice if the target unit was within half range of that weapon in the Select Targets step.Example: If a [RAPID FIRE 1] weapon with an A characteristic of 1 targets a unit that is within half range, you would gather one additional attack dice for that weapon (for a total of two for that weapon).
NO ESCAPE
2CP
Shadowkeepers Stratagem
Those Custodians who have served among the Shadowkeepers pursue their prey with dogged determination and will see them captured or slain.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Movement phase, when an enemy unit ends a fall-back move.
TARGET: One friendly unengaged ADEPTUS CUSTODES INFANTRY unit that is within 6" of that enemy unit.
EFFECT: Declare a charge with your unit. When selecting charge targets, you can only select enemy units that made a fall-back move this phase and are within the maximum distance.
TARGET: One friendly unengaged ADEPTUS CUSTODES INFANTRY unit that is within 6" of that enemy unit.
EFFECT: Declare a charge with your unit. When selecting charge targets, you can only select enemy units that made a fall-back move this phase and are within the maximum distance.
RAPID REACTIONS
1CP
Aquilan Shield Stratagem
Forcing their outmatched enemies to fall back, Custodians level their guardian spears and cut down fleeing opponents with volleys of bolter fire.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Movement phase, when an enemy unit ends a fall-back move.
TARGET: One friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES INFANTRY unit that was engaged with that enemy unit at the start of the phase.
EFFECT: Your unit shoots using normal shooting, but while doing so your unit can only target that enemy unit.
TARGET: One friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES INFANTRY unit that was engaged with that enemy unit at the start of the phase.
EFFECT: Your unit shoots using normal shooting, but while doing so your unit can only target that enemy unit.
GRIM RESPONSIBILITY
1CP
Shadowkeepers Stratagem
The Shadowkeepers strive to bring the most monstrous and malevolent of the Emperor’s foes to justice, striking them down with ruthless efficiency.
WHEN: Fight phase, when a friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES INFANTRY unit is selected to fight.
TARGET: That ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit.
EFFECT: Your unit’s melee attacks have [Lethal Hits: Character/Monster].
TARGET: That ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit.
EFFECT: Your unit’s melee attacks have [Lethal Hits: Character/Monster].
IMPENETRABLE BASTION
1CP
Emperor's Chosen Stratagem
When holding ground, a sodality of Custodians becomes a living fortress whose gilded walls are nigh impossible to breach.
WHEN: End of your Movement phase.
TARGET: One friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit (excludingMONSTER/VEHICLE units).
EFFECT: Select one objective your unit is controlling. That objective is secured.
TARGET: One friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit (excluding
EFFECT: Select one objective your unit is controlling. That objective is secured.
SHIELD OF HONOUR
1CP
Guardians of the Throne Stratagem
Coming to the aid of beleaguered allies, these Custodians issue challenges to their foes. Few possess the resolve to ignore these bellicose cries, and even those who refuse to respond are left shaken.
WHEN: Start of the Fight phase.
TARGET: One friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES INFANTRY/MOUNTED unit.
EFFECT: When an enemy model engaged with your unit selects targets, if that enemy model does not select your unit as the target of all of its attacks, that enemy model’s attacks have:
TARGET: One friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES INFANTRY/MOUNTED unit.
EFFECT: When an enemy model engaged with your unit selects targets, if that enemy model does not select your unit as the target of all of its attacks, that enemy model’s attacks have:
- -1 to hit rolls.
- -1 to wound rolls.
Wardens of the Dark Cells
Shadowkeepers Detachment
Inured to the most nightmarish and esoteric threats, the Shadowkeepers will not be swayed from their duty.
While a friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit (excludingFavoured ka’tah: KAPTARIS
Additional Effect: You can select one enemy unit engaged with your unit. That enemy unit must make a battle-shock roll, with -1 to that battle-shock roll. You cannot select the same enemy unit for this effect more than once per phase.
Gilded Guardians
Aquilan Shield Detachment
Resilient experts of ranged warfare, the Aquilan Shield give no ground and punish advancing enemies with their mastery of the Salvus Ka’tah.
While a friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit (excludingFavoured ka’tah: SALVUS
Additional Effect: Your unit’s ranged attacks have +6" R.
UNLEASH THE LIONS
1CP
Lions of the Emperor Stratagem
Terminator-armoured Custodian champions fight alone and unaided, engaging entire formations in unrelenting battle.
WHEN: Your Command phase.
TARGET: One friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES TERMINATOR unit that has 2+ models.
EFFECT: Your unit is split into separate units, each containing one model. These new units each have a starting strength of 1.
TARGET: One friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES TERMINATOR unit that has 2+ models.
EFFECT: Your unit is split into separate units, each containing one model. These new units each have a starting strength of 1.
VIGIL UNENDING
2CP
Lions of the Emperor Stratagem
So long as their duty remains unfulfilled, the Adeptus Custodes remain defiant in the face of their opponents.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Shooting phase or the Fight phase, when an enemy unit targets a friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES TERMINATOR unit.
TARGET: That ADEPTUS CUSTODES TERMINATOR unit.
EFFECT: Attacks that target your unit have -1 D until that enemy unit has attacked.
TARGET: That ADEPTUS CUSTODES TERMINATOR unit.
EFFECT: Attacks that target your unit have -1 D until that enemy unit has attacked.
FURY OF THE EMPEROR
1CP
Lions of the Emperor Stratagem
For all their physical might, it is the wrathful fury of the Adeptus Custodes that renders them truly terrifying. This is a gift they owe to the Emperor, who vested them with but a sliver of His terrible fury.
WHEN: Your Charge phase, when a friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES TERMINATOR unit that made an ingress move this turn is selected to declare a charge.
TARGET: That ADEPTUS CUSTODES TERMINATOR unit.
EFFECT: Your unit has +2 to charge rolls.
TARGET: That ADEPTUS CUSTODES TERMINATOR unit.
EFFECT: Your unit has +2 to charge rolls.
On Gilded Wings
Lions of the Emperor Detachment
Terminator sodalities are swept up by golden drop craft, ready to be deployed once more as battle demands.
At the end of your opponent’s Fight phase, if a friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES TERMINATOR unit is unengaged, you can place that unit in strategic reserves.