Adeptus Custodes

Shadow Throne: The Crusade Content

There's more to Shadow Throne than just the new datasheets - similar to Hexfire, tucked away in the booklet that comes with the boxed set are Crusade rules for running a miniature campaign between the Genestealer Cult and Adeptus...

How To Paint Everything: Adeptus Custodes Blade Champion

In our How to Paint Everything series, we take a look at different armies of the Warhammer universe, examine their history and heraldry, and look at several different methods for painting them. In this week’s article, we’re looking at the...

Hammer of Math: Custodes Blade Champion

This week's Hammer of Math is a quick look at how nasty the Adeptus Custodes Blade Champion from Shadow Throne can be. As the gene-bred protectors of the God-Emperor, the Adeptus Custodes are intended to be a collection of some...

Model Review: Adeptus Custodes Blade Champion (Shadow Throne release)

The Blade Champion is one of two new models packaged in the new Shadow Throne boxed set, which pits Genestealer Cultists against the golden warriors of the Adeptus Custodes. We had Crab-Stuffed Mushrooms assemble and paint the model from...

Shadow Throne: Datasheet Review

We found out a few months ago that the glorious golden host of the Adeptus Custodes and the clandestine forces of the Genestealer Cults were next in line for Codexes, and while the wait for those has been extended...

Competitive Innovations in 9th: Liminal State

Last week was a big old upheaval for competitive 40K thanks to the release of the first Balance Dataslate, and thanks to the intrepid players and TOs at Northern Warlords, this week, we get a first glimpse of the...

Big Golden Heroes: Talons of the Emperor (Adeptus Custodes) Kill Team Tactics

Do you want like your warriors, big, elite, and decked out in golden armor from head to toe? Does the idea of running teams of more than four models bore you? Do you really wish your models could perform...

Competitive Innovations in 9th: Supermajor Surprise

You would think that I would remember that there was an upcoming supermajor given that I was, at one point, booked for it (prior to potential COVID disruption to travel leading me to cancel) but apparently not. Well, there...

Competitive Innovations in 9th: Goonhammerception

This week the answer to "were there any events?" is especially obvious for anyone paying attention to what we've been up to, because the inaugural Goonhammer Open US is now in the books, with the champion's belt (literally, that's...

Competitive Innovations in 9th: Slamtastic Summer pt.1

We've had some big weekends of gaming this year, but none quite so spectacular as this. The inaugural GW roadshow pitched up in Orlando, luring just shy of 200 players into the back yard of the Art of War...