Goatboy’s Grimdark Armylist – The Cheapest Adeptus Custodes You Can Build
Can the Adeptus Custodes build the cheapest solid armylist in Warhammer 40K! Take a look – it’s golden!
Goatboy here, and when I read one of the Adeptus Custodes detachment, I thought to myself – I think we can make the cheapest army we can in 40K! The reason we can do this is to emphasize the whole theme of – “characters matter” in this detachment. This means utilizing the best “single model” characters we can to create an Adeptus Custodes list designed to run around, be annoying to remove, and give up a crap ton of Assassination points.
Alright, so as you know we’ll be building “the Cheapest Custodes” list based on the Auric Champions Detachment. It can have a bunch of character units that can do potent stuff. They fly around and just are a pain in the butt. So with that, let’s throw the armylist out there and then lets see how much it could cost.
Cheap Auric Champions
Adeptus Custodes
Auric Champions
Strike Force (2000 Points)
CHARACTERS
Blade Champion (140 Points)
• 1x Vaultswords
• Enhancements: Martial Philosopher
Shield-Captain (140 Points)
• 1x Praesidium Shield
1x Pyrithite spear
Shield-Captain in Allarus Terminator Armour (165 Points)
• 1x Balistus grenade launcher
1x Guardian spear
• Enhancements: Veiled Blade
Shield-Captain in Allarus Terminator Armour (140 Points)
• 1x Balistus grenade launcher
1x Guardian spear
Shield-Captain in Allarus Terminator Armour (140 Points)
• 1x Balistus grenade launcher
1x Guardian spear
Shield-Captain on Dawneagle Jetbike (140 Points)
• 1x Interceptor lance
1x Salvo launcher
Shield-Captain on Dawneagle Jetbike (140 Points)
• 1x Interceptor lance
1x Salvo launcher
Shield-Captain on Dawneagle Jetbike (140 Points)
• 1x Interceptor lance
1x Salvo launcher
Trajann Valoris (150 Points)
• Warlord
• 1x Eagle’s Scream
1x Watcher’s Axe
BATTLELINE
Custodian Guard (180 Points)
• 4x Custodian Guard
• 1x Misericordia
3x Praesidium Shield
1x Praesidium Shield
3x Sentinel blade
1x Vexilla
Custodian Guard (180 Points)
• 4x Custodian Guard
• 1x Misericordia
3x Praesidium Shield
1x Praesidium Shield
3x Sentinel blade
1x Vexilla
OTHER DATASHEETS
Custodian Wardens (200 Points)
• 4x Custodian Warden
• 4x Guardian spear
1x Vexilla
Prosecutors (40 Points)
• 1x Prosecutor Sister Superior
• 1x Boltgun
1x Close combat weapon
• 3x Prosecutor
• 3x Boltgun
3x Close combat weapon
ALLIED UNITS
Callidus Assassin (100 Points)
• 1x Neural shredder
1x Phase sword and poison blades
1995 Points
Tactics & Army Costs
This is a pretty simple list again you got a ton of characters that are tougher than normal, can move around, and score things. Again you are going to dump a ton on Assassination but if they take that one just know you are going to play the primary and your tactical secondary.
But let’s see if we can build it out in kits.
You need
Trajann – $45.00
Combat Patrol – $160.00
Prosecutor Box – $60.00
Custodian Guard – $60.00
Vertus Praetors Box – $60.00
Callidus Assassin – $35.00
Cost total is $420.00 which isn’t too bad by 40K standards. If you go look for the old Custodes Combat Patrol it syncs up perfectly and lets you build almost the entire thing but Trajann and the Assassin. But at $420 full price, without discounts and you have a playable army. It should play fast, play easy enough, and let you try your hardest with a difficult to win with army.
Plus this could be a pretty dope looking Muscle Mommie army with a few head swaps and o their fun bits and pieces. Oh and it lets you get to use a box of Bikes – which we all have somewhere if we ever played Adeptus Custodes.
For the Emperor (and your budget)!
