My local gaming community is starting a 30k escalation league and I'm playing Custodes.
We will be playing to 3000 points with 500 points per month. I've planned out my entire list all the way to 3k and would appreciate feedback from the community.
I'm not married to this list, but I do have almost everything on it
at the first 2 levels, 500, and 1000 we are limited to a 150 point HQ with a max of 3 wounds. As the basic Custodes Shield Captain is 4 wounds, 190 points I suggested a compromise. My army will be lead by a Prefect (one of the ranks of custodes under Shield Captain listed on Lexicanum) I just dropped one wound and the Iron halo. I felt this was reasonable. (anyone think he's worth less than 150? Its not to late to renegotiate.)
500 pt army
HQ Prefect 150
Troops Custodian Guard Squad 165
Troops Custodian Guard Squad with teleport homers 180
495 points
1000 Pt army
HQ Prefect 150
Troops Custodian Guard Squad with teleport homers 180
Troops Custodian Guard Squad with teleport homers 180
Troops Custodian Guard Squad with teleport homers 180
Fast attack Agamatus Jetbikes 225
Fast Attack Pallas Grav-Attack Squad 85
1000 even.
I've had some bad luck with teleport mishaps so I'm not likely to use that much. But that means I need to footslog my guys but the jetbikes and the Pallas will give them some cover
At 1,500 points I can bring in my full Shield Captain and start adding some nice toys.
1,500 pt army
HQ Shield-Captain 190
Troops Custodian Guard Squad 165
Troops Custodian Guard Squad 165
Troops Custodian Guard Squad +2 275
Dedicated Tranasport Coronus Grav-Carrier 135
Fast attack Agamatus Jetbikes 225
Fast Attack Pallas Grav-Attack Squad 85
Heavy Support Contemptor-Galatus Dreadnought 250
1,490 points
The Shield captain and the 5 man squad will ride in the grav carrier
2000 point army
HQ Shield-Captain 190
HQ Shield-Captain 190
Troops Custodian Guard Squad 165
Troops Custodian Guard Squad 165
Troops Custodian Guard Squad +2 275
Dedicated Tranasport Coronus Grav-Carrier 135
Fast attack Agamatus Jetbikes 225
Fast Attack Pallas Grav-Attack Squad 85
Fast Attack Pallas Grav-Attack Squad 85
Heavy Support Contemptor-Galatus Dreadnought 250
Heavy Support Contemptor-Achillus Dreadnought 200
1,965
2000 point army V2
HQ Shield-Captain 190
Troops Custodian Guard Squad 165
Troops Custodian Guard Squad +3 330
Troops Custodian Guard Squad +2 275
Dedicated Tranasport Coronus Grav-Carrier 135
Dedicated Tranasport Coronus Grav-Carrier 135
Fast attack Agamatus Jetbikes 225
Heavy Support Contemptor-Galatus Dreadnought 250
Heavy Support Contemptor-Galatus Dreadnought 250
1,955
I've read that a single shield captain really is worth as much as 3 regular guard, but 2 Pallas aren't worth more than one Coronus. This version moves a bit faster I think.
At 2,500 I'm bringing in Valdor. League rules only allow named characters at 2000+ and primarchs at 2500+ and only one of each named character in the league. There is one other Custodes player but I was able to claim Valdor already.
HQ Constantine Valdore 275
HQ Shield-Captain 190
Troops Custodian Guard Squad 165
Troops Custodian Guard Squad 165
Troops Custodian Guard Squad +2 275
Dedicated Tranasport Coronus Grav-Carrier 135
Dedicated Tranasport Coronus Grav-Carrier 135
Fast attack Agamatus Jetbikes 225
Fast Attack Pallas Grav-Attack Squad 85
Fast Attack Pallas Grav-Attack Squad 85
Heavy Support Contemptor-Galatus Dreadnought 250
Heavy Support Contemptor-Achillus Dreadnought 200
Heavy Support Telemon Heavy Dreadnought 300
2,485 points
3k army
same as above, dropping one pallas and adding the:
LOW Orion Drop Ship 605
3,005 pts
I'm not sold on Valdor or the Orion. I'm worried there just big point sinks. I might drop one or both in favor of more regular guard as it stands my entire army at 3000 points will only be 23 models. Custodes out Grey-Knight the Grey Knights and I'm worried I'm fielding a glass cannon. But, at this point i have not played one single game with any of these guys so I just don't know yet. I have a 500 point test game scheduled for Thursday night.
Except for Valdor I a have everything on these lists, just need to finish assembling and painting the forgeworld stuff (most of which is sitting in soapy water right now) But I've got 15 Guard with spears, 5 with sword and sheild, and lots of assorted bannermen and officer types, plus a good bit of 40k custodes as well. So, I've got more options. And, I'm open to buying more forgeworld stuff depending on what works when games actually start.
I'm not really expecting psychic stuff to enter this much, so I'm not planing on including any Sisters of Silence anywhere, but i do have 10 of sword, Bolter, and flamer sisters I might field at some point.
Also, anyone seen any good tutorials for painting the interior of custodes vehicles? I'm just not sure what would look good.
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