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This is my take on Valdor for 9E the Chief Custodian, love to run a fluffy army with him just for fun would this be something that would be ok?

Valdor 360 points

M: 7” Ws: 2+ Bs: 2+ S: 5 T: 5 W: 8 A: 6 Ld: 11 Sv: 2+/4++

Weapons:
Apollonian Spear (Shooting): Assault 2, S6, AP-2, D2.

Apollonian Spear (Melee): Melee, Sx2, AP-4, D4, Molecular Severance: Any To Wound roll of a 4+ with this weapon inflicts 1 mortal wound. In addition, any sucessful invulnerable save taken againts this weapon must be re-rolled.

Somnus Dagger: Melee, User, AP-2, D2. When this model fights, it may make an additional attack with this weapon.

Abilities:
"Made by His hands": This model has a 4+ invulnerable save. If this model would take a wound, roll a dice, on a 5+, that wound is not lost.

Lightning Blows: Every roll of a 6 To Hit with this weapon in melee generates another attack. These extra attacks do not themselves also generate additional attacks. In addition, this model fights first at the start of the fight phase, alternate if another model has a similar rule.

Ancient Majesty: You may re-roll hit and wound rolls of 1 for friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES units within 6" of this model.

Eye of the Emperor: When the battle starts, before the beginning of the first turn, you may remove this model and upto D3 ADEPTUS CUSTODES units from the battlefield and set it up again according the mission rules. If this model is your Warlord you gain 2 command points

Implacable Vanguard: This model can still shoot and charge even if it advances, as though it did not advance. This model can heroically intervene upto 6” and consolidate and Pile in 6”.

Lightning Blows should be an extra hit-as is now, it’s an extra roll for a 97% chance of a hit.

Also, was leaving out Core for his aura intentional?

I am not sure what you mean by the alteration to lightening blow?

And wasn’t intentional would only CORE units be better or with the character being Valdor would that maybe extend to further units?

 Adam_1994 wrote:
I am not sure what you mean by the alteration to lightening blow?

And wasn’t intentional would only CORE units be better or with the character being Valdor would that maybe extend to further units?

It shouldn't be an extra attack, it should be an extra hit.

Your proposed valdor is just a slightly more deadly trajann that has a redeploy instead of CP regen.

Not much of a point. Remember, he is a Custodes, so he already has all the baseline custodes stuff.

Keep the stat line the same, but i'd change his abilities and weapon a bit.

The King in Yellow: If your army includes Constantin Valdor, he must be your Warlord. You begin the game with 2 extra CP and can use the "From Golden Light They Come" stratagem up to 3 times for 0 CP in the deployment phase.

The Emperor's Finest Creation: In your command phase when selecting a Martial Ka'tah for your army, you may have Constantin Valdor benifit from both stances of the chosen Ka'tah and anytime a wound would be lost from this model roll a dice, and on a 5+ that wound is not lost. This model may declare a charge on the turn that it advances.

Herald of the Ages: This model has a 9" aura that allows any Adeptus Custodes or Anethema Psychana unit to reroll hit rolls and wound rolls of 1. He also recieves a +1 to armor saving throws.

Preternatural Skill: This model always fights first and can never be hit or wounded on unmodified rolls of a 1 or 2.

Weapons:
Apollonian Spear (Shooting): Assault 3, S5, AP-2, D2.

Apollonian Spear (Melee): Melee, S+4, AP-4, D4, Molecular Severance: Any To Wound roll of a 4+ with this weapon inflicts 1 mortal wound in addition to normal damage. Any sucessful invulnerable save taken againts this weapon must be re-rolled.

Somnus Dagger: Melee, User, AP-2, D2. In any combat that this model fights, you make make one additional attack with this weapon. If the attack hits and wounds the target suffers 2 mortal wounds and the attack sequence ends. These mortals ignore any ability that would otherwise ignore wounds.

I like the alterations you have made to some of the abilities. Definitely a fluff vibe to them