Your first look at 13 new Adeptus Custodes detachments

Key Points:

• The Adeptus Custodes detachments in the new Codex offer a balanced approach between chaotic and regimented selection, with only one group having a Unique keyword (Shield Host) while others can be chosen freely to enhance units like Dreadnoughts, Terminators, or Sisters of Silence.
• Six of the 13 detachments carry the Unique: Shield Host tag, each themed after a main Shield Host from the lore, such as the defensive Aquilan Shield and the aggressive Dread Host, which specializes in fast charges and close combat.
• Each Shield Host detachment has a favored ka’tah that provides additional benefits when activated, but players are free to use any ka’tah, maintaining tactical flexibility while gaining bonuses like improved hit rolls or reduced enemy movement in combat.
• The Dread Host detachment enhances assault capabilities with Preternatural Rapidity for charging after advancing, and boosts key characters like Shield-Captains or Blade Champions with powerful abilities such as Cleave and Sustained Hits, ideal for aggressive playstyles.
• Other detachments include Guardians of the Throne (balanced bonuses), Emissaries Imperatus (mission focus), Emperor’s Chosen (flexibility with ka’tah), Solar Watch (increased mobility), and specialized forces like Terminators, Dreadnoughts, Grav-tanks, and Sisters of Silence, allowing players to tailor their army’s strengths effectively.