Codex: Adeptus Custodes (2024, 10th Edition) – Warhammer 40,000 | Games Workshop

Codex: Adeptus Custodes (2024, 10th Edition) – Warhammer 40,000

Discover a comprehensive guide to the Adeptus Custodes and Sisters of Silence, crafted to inspire both collectors and tabletop commanders. This codex blends lore, artistry, and practical rules to help you plan your armies, paint with confidence, and explore new cinematic battle possibilities on the table or in Crusade campaigns.

Inside these 112 pages, you’ll find a carefully balanced mix of background material, stunning visuals, and practical rules that support both narrative play and standard games. The narrative sections illuminate the roles of the Custodes and their enigmatic allies, their sub-factions, recruitment paths, and training, while the accompanying art showcases bold armor tones, gleaming gold highlights, and dramatic red accents that elevate display pieces and photo references alike.

Whether you are assembling pieces for display, planning a combat force, or planning a campaign across the galaxy, this codex emphasizes possibilities. It presents robust options without promising outcomes, inviting you to tailor detachments, units, and missions to fit your chosen narrative and playstyle.

What you get inside

• 112-page hardcover packed with rules, art, and background material
• 18 datasheets detailing profiles, weapons, and key abilities for every Custodes and Sisters of Silence unit
• Four themed Detachments, including the Auric Champions and Null Maiden Vigil, each with unique rules
• Crusade rules to guide galaxy-spanning missions for your force
• Combat Patrol rules and a painting guide for Tristraen’s Gilded Blades
• An Eavy Metal showcase highlighting meticulously painted Citadel miniatures and color schemes

Visually, the codex pairs majestic artwork with practical data, offering a source of inspiration for both hobby projects and on-table strategy. The Detachments provide thematic options to pair with your play style, while the Crusade framework gives you structured, campaign-style goals to pursue with your Custodes platoon and allies.

Why this codex matters for your games and collection

• Vivid artwork and photography that doubles as display references and hobby guidance
• Rich background material that expands on deployment, recruitment, and training lore
• Structured Detachments to tailor army composition and specialisations
• Practical rules for Crusade campaigns and Combat Patrol startup, enabling quick, cinematic play

In short, Codex: Adeptus Custodes serves as a detailed, artful companion for building, painting, and commanding a legion of elite warriors in Warhammer 40,000. It invites you to imagine spectacular battle moments and to translate those ideas into tabletop realities, while keeping expectations grounded in the rules and options provided.