Let’s take a look at the power of the Solar Spearhead, does it improve the lot of the Dreadnoughts of the Golden Legion?
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0:00 Intro
0:26 Grotmas + Custodes
2:02 Solar Spearhead Theming
3:52 Custodes Armour
5:31 Detachment Rules
9:24 Titans Terrain – Video Sponsor
10:20 Stratagems
15:52 Enhancements
19:18 Initial Impressions
21:33 Army List Idea
22:39 Titans Terrain – Video Sponsor
24:15 Outro
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I play custodes and I have a Telemon dread which is my favorite model. I intend to get more dreadnoughts and this a pleasant surprise. I am also waiting when they finally bring more of the range to plastic.
Probably better things to do, but I want contemptor dreads with the ability to stand back up and take advantage of weakening vehicles getting buffs. They will revive, and revive angry
It isn’t good, it fixes issues sure but it puts the army to being as viable as running shield host without using the detatchment rule tbh
It’s just not enough to be good
Yeah, good job on this one GW. Some of these Grotsmas detachments are tickling exactly the right neurons in my head.
It's high time for more plastic custodes, especially the dreads now
so they're really buffing the forgeworld models that are hard to get, we're about a year from a new edition. Why does it feel like this is just to clear out the forgeworld models just before they gets legends?
I don't think you're running this list if you are trying to balance Dreadnoughts and the usual good Custodes datasheets. If you run Solar Spearhead, it's probably with like three little units of Prosecutors to hold your backfield, two-three Caladius Grav Tanks and then Dreadnoughts straight on until morning.
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If we’re being honest it’s a fairly fun looking detachment and this does make a few terrible units good, but let’s all get one thing straight this doesn’t fix internal balancing issues in the codex and this is buffing things like dreadnoughts (which are still bad, the detachment just makes them playable) but at the detriment of say Criting on 5s or gaining FNP vs Mortals.
This is not like Crusher Stampede with say a Tyrannofex where it’s good outside Crusher and gets much better in it. Custodes dreadnoughts are terrible outside this detachment and are much better in this detachment making them average.
Custodes are foregoing other important detachment rules, Strats, and buffs to bandaid a bad set of units.
I’m not here to tell you not to have fun with this detachment (in fact I hope you can enjoy it), but our dreads are still AP-2 with fairly terrible guns across them all. They are all still pretty easy to kill with the exception being the Telemon with the 5+++FNP enhancement. While phasing through walls and advancing and charging are huge helps along with their speed boost that’s only fixing parts of the problem for those datasheets.m
This is not a super competitive detachment, this isn’t fixing the faction, I hope we can additionally get a good and healthy dataslate reworking on some units to widen our build choices.
Cool, but also guarantees dreadnoughts will still be bad outside of this detachment.
A forge world focused detachment was no where near my bingo card lol
I just finished playing a match using this into the new ad mech detachment and it felt oppressive we called it after turn 2
Me personally, I really love the sound of this detachment. I already have a few proxy dreads and wanted to get more. This is right up my alley XD
We should’ve got plastic vehicles last spring with the code. Actually, it’s still a crappy, Squatch shield, captain!
I’m not disagreeing but can you explain how the 5+ feel no pain increases a telecom dreadnoughts toughness/tankyness by 50%
Imagine proxying the dreads with regular custodes on big rocks with the same base sizes. Run them as "lore accurate Custodes" where you have like 10 tanky dudes lol.
Props to the person on reddit who suggested this.
Seems to be Crusher Stampede but like 3x better and thus almost competitive! Love it
So if a dreadnought is now a character is it the same data sheet or is it still a limit of 3 per?
GW is pumping up custodes after the tournament wins to push sales on newplayers id bet
I honestly don’t care about the rules of the detachment that much. I’m just excited because this is soft confirmation that the Christmas reveal is 30K Custodes (aka, making half the Custodes range in plastic)
Dont care if its competitive, i can now run an almoat entirely dreadnought list, shiny stompy bois go brrrt
Me 2 years ago: they've butchered my Telemon, needs some love.
Me now: Laughs in 5+FNP ah yes i can feel it now Mr. Crabs!… I call him Mr. Crabs because i rock Double Fists its the only way.
I wonder if they will go as far as first rate ships of the line? 100+ cannons on 3 decks, 800+ crew.
For everyone saying “buy forgeworld detachment” this was one of the most asked things on the subreddit since 10th changed their movement
Best part imo is custodes planes in hover will have oc at the start of the game
A Caestus Telemon with the +1 A,S,Dam Enhancement for 8 S13 -2 Dam4 attacks at 10" Speed, Advance and CHarge + through walls? Sign me the FUCK UP!!!!
initially I was thinking about what dreadnoughts to buy and how but I was sad that my current Custode army doesn't have any dreadnoughts which means Id practically be playing/buying a new army. I'd probably rather just buy and build an Imperial Knights army. This detachment doesn't really make me want to play it 100% and buy all the expensive FW models. I jumped on the hype train on release but now I think I just want to stick with my wardens, guards, allarus etc.and my two grav tanks.
Ill be using your channel dice for the first time today. I hope they roll as good as your videos
This core detachment rule is proof they can allow Characters in Auric Champions to benefit from their "If leading a unit" bonus while alone, because this rule is a literal essay to explain vehicles enhancements.
I have a friend with a 9 dreadnought army for custodies (that hapens to stand on my shelf) and I have a tournament coming up on saturday that allowes these detachments… I'm tempted to run this.
eBay prices on FW models gonna skyrocket now
I got the popup terrain. Very good for casual hone games. One thing i will advocate is getting some “half tiles”. The offset makes for a much less ‘firelane’ setup. After that its great.
Toughness wise. It held my defiler up, and a land raider we decided to park at 45degrees
People talking about necrons datachment totally OP, while custodes now reroll everything cause hitting on 2+ reroll 1…
But they share one thing: GW making stuff that never has been bought very Strong (necrons scythe, Forge world custodes) so people buy this…
FURY OF THE ANCIENTS IS BACK
Eh I just print em for well and truly under the asking price 🤣 it’s a rip off for us in AUS
Hopefully this means we’ll get them in plastic with the FW changes
Gotta love how the flavour of this basically comes down to "AND THE MACHINE SPIRITS ARE PISSED"
If GW made this detachment and doesn't bring the resin models into plastic next edition, we riot
Imabout to put a fnp on my telemon and make it a fucking PROBLEM
I like the Forgeworld models
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To me, the biggest problem with the detachment is the lack of OC. Even if you get +2 for your dreadnoughts, it's still just easy for a lot of armies to tarpit and or out OC the dreadnoughts.
It's really funny to see people say Forgeworld Custodes are "enormously expensive" when they're still cheaper than most plastic armies.
What I really want to know is whether Unstoppable allows you to go through enemy models as well. It doesn't say friendly models only, and it would be absolutely huge if your dreads couldn't be screened out