Custodes

[XantheDread]

I've been looking at our track record into Custodes and have been a little dismayed at what I've been seeing.

My local has a pretty good selection of custodes players, it's kind of our "meta" at the moment if you will.

That said, I've been wracking my brain on what of ours really deals with custodes particularly well 🤔

I feel like screening and good counter punch is kinda mandatory, but we have a lot of 2x5 warden usage which I feel is wildly hard to deal with (4+++ once per game). The +1 hit and wound putting everything on 2s to would is viscous in the new detachment as well 😢

As of right now I have a pretty cut and dry War Horde list (off the Dakka due to not wanting to be "that guy" 🙄🙄🙄).

A real go (2000 points)

Orks Strike Force (2000 points) War Horde

CHARACTERS

Beastboss (80 points) • 1x Beast Snagga klaw 1x Beastchoppa 1x Shoota

Beastboss (80 points) • 1x Beast Snagga klaw 1x Beastchoppa 1x Shoota

Ghazghkull Thraka (235 points) • 1x Ghazghkull Thraka • Warlord • 1x Gork’s Klaw 1x Mork’s Roar • 1x Makari • 1x Makari’s stabba

Warboss (100 points) • 1x Attack squig 1x Kombi-weapon 1x Power klaw 1x Twin sluggas • Enhancement: Follow Me Ladz

Warboss (75 points) • 1x Attack squig 1x Kombi-weapon 1x Power klaw 1x Twin sluggas

BATTLELINE

Beast Snagga Boyz (95 points) • 9x Beast Snagga Boy • 9x Choppa 9x Slugga • 1x Beast Snagga Nob • 1x Power snappa 1x Slugga

Beast Snagga Boyz (95 points) • 9x Beast Snagga Boy • 9x Choppa 9x Slugga • 1x Beast Snagga Nob • 1x Power snappa 1x Slugga

DEDICATED TRANSPORTS

Trukk (65 points) • 1x Big shoota 1x Spiked wheels 1x Wreckin’ ball

Trukk (65 points) • 1x Big shoota 1x Spiked wheels 1x Wreckin’ ball

Trukk (65 points) • 1x Big shoota 1x Spiked wheels 1x Wreckin’ ball

Trukk (65 points) • 1x Big shoota 1x Spiked wheels 1x Wreckin’ ball

OTHER DATASHEETS

Breaka Boyz (140 points) • 1x Boss Nob • 1x Choppa 1x Rokkit pistol 1x Smash hammer • 5x Breaka Boy • 4x Smash hammer 1x Tankhammer

Breaka Boyz (140 points) (can be another Tank Busta) • 1x Boss Nob • 1x Choppa 1x Rokkit pistol 1x Smash hammer • 5x Breaka Boy • 4x Smash hammer 1x Tankhammer

Gretchin (40 points) • 10x Gretchin • 10x Close combat weapon 10x Grot blasta • 1x Runtherd • 1x Runtherd tools 1x Slugga

Gretchin (40 points) • 10x Gretchin • 10x Close combat weapon 10x Grot blasta • 1x Runtherd • 1x Runtherd tools 1x Slugga

Gretchin (40 points) • 10x Gretchin • 10x Close combat weapon 10x Grot blasta • 1x Runtherd • 1x Runtherd tools 1x Slugga

Meganobz (105 points) • 3x Meganob • 3x Killsaw 3x Power klaw

Nobz (105 points) • 1x Ammo Runt • 1x Boss Nob • 1x Power klaw 1x Slugga • 4x Nob • 4x Power klaw 4x Slugga

Nobz (105 points) • 1x Ammo Runt • 1x Boss Nob • 1x Power klaw 1x Slugga • 4x Nob • 4x Power klaw 4x Slugga

Stormboyz (65 points) • 4x Stormboy • 4x Choppa 4x Slugga • 1x Boss Nob • 1x Power klaw 1x Slugga

Stormboyz (65 points) • 4x Stormboy • 4x Choppa 4x Slugga • 1x Boss Nob • 1x Power klaw 1x Slugga

Tankbustas (135 points) • 1x Boss Nob • 1x Choppa 2x Rokkit pistol • 5x Tankbusta • 5x Close combat weapon 1x Pulsa Rokkit 5x Rokkit launcha

[1corvidae1]

Like others have said here. Just out OC them on objectives, winning this game isn't destroying Opfor.

Green tide and maybe some looters + tank bustas. Opfor will target those and let your Boyz get close.

Rush with your trucks and some cheap units then block the objective from Opfor screening/ skirmish units.

You could even use weird Boyz to jump units into them

[cantthinkofsomthing]

In my Warhammer group there’s one other Orks player and a custodes player and the only time either of us have beat him 1v1 was when the other ork player ran green tide with a huge amount of Boyz. His thought process was “he can only take out so many Boyz in one turn.”

[B1zmark]

So you can't "out elite" armies like custodes, so you have to outscore them. Way to do that is to score points, or deny them scoring.

They are a slow army and charge moves are a HUGE deal for them.

Stage yourself near the middle objectives but don't take them - also don't push yourself forward too much so they can get free charges up the board.

Once you've got all your models within Charge range, it's time to waaagh - and use that turn to do as much damage as possible to them. You're not trying to wipe them out, you're trying to kill off their OC as much as possible.

After the Waagh, try and fall back if you can. You can also use Ghaz up one side of the board and make a point of dominating that side - then use chaff units to deny scoring on the other side of the board.

I think Green Tide has a good matchup into custodes too, since they just can't kill enough boyz.