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Warhammer 40,000
Adeptus Custodes
The Emperor's golden guardians: few models, high stakes.
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- Adeptus Custodes: Shield Captainfrom US$34.98
- Captain-General Trajann Valorisfrom US$40.80
- Adeptus Custodes Talons of the Emperor: Valerian and Aleyafrom US$51.00
- Combat Patrol: Adeptus Custodesfrom US$114.82
- Boarding Patrol: Adeptus Custodesfrom US$130.00
- Legio Custodes: Caladius Grav-tankfrom US$144.50
Hobby campaign map
Your Adeptus Custodes path
Take this army from first box to first game, then go deeper into its painting and stories. Unavailable guides stay clearly labeled.
Build & start
NextChoose a first box and follow a practical expansion path for Adeptus Custodes.
Paint
Unofficial fan Contrast recipes on the existing paint hub.
Play & learn
Edition-labeled strategy notes with a visible rules freshness check.
Lore & reading
On this pageMeet the faction and start with a short, editorially selected reading list.
Starter path
Where to begin
- 01Buy Combat Patrol: Adeptus Custodes sealed.
- 02Add Allarus or a named character next.
- 03Verify every model on used listings.
Paint
How to paint Adeptus Custodes models
Catalog
All tracked kits
Lore
About Adeptus Custodes
The Emperor's golden guardians: few models, high stakes.
Custodes are the personal guardians of the Emperor. Armies are small, elite, and expensive per model. Sisters of Silence often appear beside them in Agents-adjacent collections.
Sealed Combat Patrols and Allarus kits hold strong floors. Incomplete used lots hurt more because each model is a large share of list value.
Themes: Imperial Palace · Allarus · Sisters of Silence
Selected editorial starting points
Where to start reading Adeptus Custodes
Black Library titles collectors often pair with this army. Titles and short why-read notes only. Not a complete or canonical bibliography. Not affiliated with Games Workshop.
This short list is editorially selected and incomplete. Its non-Heresy titles do not yet have one governed source-review denominator.
Horus Heresy reading order (Heresy register reviewed 2026-07-25; broader list review remains unverified)
- Watchers of the Throne: The Emperor's LegionChris Wraight · Watchers of the Throne
Modern Custodes and Sisters of Silence viewpoint. Best collector entry.
- Watchers of the Throne: The Regent's ShadowChris Wraight · Watchers of the Throne
Continues the arc. Good if you paint both Custodes and Silence kits.
- Master of MankindAaron Dembski-Bowden · Horus Heresy
Heresy-era Palace war. Context for why Custodes matter.
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