Editing Adeptus Custodes (section)

==Getting a codex==
[[File:1474071012706.jpg|300px|right|thumb|From the Burning of Prospero Horus Heresy boxed set]]
The Adeptus Custodes ''finally'' received their own rules at the tail end of 7th Edition, with a mini-Codex that was bundled along with the [[Sisters of Silence]] mini-dex in the '''Talons of the Emperor''' boxed set.

Suffice to say, the rules didn't disappoint. Each line-Custodian [[Awesome|having stats equivalent to or ''better'' than your average Brother-Captain]], on top of having ''Eternal Warrior'' built-in. On the flip side they were ridiculously expensive (though oddly enough ''cheaper'' than a [[Grey Knight Paladin]]), and barring catching a ride on a Land Raider or deep-striking, they were stuck foot-slogging across the table. Hmm.

The Golden Boys of the Emperor also received a much-expanded and stand-alone Codex for 8th Edition. It expands on the lore (seemingly trying to make a point that, no, the Custodians were NOT idle for the past ten millennia), introduces specialist groups within the Custodes [[Your Dudes|whose paint schemes players can use]], and fills out the missing Force Organization slots for the Army. [[Trajann Valoris]] also gets a tabletop-playable model plus rules as well. As an army, they're still extremely expensive per model, but at least they have more options available to them now - especially now that FW has finally released 40K rules for the 30K Custodes units.

A slight failure on GWs part was not putting the sisters of silence in the codex, considering they're meant to fight together (which is why they're collectively called the "Talons of the Emperor") and the sisters have been made almost useless with the battle brothers rule change. A shame too since they complement each other quite well and fill in whatever weaknesses the other had. This was eventually rectified with the [[Psychic Awakening]] book ''War of the Spider'', which re-integrated the sisterhood into the Custodes army list without compromising anything. The only thing that would improve this in 9E would be the full re-integration of the various Forge World units into the codex instead of being in the Imperial Armour Compendium.