Editing Warhammer 40,000/8th Edition Tactics/Adeptus Custodes (section)

===Deathwatch===

Another interesting mix. Between their inbuilt Bolter Discipline, Mission Tactics and Special Issue Ammunition, along with easy access to rerolls, the deathwatch boasts some of the most reliable anti-infantry shooting in the game, the humble Boltgun becoming an instrument of enormous damage in their hands. The frag cannon also provides flexible anti-armour/-infantry, and you can take four in a single five-man squad. The fact that it’s an assault weapon and hits harder the closer you get to the target helps out hugely with providing close-range fire support for your golden boys. Their main problem, like GKs and SMs, is a high price for a standard MEQ defense. You will pay around 40 points for a single marine with a Frag Cannon, and their relatively fragile defense means they will wilt in the face of heavy firepower. On the plus side, [[DISTRACTION CARNIFEX|if they’re attracting high amounts of dakka, then your golden boys aren’t]], and you have ways of protecting them (transports, storm shields, cover, etc).