7-28-26

Welcome, today's Art of War Battle Report features our post-dataslate Battle Report match between John's Court of the Phoenician and Elegant Brutes Emperor's Children vs Folger's Lions of the Emperor and Might of the Moritoi Adeptus Custodes!

As always, this competitive battle report is going to focus on the tactics and strategies employed by two of the best players in the world. How will both of these armies adapt to the new post-Dataslate competitive meta?

John's EC are led by Fulgrim, a Daemon Prince of Slaanesh with Wings, a Lord Exultant attached to a unit of 10 Infractors and a second Lord Exultant attached to 5 Infractors, Tormentors, 2x Chaos Rhinos, Chaos Spawn, Chaos Terminators, a Defiler, a Maulerfiend and a unit of Noise Marines.

Folger's Custodes are led by a Shield-Captain on Dawneagle Jetbike with Admonimortis attached to Vertus Praetors, Inquisitor Draxus attached to a unit of 4 Custodian Guard, a unit of 6 and 2x units of 5 Allarus Custodians, 3x units of Prosecutors, and 2x Venerable Contemptor Dreadnoughts with Interred Expertise.

Today’s battle will be fought using the Take and Hold versus Take and Hold matchup on the new 11th Edition Terrain format, Tipping Point Deployment, Layout A!

0:00 Intro & Deployment
8:26 Adeptus Custodes Turn 1
15:42 Emperor's Children Turn 1
22:45 Adeptus Custodes Turn 2
39:35 Emperor's Children Turn 2
1:09:37 Adeptus Custodes Turn 3
1:39:08 Emperor's Children Turn 3
1:59:29 Adeptus Custodes Turn 4
2:11:53 Post Game Analysis