4-16-26

On today's Art of War Battle Report John's Coterie of the Conceited Emperor's Children take on Jack's Talons of the Emperor 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. Stay tuned to find out if the new Defiler can keep the brand new Custodes models in check!

John's EC are led by 2x Lord Exultants and 2x Daemon Princes with Wings, one with Pledge of Unholy Fortune. Supported by 3x units of Infractors, 2x units of Tormentors, 2x Chaos Rhinos, 2x Chaos Land Raiders, 2x units of Noise Marines, and 2x Defilers.

Jack's Custodes are led by Kyria Draxus. Supported by 6x units of 4 Custodian Guards, a unit of 6 Allarus Custodians, 2x Caladius Grav-Tanks, 2x Prosecutors, and 2x Witchseekers.

Today's battle will be fought using Chapter Approved 2025-2026 Mission O, Terraform Primary, Crucible of Battle Deployment on Games Workshop Terrain Layout #6!