New Orks vs New Adeptus Custodes! James vs Nick Battle for Initiative Warhammer 40k 

If Nick uses the Custodes Codex as an improvised club we might stand a chance.

The fact Nic forgot all the rerolls for the Allarus and Guard broke my little banana heart

To quote the famous Mr House: "Ideoligical purity and shiny power armor don't count for much when you're outnumbered 15/1"

Background music for the last few episodes had been ON POINT

Ok time to add Custodian Nick to his collection of factions played

Isnt there a theory that the emperor is only alive because the orks believe he is.

I’m not gonna lie, my Paint scheme for the custodes is almost identical and i straight up did a double take- like when did my solar watch end up over there. Still I can live vicariously through nick and pretend it’s my army getting the ever loving snott kicked out of them

WWWAAAAAAAGGH!!! Love it when James visits! He's a real fungi!

Boyz with sticky objectives is sooo good! Haven't seen James so happy in a game in a long time. The new codex is awesome! (Not speaking about the custodes obv)

I think this is what makes Orks one of my favorite factions. The sheer absurd amount of dice you get to roll is amazing.

I had to explain to coworkers today just how much of a 40k nerd I am when I shouted out in excitement that there is a new custodes 40k in 40min, so happy I want more

Green tide has really become what the death guard wish they were lol.

Everyone at the studio is awesome, Nick just brings another level of infectious positive energy that is awesome to see!

The production value really is what keeps me coming back. Thank you guys so much for your contributions to the community. 10/10 no notes.

The narrative of turn two was so cool! The Waagh being absorbed and shredded by the Martial Mastery of the Host.

🤯That was off the charts! Nail biting battle! Awesome commentary! Super clean overall production! Cheers!

Mr. Initiative is literally me for that horde army list

CUST-OH-DEES. Literally per any pronounciation you might find associated with the literal Roman legions back in the day

Nicks's custodes put up a better fight than I thought they would. That Orc army is scary! This was a good game to watch. Well done both players.

It wasn't a terrible loss. They may end up being sub-50% win rate in the tourney scene, but I'll reserve judgement for casual play after a few games

I never thought watching other people play and paint miniatures could be so satisfying.

Sisters of Silence fans are just happy to have been included

Have you guys ever thought of running a crusade league? 40 mins style?

Oh this was so good! It's always a fun game when Mr. Initiative is on, especially when he plays Nick (or Tycho the child of Chaos). Great game gents!

At 11:55 James says you can reroll charges on your waaagh turn, I think he meant advance+charge unless i'm missing something about the new codex.

Loved this battle! watched live from the uk and being able to talk to nick in chat about his custodes was great! and ben did excellent on the editing front as always

I really enjoyed the tunes on this one. They're never bad, but don't often stand out much to me. Great job this time around on the music!

The intro has so many shades of the original Iron Chef and I’m 100% here for it “NEWWW CODEXXX BATTURUUU”

Orks are looking REALLY good and fun. James was smilin big. Lookin forward to more Ork gameplay

So cool to see James going with the Green Tide. Awesome!

Haven't watched in a little bit. Glad to see we've still got metalcore backing tracks

Nice to been waiting for this match up lol

The Custodes got nerfed _hard_ in my opinion. I played against a 10 year veteran today as a 5 month, 10~ games, 1 win player with space marines and while he did ultimately kick my ass, it was very heavily in my favor for a long while. My list was: 2 Gladiator Lancers 1 Redemptor Dreadnaught 1 Tech Marine 5 Terminators 1 Terminator librarian 10 Infernus 1 Captain 1 apothecary 20 Intercessors (in 5 man squads) 1 Lieutenant 1 Chaplain (each leading 1 squad a piece) 5 Infiltrators 3 Eliminators 1 Phobos Librarian 1 Vindicare Assassin 3 Inceptors 2075 points vs almost exactly 2,000 points in Custodes. Up until round 4 I was _winning_ and I wiped about 2/3 of his army. As an extremely bolter heavy, slightly psychic army. Final tally at the top of his turn round 4 (I went first) was like 63 to 32, but that’s cause he scored like 25 points _in my turn_ through Assassinate + his Command Phase related objectives. Before that I was slightly ahead.

Never been a big fan of the Custodes, but those look superb! That colour scheme really suits them, especially on the tank!

waited for that! only 6 more hours and then from work to couch and the Battlereport :D

Glad to see the orks get some love! Good job James!

nice to see the green tide. i'm excited to see the dread/kan mob detachment though. That one just looks bonkers fun.

Sehr colles Match von euch beiden, krass das es dann am Ende die Karten entscheiden, aber schön für James das er seinen ersten Sieg gegen Custodes verbuchen kann. Danke euch

Well played Nick! You did really well for the first time using Custodes! And James, WAAAAAAGGGGHHHHH!

every time it’s orkz turn the heavy metal fires up lol love it 🤘🏻

Great game! loved it to the end!

The amount of blinking at 1:29 by James just screams "I'm lying and I know it"

Surprisingly tight game, though the orks would just drown the Custodes in dice rolls. Always great watching James play on the channel. 😊 WAAAAAGH!!

Man, I love the Adaptus Cuss Toads!

Whoever kept syncing the VO with the mouth flaps (Tak, is that you?) did so masterfully.

Thanks for the video

That was the very first time I've seen Da Orkz beat the custodes.

Talons of the Emperor! Shame they got a *terribad* codex in this instance. Orks got such a better codex. Why do I love my elite armies so, given how badly GW handles them :) (And how GW refuses to make Eldar a real elite army, but that’s another rant…) The Ork Codex feels really nice, though, much needed for them! Not a match I could watch to the end, though, it was just absurd how many attacks the orks were throwing around relative to Nick’s Custodes - although I will admit his list clearly needed more troops, those jet bikes look awesome… but I would never field them.

same paint job im doing my custos in, royal purp bb! nice!

I enjoy watching these 40k videos but they always make me glad I chose other war games to play.

Nerf's gonna be rough.

Need more James and his boyz WAAAAAAAAGH

@14m45s Does the stratagem let you move into engagement range of enemy models?

Great match. Never thought Custodes Nick would be a thing

Great job ! Fun game! Custodes really need the bring a model strat back and a way get extra command points . New codex for golden boys way a bit of a let down

Pretty neat trick with the sticky objective boyz + wierd boy teleport to let them chill at home objective then jump to the fight

Waaaaaaaagggghh!!! Great game lads! Krump them Shiny Gits good! Da Tide Returns! Excellent showing from Nick! Custodes are freaking Cool! Hope they get a few tweaks in a FAQ, as they are a rough matchup! Maybe a rematch once the dust settles and Nick had a few more Golden Games under his belt?

Another awesome game as always. Gotta say custodes never get me excited they feel weird, the tank specially i don't know...

Soundtrack is heeaavy man

Fantastic! Another great batrep guys But is James giving himself a handicap? Warboss has 9 attacks during a WAAAGH! 🤩

A lot closer than I expected. When the Custodes starting falling I thought they wouldn't have enough attacks on the board. As it was, a couple of different choices by Nick could have clinched it.

What's the music that starts at the beginning of turn 3? It sounds very familiar but I can't place it.

Considering this was Nick's first game with the golden boys: Well done! Imagine what he might be able to do with them with more games and experience under his belt (and better rolls. ;)).

Most games I've seen of the new codex is custodes basically getting tabled. Not looking good for them

When can we expect to see a return to the Nickrons vs our big bearded boi the WAAAGHMaster?

Lagwagon cap? James got all the respect for that! Legends

Super fun. Good game

an amazing game, very enjoyable video

thx for report of battle 👍👊

AWESOMENESS!

It's nice to see the orks aren't OP. I'm really looking forward to using my new orks codex when it arrives

I’m surprised it was a close fight. Thought the golden bois would get tabled.

great report

I would run a lot more Sisters of Silence if I rana Custode army. 11 Witchseekers and a Knight can pile into a Rhino with Scout and rush objectives.

Those Custodes babes hit hard ;P LOL

Sorry Nick, you're no longer the 10,000 sons of the emperor

We appreciate the captions / subtitles

Doesn’t Storm Hostile Objective say you have to redraw if you get it first turn?

MVP Contemptor Achillus

Does anyone know where they got their deployment zone markers from?

Love MR INITIATIVE!!!

Ah, the Cuss Toads, maybe not as well known as the standard custodes, but far better at parties.

Correct me if I’m wrong, but when the boyz moved into the tank after being flamed by the dread they were then shot by the bikes. However, the boyz are in engagement range, they can’t be shot anymore

Wait so on round one when the boyz piled in on the guard James left some boyz on top of the building, is that ok to do? Just curious I know he has a lot of them and space is tight but does it work like that? 9:10

Cheers to Mr. Initiative! Cheers to Custodes Nick!

Wasn't -1 hit stance kicked from the last codex?

Amazing game guys :D I was sure those Custodes were toast from 2nd turn and Nick still managed to do a lot of work. Btw regarding that last objective draw, wasn't there some rule saying that if you get an objective impossible to do you throw away that objective and get another draw?

How many custodes needed to pause the battle so they could change out their tampons?

26:03 Down go the 'Custardian Guard'

Dreadmob. Stompa. James.

Give us the Kult of speed already!

I have PTSD from all the times I played against Custodes so I'm rooting for the Orks!

Great game tho I’d be surprised if there isn’t a significant points correction for both armies in a couple of weeks.

Looks like Custodes might need a points cut^^

James, brother you have to read the pain boy data sheet. You not only missed the d6 mortal wound Urty Syringe on a 4+ for infantry, and I swear I didn’t see painboy boyz regen once (the Grot wargear not the strat). Also reroll saves of 1 for units with 10+ models? I think you missed that rule hahaha. Obviously it’s just game, we’re just having fun, but man, those are some important rules.

James didn't go dread mob with the stompa??

"i dont know what i am saying anymore" that nearly made me spit on my models while painting !!! XD

I don't think I've seen this many 1s in a game before.

They ignored the "Scorched Earth" game rule! They never picked a unit for it.

So what exactly are the new rules for custodes ? I can’t keep up lol