Legio Custodes Models with this special rule gain the following benefits in various situations that involve ‘Nemesis’ units (see the Nemesis unit entry below):
• All models with this special rule gain +1 Attacks when locked in combat with a Nemesis Unit.
• A unit composed entirely of models with this special rule gains an additional bonus of +1 to all Charge rolls made when all targets of the Charge are Nemesis Units.
• When rolling to Hit while Engaged with a Nemesis unit, a model with this special rule will never need to roll better than 4+ to score a Hit – unless the Nemesis unit is composed entirely of models with the Primarch Unit Type, or the attacking model is in a Challenge with a model that has the Primarch Unit Type.
Nemesis Units
A ‘Nemesis’ unit is defined as any enemy unit that fulfils at least one of the following conditions:
• The unit includes one or more models with at least one of the following Unit Types or Unit Sub-types:
- Primarch, Dreadnought, Monstrous, Reinforced, Bombard, Daemon, Corrupted, Super-heavy, Unique or Knight.
• The majority of models in the unit have a value of 5 or more in any one of the following Characteristics:
- Weapon Skill, Ballistic Skill, Wounds or Initiative.
• The unit includes an enemy Warlord.
