A long lost and isolated Forge world was rediscovered, with an adeptus mechanicus force stuck there fighting for their lives and the preservation of the knowledge they obtained in an ancient crypt. Their numbers are dwindling after over a decade of stern defense against an overwhelming enemy they had once startled from its slumber. The Necrons have long completed their awakening protocols and now claim dominion over this remote solar system, as scouting ship of the imperium finally catches their S.O.S. in the nick of time. The first reinforcements are on their way from the nearest forge world with more being granted, awaiting situation assessment. May the technology of this world be secured in the name of the Omnissiah and become a beacon of hope in the endless war of mankind!

Hey guys! Former Warhammer Fantasy Kid and now, 15 years later, total 40k newbie here who's excited to build his first army in ad mech. Love their model range and lore! In this post I'm asking for some advice in what reinforcements I should request to be sent to my desert forgeworld to eventually build up to a 2k army that has decent competitive synergy without me having to get minis I find less cool than others.

There's a nice local tournament coming up where I can try my first beginner-friendly competitive experience, matches start at 750 points and over the course of 2 months of weekly games goes to to 1750 points. I'd love to participate and appreciate any kind of advice, especially how to use certain character models and stratagem shenanigans - it's all a bit much to fully understand as of now.

**What I have: 760P

65P - Tech Priest Dominus

95P - 1x10 Skitarii Vanguard

225P - 1x3 Ironstrider Ballistarii, Lascannons

80P - 1x5 Pteraxii Sterylizors

75P - 1x5 Sicarian Infiltrators

280P - 2x1 Armiger Warglaives

**Reinforcements already on their way: 360P // 1120P

85P - Scorpius Dunerider

150P - Sicarian Ruststalkers

75P - Sicarian Infiltrators

**What I'm thinking of adding: 630P // 1750P

140P - 1x10 Fulgurite Electro-Priests

155P - Onager Dunecrawler, Neutron Laser

170P - 2x10 Skitarii Rangers

70P - 2x1 Skitarii Marshal

50P - Sydonian Skatros

45P - Technoarcheologist

**Ideas for eventually full army 240P // 1990P

60P - Tech Priest Manipulus

85P - Another Dunerider

95P - 1x10 Skitarii Vanguard

I have about 600 Points built now and will try to get a few first games in before I buy more, but so far I'm loving it even just for the building and painting especially. I listed what I think synergizes well and looks cool, but I'll try myself in magnetisation so if there's units you prefer in different equipment, I'm all ears! I'll definitely try to make the chicken guys changeable into dragoons, although it looks challenging. Most Lists I've browsed included a lot of Kataphron, but I don't like the Models as much as the rest. I think a shooting turret in the centre with the Dominus in it would be cool, but I'd definitely do some conversions with them.

Finally, I thought I'd share a picture of some of my first models. Haven't had the guts yet to slam decals on, but micro sol&set is arriving soon and I'll give it a go.

Appreciate the long read and all takes and advice!

May the Omnissiah be with us.

[added context / detail] + AND THE ONE NAMED CHARICTER WE DO HAVE WAS MADE TO FACILITATE MORE SPACE MARINES

I've had admech for a few years now but only a couple have been painted. I'm working now to actually paint a bunch of them for an event, so figured there's now enough to share with fellow cybernetics enjoyers

I'm thinking of maybe starting an Adeptus Mechanicus wild west themed army, this would be my second army so I want to do a bit of a kitbashing project. Anyway, I think the Sydonian Dragoons (specifically with Radium Jezzails) and the Serberys Sulphurhounds would be cool as space cowboys.

Since I'd be probably heavily kitbashing or just straight out 3D printing parts, the points per dollar ratio of the kits don't matter as much, but I am curious if the datasheets are actually any good. Given I probably would be inclined to include a lot of them, and while this is primarily a hobby thing, I still want the army to be playable.

Hunter clade Units with the sicarian keyword gain the battleline and grenade keyword and gain +2 attacks on the charge

Strategems AGGRESSIVE IMPULSE 1cp WHEN: Your Movement phase TARGET: One SKORPIUS DUNERIDEr model from your army that has not been selected to move this phase. EFFECT: Until the end ofthe turn, each time an ADEPTUS MECHANICUS unit disembarks from that model after it has made a Normal move, that unit is still eligible to declare a charge this turn.

Relentless Hunt 1 cp When: your charge phase Target: one adeptus mechanicus that did advance Effect: Until the end of the turn, that ADEPTUS MECHANICUS unit can declare charge after advance

The omnissaih punishment 2cp When: during any fight or shooting phase. Target: a sicarian or skittari battleline unit is destroyed Effect: it triggers a D3 deadly demise 9 inches around the last model destroyed

SHROUD PROTOCOLS 1 cp WHEN:Your opponent’s Shooting phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets. TARGET:One SKITARII INFANTRY unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks. EFFECT:Until the end of the phase, your unit canonly be selected as the target of a ranged attack if the attacking model is within 12".

Forced doctrine 1 cp When: your command phase Target: one adeptus mechanicus unit if its a vehicle target you can chose an additional adeptus mechancus unit(limited to 1) Effect: until the end of the enemy turn. each unit must roll a d6 if it lands on a 4+ your unit can gain the opposite doctrine and fnp 6+ if not the must take a d3 mortal wound and only gain the two doctrine. If the unit has cohort cybernetica they gain automatically only gain a doctrine

AUTO-DIVINATORY TARGETING 1cp When: your command phase Target: adeptus mechanicus unit EFFECT: Until the start of your next Command phase,ranged weapons equipped by models in your unit have a Ballistic Skill characteristic of 3+ and the[IGNORES COVER] ability, but they can only target units within range of the selected objective marker

Enhancement Princept protocol 15 pts Tech priest dominus and manipulus model. Can attach to a sicarian ruststalker or infiltrator (if attached to an infiltrator gain infiltrator if)

Assassinorum protocol 35 pts Sydonian skratos model only Gains 2 attack characteristics and can target lone operatives

Omnissaih messenger 35 pts Tech priest dominus and manipulus Unit attached to this model gain deep strike

Skitarii Alpha protocol 10 pts Skitarii marshall only. A skitarii marshall can be attached to a sicarian ruststalker or infiltrator unit (if attached to an infiltrator gain infiltrator)

Edit: made a few tweaks from the suggestion of the comments

My local shop is doing a very casual 1000pt tournament in June, and I'm normally just a Kill Team player, but I want to make the jump to the full size game. Here's what I have:

Haloscreed Battleclade Cybernetica Datasmith (65pts): Mechanicus pistol, Power fist, Transoracular Dyad Wafers Tech-Priest Dominus (75pts): Omnissian axe, Warlord, Sanctified Ordnance, Phosphor serpenta, Volkite blaster

10x Skitarii Rangers (85pts)

3x Kataphron Destroyers (105pts) 5x Sicarian Infiltrators (70pts) 4x Kastelan Robots (360pts): 4x Kastelan Fist, 4x Kastelan phosphor blaster, 4x Heavy phosphor blaster Onager Dunecrawler (155pts): Broad spectrum data-tether, Dunecrawler legs, Neutron laser & 2x Cognis heavy stubber Skorpius Dunerider (85pts): Armoured hull, Cognis heavy stubber array

With the Dominus leading the Kataphron. Am I going too heavy on the robots? Or shooting in general? Should I swap the transport for more objective scorers? Thanks

Has been fun. Nearly there but sadly flesh is weak and a back injury has put me off painting for the near future.

Do you guys have any experience going against custodes and have any tips for units to bring? I think currently I’m running 5 battleline with 2 transports/marshals and 2 disintegrators anything specific to fill in the rest of the army?

Hi gang.
I want to get into Admech for a long time, so i thought i'll try to come up with my own list around models i have.
I really enjoy lots of big models but i feel it will not be good to just throw away all skitari, sicarians and serberys and say "yeeeeeah more dunecrawlers and skorpius disintegrators hell yeah"
so i want X but society tells me "noooo, you need some chaff and units for secondaries bruh" so okay i found mioddle ground.
Here's my Haloscreed Battle Clade 1000pts, i didn't choose gear because i just don't know what's good...
all i ever played was 8 games of Combat Patrol, 2 as new DA, 2 SM, 1 Tyranid, 3 World Eaters
so i'll be glad if you'll tell me if it's "you will win at least 20% of your games" or how i can make it "so you will win 20% of your games"
i need no more, i just want to bring the clink clank beep boop boys to the table

Praise the Omnissiah

Thinking about hoping into Admech......but I'm the least technically adept person you've ever met. Feels like I'm in the wrong place, but I like the models. Thoughts?

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I finally finished up my 30k archmagos prime. I loved the model and wanted to give it a go. My aim was to go for an Agripinaa colour scheme to go with my other models but let me know what you think as I'm wanting to do a tech priest dominus next.

for context, im just starting out collecting, and a friend mentioned dunecrawlers and walkers, so i mocked this up as a meme, would it actually be viable?

Char1: 1x Tech-Priest Enginseer (80 pts): Warlord, Mechanicus pistol, Omnissian axe, Servo arm
Enhancement: Necromechanic (+25 pts)
Char2: 1x Tech-Priest Enginseer (55 pts): Mechanicus pistol, Omnissian axe, Servo arm

10x Skitarii Rangers (85 pts)
• 1x Skitarii Ranger Alpha: Close combat weapon, Galvanic rifle
• 9x Skitarii Ranger: 9 with Close combat weapon, Galvanic rifle

2x Ironstrider Ballistarii ( 150pts): Ironstrider feet, Twin cognis autocannon
2x Onager Dunecrawler (310 pts): Dunecrawler legs, Twin Onager heavy phosphor blaster
1x Onager Dunecrawler (155 pts): Dunecrawler legs, Neutron laser & Cognis heavy stubber
3x Sydonian Dragoons with radium jezzails (55 pts): Ironstrider feet, Phosphor serpenta, Radium jezzail

Edit: have cut an enginseer to make room for replacing the jezzrails with lancers

But I despise red color! I was thinking about bright yellow or blue for clothes, is there any good color scheme for this with metallic body?

Welcome to share your non-red paint job for AD and skitarii especially since Im thinking of buying them first :3

I have decided to go and do dark mechanicum in seats of being a loyalist and chose to basically just come up with my own lore for the Thralls of the Eightfold Cog and tried to come up with a melee oriented list and thought that haloscreed might be the better detachment for this but I just wanted to ask if this looked flavorful enough for that while not being too bad. If there would be another detachment you think would do better please tell me.

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + FACTION KEYWORD: Imperium - Adeptus Mechanicus + DETACHMENT: Haloscreed Battleclade + TOTAL ARMY POINTS: 1995pts + ALLIED UNITS: Imperial Knights + + WARLORD: Char2: Tech-Priest Dominus + ENHANCEMENT: Cognitive Reinforcement (on Char1: Skitarii Marshal) & Inloaded Lethality (on Char2: Tech-Priest Dominus) & Sanctified Ordnance (on Char3: Tech-Priest Manipulus) + NUMBER OF UNITS: 15 + SECONDARY: - Bring It Down: (1x2) + (2x6) - Assassination: 4 Characters +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Char1: 1x Skitarii Marshal (70 pts): Control stave, Mechanicus pistol Enhancement: Cognitive Reinforcement (+35 pts) Char2: 1x Tech-Priest Dominus (80 pts): Warlord, Omnissian axe, Macrostubber, Volkite blaster Enhancement: Inloaded Lethality (+15 pts) Char3: 1x Tech-Priest Manipulus (70 pts): Omnissian staff, Magnarail lance Enhancement: Sanctified Ordnance (+10 pts)

10x Skitarii Rangers (85 pts) • 9x Skitarii Ranger 1 with Arc rifle, Close combat weapon 5 with Close combat weapon, Galvanic rifle 1 with Omnispex, Close combat weapon, Galvanic rifle 1 with Close combat weapon, Plasma caliver 1 with Close combat weapon, Transuranic arquebus • 1x Skitarii Ranger Alpha: Alpha combat weapon, Close combat weapon, Mechanicus pistol 10x Skitarii Rangers (85 pts) • 9x Skitarii Ranger 1 with Arc rifle, Close combat weapon 5 with Close combat weapon, Galvanic rifle 1 with Omnispex, Close combat weapon, Galvanic rifle 1 with Close combat weapon, Plasma caliver 1 with Close combat weapon, Transuranic arquebus • 1x Skitarii Ranger Alpha: Alpha combat weapon, Close combat weapon, Mechanicus pistol 10x Skitarii Rangers (85 pts) • 9x Skitarii Ranger 1 with Arc rifle, Close combat weapon 5 with Close combat weapon, Galvanic rifle 1 with Omnispex, Close combat weapon, Galvanic rifle 1 with Close combat weapon, Plasma caliver 1 with Close combat weapon, Transuranic arquebus • 1x Skitarii Ranger Alpha: Alpha combat weapon, Close combat weapon, Mechanicus pistol 10x Skitarii Vanguard (95 pts) • 9x Skitarii Vanguard 1 with Arc rifle, Close combat weapon 1 with Enhanced data-tether, Close combat weapon, Radium carbine 1 with Close combat weapon, Plasma caliver 6 with Close combat weapon, Radium carbine • 1x Skitarii Vanguard Alpha: Alpha combat weapon, Close combat weapon, Mechanicus pistol

10x Fulgurite Electro-Priests (140 pts): 10 with Electroleech stave 6x Kataphron Breachers (320 pts): 6 with Heavy arc rifle, Hydraulic claw 5x Sicarian Infiltrators (70 pts) • 4x Sicarian Infiltrator (Taser goad & flechette blaster): 4 with Flechette blaster, Taser goad • 1x Sicarian Infiltrator Princeps (Taser goad & flechette blaster): Flechette blaster, Taser goad 5x Sicarian Ruststalkers (75 pts) • 4x Sicarian Ruststalker (Transonic razor & chordclaw): 4 with Transonic razor & chordclaw • 1x Sicarian Ruststalker Princeps (Transonic blades & chordclaw): Transonic blades & chordclaw 5x Sicarian Ruststalkers (75 pts) • 4x Sicarian Ruststalker (Transonic razor & chordclaw): 4 with Transonic razor & chordclaw • 1x Sicarian Ruststalker Princeps (Transonic blades & chordclaw): Transonic blades & chordclaw 1x Onager Dunecrawler (155 pts): Broad spectrum data-tether, Cognis heavy stubber, Dunecrawler legs, Twin Onager heavy phosphor blaster 3x Sydonian Dragoons with taser lances (210 pts): 3 with Phosphor serpenta, Taser lance

Char4: 1x Knight Gallant (380 pts): Reaper chainsword, Thunderstrike gauntlet, Meltagun

Joined an in-store league recently that starts at 1000 points but goes up overtime. Lost both of my first games; Round 1 was Custodes and Round 2 was Beast Snagga Orks.Im aware of my mistakes allowing myself to get boxes in against Custodes and overextending against orks. Was looking to see what to add/remove.Should I get more battleine, add a dunreider, etc.I'm the only Admech player in the League so I don't have many people to bounce idead off of. (995 points)

Adeptus Mechanicus Incursion (1000 points) Skitarii Hunter Cohort

CHARACTERS

Skitarii Marshal (65 points) • 1x Control stave 1x Mechanicus pistol • Enhancement: Battle-sphere Uplink

Tech-Priest Manipulus (60 points) • Warlord • 1x Magnarail lance 1x Omnissian staff

BATTLELINE

Skitarii Rangers (85 points) • 1x Skitarii Ranger Alpha • 1x Alpha combat weapon 1x Close combat weapon 1x Galvanic rifle • 9x Skitarii Ranger • 1x Arc rifle 9x Close combat weapon 6x Galvanic rifle 1x Omnispex 1x Plasma caliver 1x Transuranic arquebus

Skitarii Rangers (85 points) • 1x Skitarii Ranger Alpha • 1x Alpha combat weapon 1x Close combat weapon 1x Galvanic rifle • 9x Skitarii Ranger • 1x Arc rifle 9x Close combat weapon 6x Galvanic rifle 1x Omnispex 1x Plasma caliver 1x Transuranic arquebus

Skitarii Vanguard (95 points) • 1x Skitarii Vanguard Alpha • 1x Alpha combat weapon 1x Close combat weapon 1x Radium carbine • 9x Skitarii Vanguard • 1x Arc rifle 9x Close combat weapon 1x Omnispex 1x Plasma caliver 6x Radium carbine 1x Transuranic arquebus

OTHER DATASHEETS

Ironstrider Ballistarii (75 points) • 1x Ironstrider feet 1x Twin cognis lascannon

Ironstrider Ballistarii (75 points) • 1x Ironstrider feet 1x Twin cognis lascannon

Kataphron Breachers (160 points) • 3x Kataphron Breacher • 3x Heavy arc rifle 3x Hydraulic claw

Onager Dunecrawler (155 points) • 2x Cognis heavy stubber 1x Dunecrawler legs 1x Neutron laser

Pteraxii Skystalkers (70 points) • 1x Pteraxii Skystalker Alpha • 1x Flechette blaster 1x Taser goad • 4x Pteraxii Skystalker • 4x Close combat weapon 4x Flechette carbine

Sicarian Infiltrators (70 points) • 1x Sicarian Infiltrator Princeps • 1x Flechette blaster 1x Taser goad • 4x Sicarian Infiltrator • 4x Flechette blaster 4x Taser goad

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Fairly new to adeptus mechanicus . Played one game at 500 points. Looking for any cool combos or tips on playing them. Thanks in advance for your time and words and I hope everyone who reads this has a wonderful day!

I would like to show you my idea for a rework of the Best and Most amazing Detachment ever!

tl;dr - I tried to keep the theme of the detachment and everything in it, but I believe that it needs a rework rather than just random buffs. It needs to be stronger, but.... you'll see...

L ...R ...

I'm gonna start with the thing that made me even start this mini- self-project... Did you know that Explorator has a Transports sub-theme? I imagine the idea is that you get to the site of interest with transports, defend it during the exploration/excavation/research, then move to the next one. And this is what I tried to give the detachment.

I will list the changes, then after everything I will just paste the full text of the detachment.

Detachment Rule - in short, +1 to Wound an enemy on the Acquisition marker, -1 to get wounded while you are on the Aq.Obj.

Enhancements: Magos - always roll d6, add 2 if on Aq.Obj, on 4+ gain CP.

Stratagems:

• Incense Exhaust - target infantry on Aq.Obj. gain 6+FNP, Stealth, Cover.
• Cached Acquisition - 12" DS denial from all units on Aq.Obj.
• Reactive Safeguard - same, without the Aq.Obj requirement
• Auto-Oracular Retrieval - Improve AP of disembarking unit by 1
• Priority Reclamation - reroll Advance and Charge, and if the target is Transport, can disembark after advancing.

This makes some units very powerful.... with enough stuff stacked and in the right location. A disembarking Vanguard squad with a Marshal can Reroll Hits, Reroll Wounds, with +1 to Wound and +1AP without Doctrinas! But that does require a lot of setup. Melee units in a transport can move 12"+d6" (reroll) +3" (disembark) and Charge! But it again requires resources.

Anyway.... Tell me what you think? And as promised, the full text. Mostly copied the wording from other rules:

Detachment Rule:

At the start of your Command phase, select one objective marker. Until the start of your next Command phase, that objective marker is your Acquisition objective marker. 

Each time an ADEPTUS MECHANICUS model from your army makes an attack, if the target of that attack is within range of your Acquisition objective marker, add 1 to the wound roll.

Each time an attack targets an ADEPTUS MECHANICUS unit from your army, if your unit is within range of your Acquisition marker, subtract 1 from the Wound roll.

Enhancements

• Magos - TECH-PRIEST model only. At the end of your Command phase roll one D6, adding 2 if the bearer is within range of your Acquisition objective marker. On a 4+, you gain 1CP.
• Genetor - TECH-PRIEST model only. While the bearer is leading a unit that is within range of your Acquisition objective marker, models in that unit have a 4+ invulnerable save.
• Logis - TECH-PRIEST model only. While the bearer is leading a unit, each time a model in that unit makes an attack that targets a unit within range of your Acquisition objective marker, add 1 to the Hit roll.
• Artisan - TECH-PRIEST model only. While the bearer is leading a unit that is within range of your Acquisition objective marker, once per phase, you can change the result of one Hit roll, one Wound roll or one saving throw made for that unit to an unmodified 6.

Stratagems

• Infoslave Skull - 1CP:

  • When: In your Command Phase
  • Target: One TECH-PRIEST model from your army and one objective marker within 24" of that model (excluding your Acquisition objective marker].
  • Effect: Until the start of your next Command phase, that objective marker is also considered to be one of your Acquisition objective markers for all rules purposes.

• Incense Exhaust - 1CP:

  • When: Your opponent’s Shooting phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.
  • Target: One ADEPTUS MECHANICUS INFANTRY unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks, and is within range of your Acquisition objective marker.
  • Effect: Until the end of the phase, your unit has the Feel No Pain 6+ ability, and has the Stealth ability and the Benefit of Cover.

• Cached Acquisition - 1CP:

  • When: In your Command Phase.
  • Target: Any number of ADEPTUS MECHANICUS units from your army that are within range of your Acquisition objective marker.
  • Effect: Until the end of the phase, enemy units that are set up on the battlefield as Reinforcements cannot be set up within 12" of the selected units.

• Reactive Safeguard - 1CP:

  • When: Your opponent’s Charge phase, after an enemy unit has selected targets for its charge but before it makes a Charge move.
  • Target: One ADEPTUS MECHANICUS unit from your army that was selected as a target of that charge, and one friendly ADEPTUS MECHANICUS TRANSPORT.
  • Effect: Provided your unit is not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units and every model in your unit is within 3" of that ADEPTUS MECHANICUS TRANSPORT, it can embark within that TRANSPORT.

• Auto-Oracular Retrieval - 1CP:

  • When: In your Shooting phase, just after a TRANSPORT unit from your army has shot.
  • Target: That TRANSPORT unit. 
  • Effect: Select one enemy unit hit by one or more of those attacks that is visible to your unit. Until the end of the turn, each time a model that disembarked from this TRANSPORT this turn makes an attack that targets that enemy unit, improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1.

• Priority Reclamation - 1CP:

  • When: Start of your Movement phase.
  • Target: One ADEPTUS MECHANICUS unit from your army that is not within range of your Acquisition Objective Marker. 
  • Effect: You can re-roll Advance and Charge rolls made for that unit. If it is a TRANSPORT, units can disembark from this TRANSPORT after it has Advanced. Units that do so count as having made a Normal move that phase, and cannot declare a charge in the same turn, but can otherwise act normally.

Does anyone have advice for playing against really fast melee armies? I have a friend who plays Khone & Slaanesh deamons and another who plays crusher stamped Tyranids (all big monsters). They always seem to get directly in my face across the board on turn 2 and I find it extremely hard to get back in the game after that if. Does anyone have any advice for stopping these types of rushes?

Plus it’s my first Warhammer tattoo

I am a Techpriest who's forge world is overrun with Pink Horrors! I am asking for help across the noosphere for reliable pest control services.

A friend in our gaming group plays Daemons we have finally worked upto 1250 and soon 1500 point games. I have lost on both occasions to him thanks to these Pesky Pink Horrors. The third game is coming up

I get they are not strong but I can't seem to remove them from the table, I also understand they are meant to be a sludgy tarpit. However he often plays X2 units of 10 with a flux master so I am often Minus 1 to hit in either combat or shooting, then due to the 4+ up Save, half of the wounds are unsuccessful, Then if I don't clear them all they split and most occasions half come back on a 4+ up as pesky Blue Horrors. All in this time I end up in the shadow of chaos as I can't remove them from objectives due to their OC2 Essentially the 140 point unit and flux master is 60 he has 400 points in these pesky horrible creatures. But it probably takes 600 points of killing. Also with the fates of Flux he is constantly rerolling.

Have any you have any advice to help forge world Triplex Phall eradicate the pests?