New Models out next week with Blackstone Fortress Expansion.

[Black Knight]

Pre-orders this week include the Blackstone Fortress Expasion that includes the Admech unit and his humble friend the servitor. Both will have 40k rules included.

 

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2019/08/18/next-week-quests-kill-teams-and-more/

[MajorNese]

Yep, already split that box with a few locals, months in advance.

 

Though I won't get back to the faction AdMech for a few months - my AdMech primaris are technically just regular Astartes.

[Black Knight]

This expansion looks big and expensive :S

[ranulf the revenant]

The Psyker model looks kind of cute :D

[Gaz1858]

The models look good. I hope they have some cool 40K rules that makes them worth using

[MajorNese]

Yeah, if that servitor becomes a character it could be quite interesting - an untargetable heavy weapon? One that's actually more useful than UR-025s, and doesn't require CP to work?

Count me in.

 

No idea what the priest guy is intended to do exactly - there are apocalypse rules already included (in Agents of the Imperium, BSF Explorers), stating that the priest has a 12" eradication pistol and the servitor has a grav-gun (18", heavy), but there's no indication what their rules might be except for the guns.

[synthaside]

I guess we can hope he's a middle ground option HQ the Manipulus was supposed to fill ,  In my dreams he in some way buff's servitors .
however in realty following the other blackstone rules , he will have the keyword  <Adictus Macandcheesium>  forcing us to spend a CP to take him whilst being an elite choice with a terrible weapon.

I'll be getting the box , as i have also been starting a traitor guard force for my fledgling chaos forces , we can hope that the rules start doing the rounds soon.

[MajorNese]

The preorder says it's a technoarchaeologist - maybe he's got some rules for the omnispex-like scanner, or the servo arm with the mini arc claw. Doesn't sound very powerful, but we take anything we can get.

 

At least his design is 100% AdMech, which should give us AdMech rules (Canticles) unlike the guy from the rogue trader squad. The Starstriders' priest had the right keywords for some of us (AdMech and Mars), even if his design was, besides the Opus Machina, nowhwere near the regular AdMech design. But no Canticles, ergo a no-go.

[brother_b]

Technoarchaeologist? I love it. I’ll pick one up off eBay regardless of the rules.

[Black Knight]

At this rate with HQs and AdMec I will take "Different" over "OP". Really want another Force Multiplier though other than Cawl so we have a reason not to just use Mars.

[synthaside]

Here's the Secret  @black_knight ..... Just dont use mars ....  Greedy Martian Traitors ... they ruined mars ..... #FreeTheDragon... cough.  * sorry spot of malware in the vocal processor*

The more i read into it think he's gonna be an elite , who buffs kataphrons ... and servitors ... which is the ONE slot i think we actually have enough units in >.<  

 

 

[Black Knight]

I know we do not have to play Mars but it is nice having a big model to head the army :D

 

As an update it looks like the expansion is 85euros .

[synthaside]

40' official Facebook account  just said there will be a Rules closeup tomorrow  Zero's and Ones ....  get those Taser goads ( pitchforks) at the ready ;-)

[ImperialSquishiness]

So, once per battle he can either heal d3 wounds on a friendly unit or do d3 MW to an enemy unit within 3"

 

And can give a +1 to hit a unit within 24" in his LOS to all admech within 6" of him.

 

Both happen at the start of the shooting phase.

[synthaside]

Bestill my cold mechanical heat pump

 

Plus one to hit a target within 24 .....for your whole army exceptional ... Join me in praying that the keywords line up .

[Charlo]

+1 to hit.

 

Holy CRAP that is so strong for Servitors and Robots.

[quasistellar]

+1 to hit.

 

Holy CRAP that is so strong for Servitors and Robots.

 

The questions:

 

1. Does it stack with elimination volley?

 

2. What are his keywords?

 

If it all lines up, this guy could be a NASTY addition.

[DeStinyFiSh]

This is very solid!

[ImperialSquishiness]

Bestill my cold mechanical heat pump

 

Plus one to hit a target within 24 .....for your whole army exceptional ... Join me in praying that the keywords line up .

Whole army within 6" of him. Possibility to get +3 to hit on kataphrons and +2 on dakka bots with strat support

[Gaz1858]

Auto take!!!

[MajorNese]

Sounds almost auto-include, depending on points.

Transforms anyone nearby into AA units, or saves points on BS buffs in order to counter -1 armies or make overcharge safe. Especially for servitors, this becomes a default BS3+, reducing the need to spend CP on buff and maybe even the specialist detachment.

 

Or put him in a transport, and get him up the field with blobs of plasma vanguard. Safe overcharge for anyone, enough to drown their designated target in the concentrated enlightenment of the Omnissiah.

 

24" would be too short-ranged for our backfield dakka, but servitors and skitarii do sound like prime targets...

 

1. Does it stack with elimination volley?

 

2. What are his keywords?

 

If it all lines up, this guy could be a NASTY addition.

1. Yes, all are cumulative.

 

2. AdMech is given (since his abilities clearly say so), but I fear that he may have Mars too. Named characters are rarely not locked to a specific sub-faction, even the electro enginseer from the Rogue Trader killteam has Mars keyword (even if he doesn't have Canticles or is painted that way). On the other hand, his rules shown so far do not restrict it to any specific forge world, only to keyword AdMech.

 

 

€dit:

New Zealand preorders are up:

LINK

"Warhammer 40,000 datasheets, power ratings and matched play points values for the all of the models are included."

So no download right away...

[Kilofix]

Plus one hit, mmmmmmmmmmmmmm.......

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.......

[Son of Sacrifice]

I like the model and the +1 to hit rule is really strong, please let him be an HQ choice, please.

[Black Knight]

All stats thanks to this GMG Reviews.

 

Daedalosus

 

Stats

He is 50pts, HQ, M6 WS4+ BS3+ S3 T4 W5 A2 Ld8 Sc4+

 

Keywords

Imperium, Adeptus Mechanicus, Cult Mechanicus

 

Weapons

Eradication Pistol D3 S6 AP-1 Dmg 1? - If target is within 6" Pistol 1 AP-3 Dmg D3

Servo Claw S+1 AP-1 Dmg1? - If a vehicle Dmg D3

 

Notes

Canticles

5+ Invul

Omni Scanner - At beginning of shooting phase pick a target that is within 24" and visable. Until the end of the phase add 1 to all attacks from friendly Adeptus Mechanicus units that are within 6" of Daedalosus that target the enemy unit.

Arceotech Device - Once per game choose either to heal D3 wounds to friendly unit or deal D3 Mortal wounds to enemy unit. Target must be within 3".

Cannot benefit from a Forgeworld Dogmas but does not stop others in the detachment from getting one.

 

OMY!

 

X-101

 

Stats

22Pts, ELITE, M5 WS5+ BS5+ S4 T4 W2 A2 Ld6 Sv4+

 

Keywords

Imperium, Adeptus Mechanicus.

 

Weapons

Grav Gun: Rapid Fire 1 S5 AP-3 Dmg1 - If Target has a +3 Save or better DmgD3

Hydrolic Claw: Sx2 Ap -1 DmgD3 - Subtract 1 to hit

 

Notes

Canticles

Mind Lock

Add 1 to hit rolls if he targets a vehicle

Again no Forgeworld Dogmas

[DeStinyFiSh]

That is strong... D3 mortals can be used to finish of an enemys monster or charakter that got to close. Nice trick to keep them away from your lines.