Canoptek Plasmacyte Maximum Question

[Styles]

If I am playing a 2,000pt Grand Tournament 2020 game is the maximum number of canoptek plasmacytes i can have 3, even if I have over 3 destroyer units? As the rules for a game that size seem to say you can only have the same datasheet 3 times. Does the viral construct rule allow more? As it is not clear to me it does over rule the 3 datasheet rule, although I think that is what it is meant to do?

[Emicus]

Interesting question regarding GWs uniform rules writing.

 

Cherubs and watchers in the dark are models with stats, no separate datasheet, counted as unit upgrades.

 

Plasmacyte is a stand-alone unit upgrade and AFAIK can't be taken without destroyers anyway?

 

Reason doesn't stand, not after their latest 'movement modifiers don't modify movement distance' mind puzzle.

 

Tldr: better safe than sorry, max3? Although you bring a lot of destroyers!

Edited February 25, 2021 by Emicus

[Styles]

Thanks for your thoughts. I think GW did mean that you could have a plasmacyte per destroyer unit, but messed up the rules, as I think technically I could only have 3, so plan to do that. Bit annoying though as i am making a destroyer themed army and maxing out on destroyer units. 

[Mandragola]

It doesn’t look like there’s anything in the plasmacyte’s rules to override the rule of three I’m afraid. The Viral construct rule does two things: makes them not take up a slot and prevents you from taking more of these guys than you have destroyer units.