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Adeptus Mechanicus — Lords of the Forge · Strike Force · 1,980 pts · Warlord: Belisarius Cawl · 11th ed · New Recruit list
Game plan: Hold the middle with a tough group of units around Cawl. A shooting line covers them from behind, and cheap fast units score and screen. Take objectives, let the enemy come to you, and hit back with the Kastelans and Breachers.
PROTECTOR — +1 BS, ranged weapons get [HEAVY]. Battleline units, and units within 6” of Battleline: melee attacks against them get −1 to hit. Use on turn 1, when shooting from cover, and when you’re about to be charged.
CONQUEROR — +1 WS, ranged weapons get [ASSAULT]. Battleline units, and units within 6” of Battleline: +1 AP on all their attacks. Use on the turns you attack. Cawl counts as Battleline!
| Unit | Characters attached | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Rangers #1 | Dominus + TL-4Ø9 (24”, A3, BS2+, S11, AP−2, D3+2, Dev Wounds, Hazardous) | Hold home objective. Shoot the TL-4Ø9 at vehicles every turn and stay hidden with Data Screed. |
| Rangers #2 | — | Hold the second objective or a flank; fire galvanic rifles at long range. |
| Vanguard (Marshal) | Marshal: re-roll all hit rolls; once per game, remove battle-shock from a Skitarii unit within 6” | Infantry killers in the middle group. Stay within 6” of Cawl. |
| Vanguard (Dominus) | Dominus: 5+ Feel No Pain; Data-spike: D6 mortal wounds to an engaged vehicle on 4+ | Ride the Dunerider, get out mid-board on turn 2. |
| Kataphron Breachers | Manipulus: [LETHAL HITS]; once per game, 4+ invulnerable save for the whole unit for one phase | Hammer. Kill tanks and elite units. Pop the 4+ invulnerable save when they’re shot at. |
| Kastelan Robots | Datasmith + Vingh’s Wafers: MOBILE all game. Protocols: +1 T, or +2 melee attacks, or +2 ranged attacks | Hammer. Walk into the biggest threat. Switch protocols in the Command phase. |
| Belisarius Cawl | Warlord · Battleline · auras 6”: Stealth and +1 OC | Centre of the middle group. Keep him slightly behind, never out front. |
| Onager (neutron laser) | A3 S16 AP−4 D6+2 | Tank killer. Stay hidden and only shoot big targets. |
| Onager (eradication beamer) | — | Medium armor and elite infantry. Backs up the middle. |
| Sydonian Skatros | Standalone, [PRECISION] | Shoot enemy characters. |
| Ironstrider Ballistarii | Twin cognis autocannon | Light vehicles, far objectives, flank pressure. |
| Sicarian Infiltrators | — | Deploy forward. Block enemy moves and take forward objectives early. |
| Sicarian Ruststalkers | — | Fast melee. Pick off isolated units and hold up the enemy. |
| Serberys Raiders / Sulphurhounds | — | Flank, score secondary objectives, finish off weakened units. |
| Pteraxii Sterylizors | — | Hold in reserve. Drop in to clear objectives or attack the enemy backfield. |
Rules summarized from Wahapedia (11th ed). Check the details of new 11th edition terms like hidden and MOBILE in the core rules.
1,980 / 2,000 pts · Lords of the Forge (2 DP) · Priority Assets · New Recruit
| Unit | Wargear / notes | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| Attached units | ||
| Tech-Priest Dominus (Leader) | Macrostubber, Omnissian axe, Volkite blaster · Enh: TL-4Ø9 | 90 |
| ↳ Skitarii Rangers (Bodyguard) | Alpha + 9 · Galvanic rifles | 85 |
| Skitarii Marshal (Support) | Control stave, Mechanicus pistol | 35 |
| ↳ Skitarii Vanguard (Bodyguard) | Alpha + 9 · Radium carbines | 85 |
| Tech-Priest Dominus (Leader) | Macrostubber, Omnissian axe, Volkite blaster | 60 |
| ↳ Skitarii Vanguard (Bodyguard) | Alpha + 9 · Radium carbines | 85 |
| Tech-Priest Manipulus (Leader) | Magnarail lance, Omnissian staff | 60 |
| ↳ Kataphron Breachers (Bodyguard) | 3× Heavy arc rifle & arc claw | 140 |
| Cybernetica Datasmith (Support) | Mechanicus pistol, Power fist · Enh: Vingh’s Wafers of Dynamism | 45 |
| ↳ Kastelan Robots (Bodyguard) | 2× Incendine combustor, Twin Kastelan fist | 150 |
| Characters | ||
| Belisarius Cawl (Warlord) | Arc scourge, Cawl’s Omnissian axe, Mechadendrite hive, Solar atomiser | 220 |
| Sydonian Skatros | Mechanicus pistol, Radium jezzail, Sydonian feet | 45 |
| Battleline | ||
| Skitarii Rangers | Alpha + 9 · Galvanic rifles | 85 |
| Dedicated transports | ||
| Skorpius Dunerider | Armoured hull, Cognis heavy stubber array | 75 |
| Other datasheets | ||
| Ironstrider Ballistarii | Twin cognis autocannon | 80 |
| Onager Dunecrawler | Neutron laser & Cognis heavy stubber | 150 |
| Onager Dunecrawler | Eradication beamer | 150 |
| Pteraxii Sterylizors | Alpha (Flechette blaster, Taser goad) + 4 · Phosphor torches | 75 |
| Serberys Raiders | Alpha + 2 · Galvanic carbines, Cavalry sabres | 60 |
| Serberys Sulphurhounds | Alpha (Cavalry arc maul) + 2 · Twin phosphor pistols, Sulphur breath | 55 |
| Sicarian Infiltrators | Princeps + 4 · Power weapon & stubcarbine | 75 |
| Sicarian Ruststalkers | Princeps + 4 · Transonic razor & chordclaw | 75 |
| Total | 1,980 |