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I have a big game next weekend with a friend of mine who is taking his War Convocation out for a spin. I've never played one, in fact, I've never played any Cult Mech units.

I've been trying to understand the rules for his robots because he mentioned that the datasmith can go to ground for a 2++ without the rest of the unit (the robots) going to ground as well. Going to ground, as I understand it, is a unit decision, not a model by model decision. And yet, monstrous creatures can't go to ground! It's a huge deal because the unit is hard enough to kill already without a 2++, not to mention 10 grav devastating dudes, a crusader knight and all the infantry.

Stasis Field: "While a model equipped with a stasis field has Gone to Ground, it gains a 2++ invulnerable save, but its Weapon Skill and Ballistic Skill characteristics are reduced to 0."

I'm sorry if GW has already addressed this, but I don't play the army.

You are correct, the whole Unit must be able to go to ground, and since they have Monstrous creatures in the Unit, it can not go to ground.

Rules are found under the Cover section, "Go to Ground" rule. And the Monstrous Creature section of the Units.

Now, if you find a way to kill off those robots, then the datasmith character can go to ground and get the extra save.

Exalted; and I'm happy my instincts were confirmed. BUT, I have a wrinkle of doubt given that the datasmith is designed to go with the unit, and the wargear obviously would be useless in that unit if your interpretation is correct.

The question is, did GW just brainfart by giving the guy a rule he can't use?

 The Shrike wrote:
Exalted; and I'm happy my instincts were confirmed. BUT, I have a wrinkle of doubt given that the datasmith is designed to go with the unit, and the wargear obviously would be useless in that unit if your interpretation is correct.

The question is, did GW just brainfart by giving the guy a rule he can't use?

Do you need us to answer that?

Yes please! I just want a second opinion so we 100% play it right.

GW brain-farted, big time. The Stasis Field is useless for the Datasmith, unless you kill off the big robos first.

The stasis field is just one of the Special Issue Wargear items that is available to both that Datasmith and Tech-Priest Dominus, who could use the stasis field upgrade.

Makes fluff sense. Datasmith being flanked by two giant robots? Walk forward with confidence. Those two robots get shot apart? Feth that noise. Activate the Stasis Field and recite the Litany of Extraction.

 Kriswall wrote:
Makes fluff sense. Datasmith being flanked by two giant robots? Walk forward with confidence. Those two robots get shot apart? Feth that noise. Activate the Stasis Field and recite the Litany of Extraction.

And people say the AdMech lacks common sense...

 Kriswall wrote:
Makes fluff sense. Datasmith being flanked by two giant robots? Walk forward with confidence. Those two robots get shot apart? Feth that noise. Activate the Stasis Field and recite the Litany of Extraction.

"The Litany of Extraction."

Dude that was just gold.

However I don't see any uses to applying the Stasis Field to the Datasmith, because a clever opponent will try to snipe the Datasmith and not the robots first, so they're stuck in the same protocol. You could use that to your advantage by having him activate the melee protocols (so no more shooting but double attacks) and try to get the Datasmith at that very moment so they're no longer walking artillery. But I don't know if people risk using the melee protocols at all.

Anyway, if you have snipers, try to get the Datasmith, that can't do you bad. If he activates the shooting protocols they won't be able to move (but will shoot twice with one of their weapons) so that may make you gain some ground.