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Hi all

Mad girl has made another list :p so been looking at the idea of going for a pure list narrowed it down to 2 however would like people thoughts on the below list obviously concentration on the servitor maniple however got some dakka bots for stratgem in there lots of servitors etc feel it has lots of board presence however may struggle without the minus one to hit from stygies if I go agripinaa just for the tide of traitors copy stratgem

++ Battalion Detachment +5CP (Imperium - Adeptus Mechanicus) [22 PL, 315pts] ++

+ No Force Org Slot +

Forge World Choice: Forge World: Stygies VIII

+ HQ +

Tech-Priest Dominus [7 PL, 90pts]: Macrostubber, Volkite Blaster

Tech-Priest Enginseer [3 PL, 30pts]

+ Troops +

Skitarii Rangers [4 PL, 65pts]
. Ranger Alpha: Galvanic Rifle
. 2x Skitarii Ranger
. 2x Skitarii Ranger (Transuranic Arquebus): 2x Transuranic Arquebus

Skitarii Rangers [4 PL, 65pts]
. Ranger Alpha: Galvanic Rifle
. 2x Skitarii Ranger
. 2x Skitarii Ranger (Transuranic Arquebus): 2x Transuranic Arquebus

Skitarii Rangers [4 PL, 65pts]
. Ranger Alpha: Galvanic Rifle
. 2x Skitarii Ranger
. 2x Skitarii Ranger (Transuranic Arquebus): 2x Transuranic Arquebus

++ Battalion Detachment +5CP (Imperium - Adeptus Mechanicus) [106 PL, 1354pts] ++

+ No Force Org Slot +

Forge World Choice: Forge World: Stygies VIII/agripinaa??

Specialist Detachment: Servitor Maniple (-1 CP)

+ HQ +

Tech-Priest Dominus [7 PL, 90pts]: Macrostubber, Relic (Servitor Maniple): The Genecog Corpus, Volkite Blaster
. Warlord: Warlord Trait: Master of biosplicing

Tech-Priest Enginseer [3 PL, 30pts]

+ Troops +

Kataphron Breachers [16 PL, 180pts]
. Kataphron Breacher: Arc Claw, Heavy Arc Rifle
. Kataphron Breacher: Arc Claw, Heavy Arc Rifle
. Kataphron Breacher: Arc Claw, Heavy Arc Rifle
. Kataphron Breacher: Arc Claw, Heavy Arc Rifle
. Kataphron Breacher: Arc Claw, Heavy Arc Rifle
. Kataphron Breacher: Arc Claw, Heavy Arc Rifle

Kataphron Breachers [16 PL, 180pts]
. Kataphron Breacher: Arc Claw, Heavy Arc Rifle
. Kataphron Breacher: Arc Claw, Heavy Arc Rifle
. Kataphron Breacher: Arc Claw, Heavy Arc Rifle
. Kataphron Breacher: Arc Claw, Heavy Arc Rifle
. Kataphron Breacher: Arc Claw, Heavy Arc Rifle
. Kataphron Breacher: Arc Claw, Heavy Arc Rifle

Kataphron Destroyers [10 PL, 153pts]
. Kataphron Destroyer: Heavy Grav-Cannon, Phosphor Blaster
. Kataphron Destroyer: Heavy Grav-Cannon, Phosphor Blaster
. Kataphron Destroyer: Heavy Grav-Cannon, Phosphor Blaster

Kataphron Destroyers [10 PL, 153pts]
. Kataphron Destroyer: Heavy Grav-Cannon, Phosphor Blaster
. Kataphron Destroyer: Heavy Grav-Cannon, Phosphor Blaster
. Kataphron Destroyer: Heavy Grav-Cannon, Phosphor Blaster

Kataphron Destroyers [20 PL, 288pts]
. Kataphron Destroyer: Phosphor Blaster, Plasma Culverin
. Kataphron Destroyer: Phosphor Blaster, Plasma Culverin
. Kataphron Destroyer: Phosphor Blaster, Plasma Culverin
. Kataphron Destroyer: Phosphor Blaster, Plasma Culverin
. Kataphron Destroyer: Phosphor Blaster, Plasma Culverin
. Kataphron Destroyer: Phosphor Blaster, Plasma Culverin

+ Elites +

Servitors [4 PL, 20pts]: 4x Servitor (Servo arm)

Servitors [4 PL, 20pts]: 4x Servitor (Servo arm)

Servitors [4 PL, 20pts]: 4x Servitor (Servo arm)

+ Heavy Support +

Kastelan Robots [12 PL, 220pts]
. Kastelan Robot: Heavy Phosphor Blaster
. . Two Heavy Phosphor Blasters: 2x Heavy Phosphor Blaster
. Kastelan Robot: Heavy Phosphor Blaster
. . Two Heavy Phosphor Blasters: 2x Heavy Phosphor Blaster

++ Battalion Detachment +5CP (Imperium - Adeptus Mechanicus) [26 PL, 323pts] ++

+ No Force Org Slot +

Forge World Choice: Forge World: Stygies VIII

+ HQ +

Tech-Priest Dominus [7 PL, 90pts]: Macrostubber, Volkite Blaster

Tech-Priest Enginseer [3 PL, 30pts]

+ Troops +

Skitarii Rangers [4 PL, 65pts]
. Ranger Alpha: Galvanic Rifle
. 2x Skitarii Ranger
. 2x Skitarii Ranger (Transuranic Arquebus): 2x Transuranic Arquebus

Skitarii Rangers [4 PL, 46pts]
. Ranger Alpha: Galvanic Rifle
. 3x Skitarii Ranger
. Skitarii Ranger (Plasma caliver): Plasma Caliver

Skitarii Rangers [4 PL, 46pts]
. Ranger Alpha: Galvanic Rifle
. 3x Skitarii Ranger
. Skitarii Ranger (Plasma caliver): Plasma Caliver

Skitarii Rangers [4 PL, 46pts]
. Ranger Alpha: Galvanic Rifle
. 3x Skitarii Ranger
. Skitarii Ranger (Plasma caliver): Plasma Caliver

++ Total: [154 PL, 1992pts] ++

Ah, so that’s where all the Kataphron boxes in my local shop disappeared to!

Have you considered making only one Kataphron squad be of the Tide of Traitors unit replacement thing, so that all the other ones could be Stygies VIII?

Alternately have you considered making all but one Kataphron unit Mars with Call for better damage?

Basically you have to weigh:
Increased damage from Cawl/Mars
Recycling from Agripinaa(?) Tide of Traitors stratagem
Increased resilience from Stygies VIII

 Ideasweasel wrote:
Ah, so that’s where all the Kataphron boxes in my local shop disappeared to!

Mwahahahahaha a haha


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 ph34r wrote:
Have you considered making only one Kataphron squad be of the Tide of Traitors unit replacement thing, so that all the other ones could be Stygies VIII?

Alternately have you considered making all but one Kataphron unit Mars with Call for better damage?

Basically you have to weigh:
Increased damage from Cawl/Mars
Recycling from Agripinaa(?) Tide of Traitors stratagem
Increased resilience from Stygies VIII

Hey thanks for the ideas I had considered Mars and cawl but I just don't like Mars dogma as I'm usually picking my canticles for the first couple of turns etc

Also with agripinaa I alao grt decent overwatch which could be nice and recycling and once again stygies is army wide I feel to keep it in sync I'm gonna go for stygies and stick the servitor maniple however may drop a squad of servitors to upgrade the rangers with plasma to vanguard

Heyya,
So,I am super excited to see someone else doing the Servitor thing. I have been messing around with it and have been doing really well with them. I find that making the servitor maniple Agripinaa is definitely worth it as you get the juicy, juicy fresh converts stratagem. How awful swell to have so many volunteers for more servitors. Also, noticed you have the arc claws on the Breachers. I tested both the Hydraulic Claw and the Arc Claw and found the Hydraulic was better. Yes, the -1 to hit does kind of suck, but at 3 attacks a model, 1 will mathematically connect and then you just need to roll a 2 or 3 to wound. For the Destroyers, I found that Plasma Culverin's were the way to go, but that might also just be the meta I play in. The kastelans in there for the Elimination Maniple is soooooo good with the servitor +1 to hit stratagem. Plasma hitting on 2's is a heck of a drug. And as for relics, I found that the Raiment of the Technomartyr was a better choice than any other one. Agripinaa is all about hitting on 5's in OW, and everytime you roll a 6, get to make another shot that hits on 5's. I Wombo-comboed some Genestealers with this. The Bio-splicing Warlord trait is, quite simply, amazing. Overall, I like the list. I would make it Agripinaa as your emphasis is on Servitors so may as well take the Forgeworld that gets them back to full strength quite easily.

That is my 2 cents though. I do this and it seems to work well. If it isn't what floats your boat, that is quite understandable. Anywho, let me know how your games go.