Adeptus Mechanicus for 40k new pics p162

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**BrookM**

Late to the party, but did I just see that the Techpriest Dominus is €29 for a gakky clamp pack blister?

**pazuzu**

BrookM wrote:
Late to the party, but did I just see that the Techpriest Dominus is €29 for a gakky clamp pack blister?

Yes but look his size : it's just 8 euros more than a silly Harlequeen for twice much plastic ^^ yes it's overpriced, but so cool. One of the best plastic mini i saw...

**Enigwolf**

I just realized how confusing "AM" is going to be if they ever release an AdMech codex given it'll be the acronyms of 2 'dexes...

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pazuzu wrote:
BrookM wrote:
Late to the party, but did I just see that the Techpriest Dominus is €29 for a gakky clamp pack blister?

Yes but look his size : it's just 8 euros more than a silly Harlequeen for twice much plastic ^^ yes it's overpriced, but so cool. One of the best plastic mini i saw...

Also it's a pretty darn cool model with FW-level of detail, IMHO.

**BrookM**

And more expensive than the Eldar jetbike clamp pack..

**Looky Likey**

If they give it all the alternate options and a few extra bits in the pack then it'll be OK as far as GW prices go for me, if it is just as you see it then I'm going to be unhappy.

**MajorWesJanson**

Its on a 50mm base. Probably 2 sprues just like the Jetseer. It has 2 head options and looks like 2 pistol options at least. I plan to grab 1 at first, and a second eventually to build both versions. Then I have a trio of FW Myrmadon Secutors sho are about perfect size and look to make up to 3 more Dominii.

**Fezza213**

This was posted on Faet awhile ago:

Canticles
Ok, they are an army wide special rule that gives a lot of flexibility each round to your CM army. Units with the rule gain benefits according the number of units with the rule on the table and are stronger the more units you have. There are 6 canticles and each one can only be used once per game. Benefits include cover bonus's, bonus's to strength, re-rolling failed attacks from either close combat or shooting, fearless, or creating extra hits in close combat. 8 units gives the strongest bonus 4-7 a medium bonus, and 1-3 a standard bonus.

http://natfka.blogspot.com.au/2015/05/cult-mechanicus-canticles-of-omnissah.html

Electro priests with bonus str, fearless, rerolls and extra hits sounds interesting, this is of course entirely dependent on what the proper canticles rules are rather then the above tidbit.

I dont mind the look of the model but so far the rules haven't impressed but again it depends on what canticles turns out to actually be, from the way i read the above canticles might be like the skitarii doctrines in terms of play style with different effects.

Fez

**RedFox**

Good morning

http://www.gamestrust.de/tabletop/news,warhammer-40-000-adeptus-mechanicus-bilder-dominus-edition-lobgesaenge-missionen-english-translation,id43317.html

Translation: Incantation of the Iron Soul grants an army wide buff for every unit with the special rule "Canticles of Omnissiah":
1-3 - Friendly units with the special rule are Relentless
4-7 - Friendly units with the special rule are Relentless and have to repeat all failed morale, fear and pin down tests
8+ - Friendly units with the special rule are Fearless

**UNCLEBADTOUCH**

Why do they not sell those objective counters seperately?!

**angelofvengeance**

UNCLEBADTOUCH wrote:
Why do they not sell those objective counters seperately?!

That would be silly! Make them ltd edition!! lol. Plus they'd probably go for 10 bucks or something equally silly.

**Kanluwen**

UNCLEBADTOUCH wrote:
Why do they not sell those objective counters seperately?!

Because GW themselves don't make the objective markers; they hire it out to a third party.

**Kid_Kyoto**

Enigwolf wrote:
I just realized how confusing "AM" is going to be if they ever release an AdMech codex given it'll be the acronyms of 2 'dexes...

That's OK next year they'll rerelase the adeptus Mil book and rename them again.

**UNCLEBADTOUCH**

Most likely go for £20 and an easy sale, they can simply knock up a 1000 sets for each release and you know they would sell to people who where never going to splurge for the full ltd ed but makes it a good add on sale to a regular codex.

**the_Armyman**

BrookM wrote:Late to the party, but did I just see that the Techpriest Dominus is €29 for a gakky clamp pack blister?

It does appear to be on a 50mm base making it relatively large. Also, if it comes with all the weapons options, that might add more value.

Enigwolf wrote:I just realized how confusing "AM" is going to be if they ever release an AdMech codex given it'll be the acronyms of 2 'dexes...

Astra Militarum is abbreviated "IG," so I don't really see the problem.

**TheSilo**

Sorry if this has been pointed out before, but...I give you: The Octadic Automata

http://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Kastelan-Robots-Web-Bundle

Octa...dic...

**angelofvengeance**

the_Armyman wrote:
BrookM wrote:Late to the party, but did I just see that the Techpriest Dominus is €29 for a gakky clamp pack blister?

It does appear to be on a 50mm base making it relatively large. Also, if it comes with all the weapons options, that might add more value.

Enigwolf wrote:I just realized how confusing "AM" is going to be if they ever release an AdMech codex given it'll be the acronyms of 2 'dexes...

Astra Militarum is abbreviated "IG," so I don't really see the problem.

£19 I think for us lot in the UK

**Wilson**

angelofvengeance wrote:
the_Armyman wrote:
BrookM wrote:Late to the party, but did I just see that the Techpriest Dominus is €29 for a gakky clamp pack blister?

It does appear to be on a 50mm base making it relatively large. Also, if it comes with all the weapons options, that might add more value.

Enigwolf wrote:I just realized how confusing "AM" is going to be if they ever release an AdMech codex given it'll be the acronyms of 2 'dexes...

Astra Militarum is abbreviated "IG," so I don't really see the problem.

£19 I think for us lot in the UK

£ 22 GBP

**migooo**

22?? Hmmmm I guess it won't be to bad.

**nudibranch**

Ehhhh, I just bought a set of Kastellans today and one thing that annoys me is that the Datasmith comes on a weird 32mm base, which means I'll have to buy some for the additional datasmiths I'm converting... I am considering buying the FW Scyllax (for conversion purposes) and they seem to have those bases...

**Swara**

RedFox wrote:
Good morning

http://www.gamestrust.de/tabletop/news,warhammer-40-000-adeptus-mechanicus-bilder-dominus-edition-lobgesaenge-missionen-english-translation,id43317.html

Translation: Incantation of the Iron Soul grants an army wide buff for every unit with the special rule "Canticles of Omnissiah":
1-3 - Friendly units with the special rule are Relentless
4-7 - Friendly units with the special rule are Relentless and have to repeat all failed morale, fear and pin down tests
8+ - Friendly units with the special rule are Fearless

I'm work blocked - Is this a rumor or pics of the rule?
Don't most of our units have relentless already or don't need them?? Seems pretty meh of a army wide rule unless I have a lot of units for fearless/rerolls.

Edit: Sorry I might of misunderstood this, is an addition to whatever Canticles does?

**Requizen**

From Faeit, so salt, but I think this is more likely than Relentless given that it's entirely useless on every model in the army:

Canticles
Ok, they are an army wide special rule that gives a lot of flexibility each round to your CM army. Units with the rule gain benefits according the number of units with the rule on the table and are stronger the more units you have. There are 6 canticles and each one can only be used once per game. Benefits include cover bonus's, bonus's to strength, re-rolling failed attacks from either close combat or shooting, fearless, or creating extra hits in close combat. 8 units gives the strongest bonus 4-7 a medium bonus, and 1-3 a standard bonus.

and information from a reader who sent in some information.

via a reader on Faeit 212
The new WD shows off some of the Canticles of the Omnissiah.
Incantation of the Iron Skull
1-3 units
Friendly units with Canticles gain Stubborn.

4-7 units
Friendly units with Canticles gain Stubborn and re-roll all failed Morale, Fear and Pinning.

8+ units
Friendly units with Canticles gain Fearless.

The blurred picture almost shows all 6. Aside from the skull one the others I could read say:

Chant of Remorseless Fist
1-3 Units
Friendly units with Canticles can re-roll failed to hits of 1 in close combat.

4-7 Units
Friendly units with Canticles can re-roll failed to hits of 1 and 2 in close combat.

8+ Units
Friendly units with Canticles can re-roll failed to hits in close combat.

Invocation of Machine-Might
1-3 Units
Friendly units with Canticles add +1 to their Strength.

4-7 Units
Friendly units with Canticles add +2 to their Strength.

8+ Units
Friendly units with Canticles add +3 to their Strength.

The last 3 I can only read the 1-3 section.
Shroudplasm
1-3 Units
Units
Friendly units with Canticles get Stealth

Benediction of Omniscience
1-3 Units
Friendly units with Canticles re-roll failed to hits of 1 when shooting

This one probably mirrors the Remorseless Fist. Canticle.

Litany of Electromancer
1-3 Units
Is illegible in the photo but seems to cause a Strength 4 AP - hit to enemy units within X inches of a model with Canticles.

Stubborn, while not fantastic (Robots have Fearless, Electro-Priests have Zealot) is a far sight more worthwhile than Relentless.

Remorseless Fist boosts Electro-Priests and melee Robots, so it's not terrible.

Invocation of Machine Might is.... alright. Boosts Electro-Priests for sure, but nothing overly special.

If Shroudplasm boosts to Shrouding at higher unit counts, then hell yeah.

Benediction is amazing, makes BS4 much less bad for at least one turn.

Electromancer needs to be cleared up but sounds kinda meh.

Now, my wondering is if multiple can be used in the same turn? If I could give Electropriests +3 to Strength and reroll hits in Assault and maybe zap nearby enemies, that could be quite good. But if it's just one per turn, then it's still good, but then Electro-Priests go back to being bad.

Makes MSU very, very good. Lots of min units of Robots and Kataphrons for sure.

**Orock**

The more I think about that formation with the one of everything the less I want to run it. You have super small units vulnerable to killpoint missions, one chicken walker isnt going to acomplish much, and I would rather skip the rust stalkers and both flavors of priests. Thats 395 points of what I would consider dead weight. And the +1 BS and ignores cover formation just seems so much better considering your not constricting every pick you have. All that wargear and relics for free is tempting, but really I dont use any of the relics for a reason, most of them are a points sink trap. Fluff wise the super formation is pretty awesome, but i dont see myself buying the priests just for that.

**WrentheFaceless**

Orock wrote:
The more I think about that formation with the one of everything the less I want to run it. You have super small units vulnerable to killpoint missions, one chicken walker isnt going to acomplish much, and I would rather skip the rust stalkers and both flavors of priests. Thats 395 points of what I would consider dead weight. And the +1 BS and ignores cover formation just seems so much better considering your not constricting every pick you have. All that wargear and relics for free is tempting, but really I dont use any of the relics for a reason, most of them are a points sink trap. Fluff wise the super formation is pretty awesome, but i dont see myself buying the priests just for that.

Running 1 of everything in the Cult Detatchment is still an unknown and unconfirmed.

**RedFox**

Canticles of the Omnissiah rules are pretty awesome after all, lot of potential synergy when combined with the skitarii (in the big formation)

**Requizen**

Hmm

Will the Dominus be considered as another "Unit with Canticles of the Omnissiah" for purposes of unit count you think? Like, if you have 3 units of Robots, 4 units of Kataphrons, and a Dominus attached to one of the Troops, is that 7 or 8 units with the rule?

**Shamanlord1961**

RedFox wrote:
Canticles of the Omnissiah rules are pretty awesome after all, lot of potential synergy when combined with the skitarii (in the big formation)

The formation gives all the units in it the Canticles rule also, so the Knight and the Skitarii get it also is all I can think. Here big knight, reroll your misses with your heavy 12 gun. Oh, and Skittarii get it too, just some icing.

**Lythrandire Biehrellian**

Also, giving everything stubborn really helps against the psychic shriek shenanigans the eldar can play with.

**WrentheFaceless**

So no word on the cult detachment yet?

**Requizen**

WrentheFaceless wrote:
So no word on the cult detachment yet?

Maybe we'll see something in the next few days, but the codex itself should start leaking around Tuesday or Wednesday next week, including the Formations/Detachments.

**Enigwolf**

Requizen wrote:
WrentheFaceless wrote:
So no word on the cult detachment yet?

Maybe we'll see something in the next few days, but the codex itself should start leaking around Tuesday or Wednesday next week, including the Formations/Detachments.

Aren't the WD leaks from this sunday's WD? I'd expect 'dex leaks much earlier than Tues/Wed.