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Ok, I will tried to play 30K for the first time in 4 years and i will said i dont like the game (40k 7ed post tromatic sydrome and WAAC players)

Here what i got and i a little bit above 2000 pts... my big problem is how to got to 3000 pts (mean next FW order), what i need to buy, what i need to remove.
Thx for the help.

HQ
Magos (tech priest dominus from 40k)
Magos (pin-up tech priest from wargame exclusive)

Troop
15 Thallax Cohort and 2 irad cleanser
4 Castellax Battle-Automata with Darkfire Cannon

Fast
2 Vultarax Stratos-Automata

Heavy
Thanatar Siege-Automata

You've got a solid core there, all of those elements can and do feature in strong Mechanicum lists. Are you having trouble with any specific matchups?

 AnomanderRake wrote:
You've got a solid core there, all of those elements can and do feature in strong Mechanicum lists. Are you having trouble with any specific matchups?

The list is more or less 2500 pts and for the last 500, i dont know what to add and bring the list to 3000.

Do i need to bring a plane, a knight, tanks, transports, troops, superheavy or LOW ?

I dont have any Elite and i dont think it will be usefull.

I think i need a Jack of All Trade/Carniflex distraction or something else...

It really depends. You've got strong anti-infantry (Ferrox Thallax, Irad-cleansers, Thanatar), strong anti-armour (Vultarax, Darkfire spam), credible anti-air (Vultarax), and decent frontline objective-grabbers (Thallax) in your list right now, there aren't any big holes that you need a specific thing to fill. If what you think you're missing is a Distraction Carnifex I'd say either go for a Macrocarid packed with Myrmidons or a Knight.

 AnomanderRake wrote:
It really depends. You've got strong anti-infantry (Ferrox Thallax, Irad-cleansers, Thanatar), strong anti-armour (Vultarax, Darkfire spam), credible anti-air (Vultarax), and decent frontline objective-grabbers (Thallax) in your list right now, there aren't any big holes that you need a specific thing to fill. If what you think you're missing is a Distraction Carnifex I'd say either go for a Macrocarid packed with Myrmidons or a Knight.

Macrocarid is no more on the FW website. Now looking for a knight or more option

Depending on what you want, you could easily throw a Saggitar in there.
It would give you some serious firepower and they are a nightmare to kill.

Downside is that it’s not longer made.

Seen people buy the ulator and a reaver volcano cannon though so it can be swapped out.
The saggitar is good, but when points permit, the ulator is almost god like.
It will literally clear chunks of the field at once.

Fluffwise a Macrocarid isn't a standardized vehicle design the way a Krios or a Leman Russ or a Predator is. You can always build your own.

Looking at the list i can see a lot of nasty surprises coming your way due to the points level - it's at the point where a legion list has the tools to really wreck face and might even bring a primarch.
I recommend an imperial knight of the atrapos variety because it will take attention away from your other nasties as well as being able to effectively take on another knight if the opponent went that way.
good luck sir!

A note on Primarchs: You don't have anything in Mechanicum that'll 1v1 a Primarch, but most of them are way less threatening if you can make them walk/leave their deathstar behind and shoot them. The Vultarax are one of the best anti-Primarch tools in Mechanicum just because they have the haywire volume to crack any transport you point them at. This isn't a 100% strategy (Alpharius, Magnus, and Sanguinius particularly are quite good at getting in close without getting shot) but between the Vultarax and the Thanatar you've already got some of the best anti-Primarch tools available.

Ok, i rework the list and i came with that.....


++ Crusade (Mechanicum: Taghmata Army List) [2,998pts] ++

+ HQ [255pts] +

Magos Dominus [95pts]: Cortex Controller, Plasma Pistol [10pts], Power axe, Refractor field, Servo-arm [10pts]

Magos Prime [160pts]: Archaeotech Pistol [5pts], Augury Scanner [5pts], Cortex Controller [15pts], Graviton Imploder [15pts], Macrotek [20pts], Mastercraft a single weapon [5pts], Mechanicum protectiva
. Power Weapon: Power Axe

+ Elites [85pts] +

Tech-Priest Auxillia [85pts]: 4x Flamer [20pts], Laspistol, Power axe
. Adept [20pts]: Enginseer
. Servo-automata [5pts]: Close combat weapon
. Servo-automata [5pts]: Close combat weapon
. Servo-automata [5pts]: Close combat weapon
. Servo-automata [5pts]: Close combat weapon

+ Troops [1,267pts] +

Castellax Class Battle-Automata Maniple (Compulsory) [302pts]: Compulsory, Cybernetica Cortex, Enhanced Targeting Arrays [30pts], Frag Grenades [10pts], Infravisors [10pts], Searchlights [2pts]
. Castellax class Battle-automata [125pts]: Automantic Shielding, 2x Bolter, Darkfire Cannon [20pts], Shock Chargers
. Castellax class Battle-automata [125pts]: Automantic Shielding, 2x Bolter, Darkfire Cannon [20pts], Shock Chargers

Castellax Class Battle-Automata Maniple (Compulsory) [250pts]: Compulsory, Cybernetica Cortex
. Castellax class Battle-automata [125pts]: Automantic Shielding, 2x Bolter, Darkfire Cannon [20pts], Shock Chargers
. Castellax class Battle-automata [125pts]: Automantic Shielding, 2x Bolter, Darkfire Cannon [20pts], Shock Chargers

Thallax Cohort [430pts]: 7x Heavy Chainblade [35pts], 2x Irad-cleanser [20pts], Lightning gun, 9x Thallax [360pts]

Thallax Cohort [285pts]: 6x Heavy Chainblade [30pts], Lightning gun, 6x Thallax [240pts]

+ Fast Attack [370pts] +

Vultarax Stratos-automata Maniple [185pts]: Blessed Autosimulacra [10pts]
. Vultarax Stratos-automata [175pts]: Cybernetica Cortex, Enhanced targeting array, Searchlight, Setheno pattern havoc launcher, Vultarax arc blaster

Vultarax Stratos-automata Maniple [185pts]: Blessed Autosimulacra [10pts]
. Vultarax Stratos-automata [175pts]: Cybernetica Cortex, Enhanced targeting array, Searchlight, Setheno pattern havoc launcher, Vultarax arc blaster

+ Heavy Support [576pts] +

Karacnos Assault Tank [275pts]: Armatus Necrotechnica [50pts], Flare Shield, Karacnos Mortar Battery, 2x Lightning-Blaster Sentinel, Shock Ram

Thanatar Class Siege-automata Maniple [301pts]: Enhanced Targeting Array [15pts], Paragon of Metal [35pts], Searchlight [1pts]
. Thanatar Class Siege-automata [250pts]: Automantic Shielding, Hellex plasma mortar, Infravisor, Mauler pattern bolt cannon

+ Allegiance +

Allegiance: Loyalist

Legio: Legio Cybernetica

+ Lords of War [445pts] +

Cerastus Knight-Atrapos [445pts]: Household Rank, Lascutter, Occular Augmetics [10pts], Singularity Cannon

+ Use Playtest Rules +

Use Playtest Rules Errata 1.0 (From FAQ 1.1 Feb/2019): Playtest Rules Errata 1.0 On

+ Mournival Rules +

Mournival Rules

++ Total: [2,998pts] ++

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