There are a lot of tricks you can pull with this: advance the whole army up the board and leave a unit of Ironstriders standing still in the back to get the Heavy +1 to hit bonus, while also giving them the improved AP from Conqueror.

There’s also ways of forcing battleshock tests on a unit and reducing their hit roll, increasing your wound rolls in combat, or electrocuting and causing mortal wounds to all enemy units within 6″ – this works particularly well on Electopriests who want to be in the thick of the fighting anyway! You might once again reach to Kataphron Breachers with this, but another spicy option is Corpuscarii Electro-Priests who can wind up with ranged attacks hitting on 2+ with this enhancement. That last bit is the big improvement to the first half here – no longer can your opponent just ensure that anything they don’t care about getting shocked takes no damage out the gate. The Narrative content in the book is great fun and hopefully encourages more people to get involved with Crusade, as I really do think it is the best way of playing 40k!Codex: Adeptus Mechanicus is an invaluable guide to collecting and gaming with the Adeptus Mechanicus. Details on five specialized Detachments, including the Explorator Maniple and Cohort Cybernetica, complete with unique rules. It grants all your SKITARII INFANTRY and MOUNTED units (plus your Ironstriders ) the Stealth ability, and also provides the Benefit of Cover to all SICARIAN units targeted by ranged attacks from more than 12” away. For another wild combination of abilities, Clandestine Infiltrator grants both Infiltrators and Scout 6”.

Once your army has tiptoed into position, Binharic Offence lets two SKITARII units attack a prime target with unthinking synchronicity, their lockstep assault improving their Armour Penetration by 1.The new Skitarii Hunter Cohort is an ideal pairing with the Skatros, sharing all the sensor-baffling tools you need to sneak your entire army around the battlefield.

At the start of your Command phase, pick an objective marker to become your Acquisition objective marker. Paired with the leadership debuff from a unit of Sicarian Infiltrators, this could be anywhere from a mild annoyance, to shutting down your opponent’s plans entirely. This is extremely good on the big brick of Breachers you are still absolutely running, especially if you’re also packing in a Master Eradicator to double dip on those juicy 6s. Another allows you to have two selected objectives a turn, or to consolidate 6″ towards a selected objective.They got a big glow-up in the codex, picking up the native ability to advance and charge, as well as keeping their old fall back and charge ability. This (and the Detachment Ability, honestly) desperately need to happen in the opponent’s Command Phase to be truly worthwhile.

Procession is boring but effective – it’s good with Breachers and Destroyers (particularly grav ones), and sometimes fun if you can hurl some Corpuscarii priests out of a Dunerider at the right moment, but Citation seems like it can completely change the character of some units if used right. This book also contains a one-use code to unlock Codex: Adeptus Mechanicus content in Warhammer 40,000: The App.This last one in particular would be nice on a Datasmith to ensure that your robots can bounce back a mortal wound every phase they are shot at. The Sydonian Skatros is a sinister sight – stalking into position on its stilt-like legs before standing deathly still, a living cyborg watchtower that scans the battlefield for targets. Auto-divinatory Targeting gives ranged weapons Ignores Cover and a Ballistic Skill characteristic of 3+, but they can only target enemy units within range of a selected objective marker. You’ll still blow this occasionally to try and save a Breacher brick, but it could have been so much more. And if you regulatory come up against some scary vehicles Master of Machines can stop them from shooting at all!