Adeptus Mechanicus: Serberys Raiders

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Dark Reapers get massive increases on medium and large squads, but don’t actually cross a breakpoint. It’s August 10th and as promised, Games Workshop updated the Warhammer 40,000 app (well, the Android version anyways) and published a PDF with new PL values for all of the game’s units. While normally competitive games use points instead of Power Levels, these changes still have far-reaching consequences beyond casual play and Crusade: Several rules in competitive 40k, such as the new Strategic Reserves rule, the Daemonic Ritual Summoning rules for Daemons, and some stratagems all use Power Level as a factor.

The biggest change here is the Doom Scythe , which drops from 11 PL to 9, now allowing it to be put into Strategic Reserves for only 1 CP. Given how versatile Aircraft can be on arrival, this is a major boost to the unit. Putting three of them into Strategic Reserves to protect them until they can show up and use Amalgamated Targeting Data is now much, much less hateful, costing only 3 CP instead of 6.

Serberys Sulphurhounds

Dunecrawlers also feel like they got the kids gloves. It looks bleak with the main chasis going up 45 points, but the guns got discounted so the net is only up 15 (115 total) for the Icaraus array and 23 (140) for the Neutron laser. With the general vehicle buffs these feel like they are still in a good place. Kataphron Breachers down to 5PL for 3 models from 8PL for 3 models (and 20PL for 12 models). This is important because the Agripinaa Forge World has a strategem Fresh Converts to redeploy a unit of Kataphrons at full strength (i.e. resurrecting dead models as long as the unit hasn’t been wiped), and is costed based on their PL. 1CP for ≥5PL, 2CP for ≥10PL, and 3CP for ≥20PL. Previously, the most Kataphron Breachers you could redeploy would be 6 for 3CP (meaning resurrecting up to 5 Kataphrons). Now you can redeploy 12 Kataphron Breachers for 3CP (meaning resurrecting up to 11 of them, which is 385 points worth of models). This is Admech’s only strategem that keys off power level. Finally, the slot fillers, The Datasmith, Servitors, and humble X-22 went up in points. They sure exist. The Keeper of Secrets went up to 12 PL (from 11) and Shalaxi Helbane went up to 13 PL, making them a little more difficult to summon. Syll’Esske went up by 1 PL as well. The fierce eyes of a Sister Dogmata command this force, which is composed of five Celestian Sacresants, 10 Battle Sisters, an Immolator armed transport, and a mighty Exorcist tank.

Painter’s Dream– These models are intricate, they’re detailed. Each and every one offers endless opportunities for personalization and kitbashing. If you are looking for an army to really make your own, this is it. Belisarius Cawl has more character in his seventh mechanized pinky finger than most armies have in their entire roster. A Psychomancer cryptek leads the force, with a unit of 10 Necron Warriors and three Scarab Swarms making up the durable centre. The real killing work falls to a Lokhust Heavy Destroyer, three Ophydian Destroyers, five Flayed Ones, and two huge Canoptek Doomstalkers. Many of these units recently received the CORE keyword as part of the Balance Dataslate , and enjoy a new lease of life**.Poxwalkers and Cultists stayed the same but Plague Marines went down by 1 for the base unit – making it easier to put them in Strategic Reserves – but a squad of 10 will still cost you 10 PL, forcing you to spend 2 CP to put them in reserves. There’s some leeway here for squads of 6-7 however, potentially making that the correct number to take. I was hoping to use them as character snipers or kill securers to clean up what's left of light infantries, but I am doubting my initial thought now.

The Citadel Journal 21 (1997) - Adeptus Mechanicus Detachments: Skitarii Tech-Guard of the Forge Worlds The Great Unclean one is now PL 14, making it substantially easier to summon one of these big lads, and the same thing happened to Rotigus . Our boy Epidemius went up by 1, so you’ll definitely be throwing 3 dice to summon him to make sure he comes out. Skitarii Marshal [3 PL, 45pts]: Relic: Raiment of the Technomartyr, Warlord, Warlord Trait (Codex 5): Cataphractii: Armour units. The range of armour goes from small transports to heavy walkers and superheavy tanks such as Baneblades. [19a]

Almost all of the Chaos Knights went up in PL by 2-3, but only one of these changes actually makes a real difference.