Adeptus Mechanicus Codex

Army Special Rules

CANTICLES OF THE OMNISSIAH

The disciples of the Omnissiah incant complex war-blessings, as much optimisation subroutines as they are expressions of faith in the Machine God.

All units with this special rule gain a bonus during the battle depending on the Canticle of the Omnissiah currently being canted. At the start of your turn, pick which Canticle of the Omnissiah from the table below is in effect until the start of your next turn. The same Canticle may not be picked twice during the same battle.

Alternatively, you can randomly determine which Canticle of the Omnissiah is in effect by rolling a D6 and consulting the table below. Note that if you randomly determine a Canticle, it takes effect even if the same Canticle has been in effect earlier

in the battle.

MASTER OF MACHINES (n+)

In each of your Shooting phases, instead of firing one of his weapons (controlling player’s choice), this model can choose either to repair a single friendly vehicle that he is in base contact with or embarked upon, or to restore a Wound lost earlier in the battle.

To do either, roll a D6. If the result is the target number or more, your attempt was successful: if repairing a vehicle you may restore a Structure Point that the nominated vehicle lost earlier in the battle, or repair a Weapon Destroyed or Immobilised result suffered earlier in the battle; this is effective immediately.

If restoring a Wound, either the model itself or any model from the Adeptus Mechanicus in his unit regains a Wound lost earlier in the battle; this is effective immediately.

THE FLESH IS WEAK (n+)

This rule is the same as Feel No Pain, except that it has a target number instead of a fixed 4+.

Headquarters

Belisarius Cawl 200 Points

WS	BS	S	T	W	I	A	Ld	Sv
5	5	5	6	5	3	3	10	2+

Unit Composition: 1 (Unique character)

Unit Type: Infantry

Wargear:

• Artificer Armour
• Refractor Field
• Master-crafted Power Axe
• Mechadendrites
• Solar Atomiser

Special Rules:

• Canticles of the Omnissiah
• Independent Character
• Relentless
• The Flesh is Weak (4+)
• Master of Machines(2+)
• Canticles of the Archmagos: The Archmagos allows you to use each of the Canticles of the Omnissiah twice per battle. Alternatively, you may re-reroll on the Canticles table each turn.
• Artificer Self-Repair Mechanisms: At the start of the turn, on a 4+, Belisarius Cawl regains a lost wound.

Tech-Priest Dominus: 105 Points

WS	BS	S	T	W	I	A	Ld	Sv
4	5	4	4	3	3	2	9	2+

Unit Composition: Tech-Priest Dominus

Unit Type: Infantry

Wargear:

• Artificer Armour
• Volkite Blaster
• Macrostubber
• Power Weapon
• Refractor Field

Special Rules:

• Canticles of the Omnissiah
• Independent Character
• Relentless
• The Flesh is Weak(4+)
• Master of Machines(2+)
• Options:
• May replace volkite blaster with an eradication ray (15pts)

Tech-Priest Enginseer: 50pts

WS	BS	S	T	W	I	A	Ld	Sv
3	3	3	3	1	3	1	9	3+

Unit Composition: 1 Tech-Priest Enginseer

An Adeptus Mechanicus Army may contain 0-5 Tech-Priest Enginseers. These do not use up any Force Organisation but otherwise count as separate HQ units.

Unit Type: Infantry

Wargear:

• Power Armour
• Servo Arm
• Macrostubber

Special Rules:

• Canticles of the Omnissiah
• Independent Character
• Relentless
• The Flesh is Weak(6+)
• Master of Machines(4+)

Troops

Skitarii Vanguard: 55 Points

	WS	BS	S	T	A	I	W	Ld	Sv
Vanguard	3	4	3	3	1	3	1	8	4+
Alpha	3	4	3	3	2	3	2	9	4+

Unit Composition:

• 1 Vanguard Alpha
• 4 Skitarii Vanguard

Unit Type: Infantry

Wargear:

• Skitarii war plate
• Radium carbine

Special Rules:

• Canticles of the Omnissiah
• Relentless
• The Flesh is Weak(6+)

Options:

May include up to five additional Skitarii Vanguard 9pts/model

The Vanguard Alpha may replace his Radium Carbine with:

• Macrostubber and Powersword 15pts
• Macrostubber and Arc Maul 25pts

Up to two other Skitarii Vanguard may replace their radium carbines with:

• Arc rifle 15pts
• Plasma caliver 30pts

One Skitarii Vanguard may carry an Omnispex 10pts

Tech-Thrall Covenant: 50 Points

WS	BS	S	T	W	I	A	Ld	Sv
2	2	3	3	1	2	1	8	4+

Unit Composition:

10 Tech-Thralls

Unit Type: Infantry

Wargear:

• Las-lock
• Skitarii war plate

Special Rules:

• Canticles of the Omnissiah
• Relentless

Options:

May include up to 10 additional Tech-Thralls 5points/model

Kataphron Destroyers: 150 Points

WS	BS	S	T	W	I	A	Ld	Sv
3	3	5	5	2	3	1	8	3+

Unit Composition:

3 Kataphron Destroyers

Unit Type: Infantry

Wargear:

• Power Armour
• Plasma Culverin

Special Rules:

• Canticles of the Omnissiah
• Relentless

Options:

May include up to 3 additional Kataphron Destroyers 50 points/model

Elite

Sicaran Ruststalkers: 125 Points

	WS	BS	S	T	W	I	A	Ld	Sv
4	4	4	3	2	3	3	6	4+
Sicaran Ruststalker Princeps	4	4	4	3	2	3	4	7	4+

Unit Composition:

1 Sicaran Ruststalker Princeps

4 Sicaran Ruststalker

Unit Type: Infantry

Wargear:

• Transonic Blades
• Chordclaw (Princeps)

Special Rules:

• Canticles of the Omnissiah
• The Flesh is Weak(6+)

Options:

May include up to five additional Sicaran Ruststalkers 25pts/model

Fast Attack

Sydonian Dragoons: 100 Points

	WS	BS	S	F	S	R	I	A
Sydonian Dragoon	4	4	5	11	10	10	3	3

Unit Composition:

1 Sydonian Dragoon

Unit Type: Walker

Wargear:

• Taser Lance
• Radium Jezzail

Special Rules:

• Open topped
• Canticles of the Omnissiah

Relentless

Heavy Support

Kastellan Robot: 120 Points

WS	BS	S	T	W	I	A	Ld	Sv
3	3	6	7	3	2	3	8	3+

Unit Composition:

1 Kastelan Robot

Unit Type: Infantry

Wargear:

• Power Armour
• Refractor Field
• Two Power Fists
• Heavy Phosphor Blaster

Special Rules:

• Canticles of the Omnissiah
• Relentless
• Battle Protocols: At the beginning of the turn, choose one of the following Battle Protocols. You may not choose the same Battle Protocol twice in a row.
• Conqueror Protocol: The unit may double its attacks in close combat but may not shoot this turn.
• Aegis Protocol: The unit has Feel No Pain (4+).
• Protector Protocol: The unit may fire its shooting weapon twice, but may not move.

Options:

May include up to 2 additional Kastellan Robots 120pts/model.

Onager Dunecrawler: 90 Points

WS	BS	S	Front	Side	Rear	I	A
3	4	5	12	12	11	2	1

Unit Composition:

1 Onager Dunecrawler

Unit Type: Vehicle (Walker)

Wargear:

• Eradication Beamer
• Special Rules:
• Canticles of the Omnissiah

Options:

• May have an Omnispex 10pts
• May have a pintle mounted Heavy Stubber 10pts
• May include up to 2 additional Onager Dunecrawlers 90 points/model

Super Heavy

Indentured Knight Magaera: 500 Points

WS	BS	S	Front	Side	Rear	I	A	Structure Points
4	4	10	13	12	12	2	3	3

Unit Composition:

1 Indentured Knight Magaera

Unit Type: Super-heavy Walker

Wargear:

• Void Shields (2)
• Hekaton Siege Claw
• Lightning Cannon
• Eradication Ray

Special Rules:

• Canticles of the Omnissiah
• Overtaxed Reactor: When destroyed, the Knight adds +1 to the result rolled on the Catastrophic Damage table.
• Blessed Autosimulacra: At the start of the turn, the Knight can regain one lost Structure Point on the roll of a 6+.

Special Issue Wargear

Artificer Armour: 2+ armour save

Omnispex: Target unit has -1 cover save against shooting from the unit containing an Omnispex.

Power Armour: 3+ armour save

Refractor Field: 5+ invulnerable save.

Skitarii war plate: 4+ armour save.

Void Shields: Apocalypse page 96

Ranged Weapons

Weapons	Range	S	AP	Type
Eradication Ray	0"-12"	8	1	Heavy 1
Eradication Ray	12"-24"	6	3	Heavy 1, Blast
Eradication Beamer	0"-9"	10	1	Heavy 1
Eradication Beamer	9"-18"	8	3	Heavy 1, Blast
Eradication Beamer	18"-36"	6	5	Heavy 1, Large Blast
Heavy Phosphor Blaster	36"	6	3	Heavy 3
Las-Lock	18"	4	4	Assault 2
Lightning Cannon	48"	7	3	Heavy 1, Rending, Large Blast
Macrostubber	12"	4	6	Pistol
Plasma Caliver	18"	7	2	Assault 3, Gets Hot
Plasma Culverin	24"	7	2	Blast, Gets Hot
Radium Carbine	18"	3	5	Assault 3
Solar Atomiser	12"	10	1	Assault D3, Master-crafted, Melta
Volkite Blaster	24"	6	5	Heavy 3

Radium Jezzail

30"	9	4 - Heavy 2

Melee Weapons

Weapons	S	AP	Type/Info
Arc Maul	+2		Power Weapon
Hekaton Siege Claw	D	2	Destroyer, Add +3 Attacks in Melee
Master Crafted Power Axe	+2		Power Weapon, reroll failed hits of 1
Mechadendrites	4		The models makes D6 additional attacks at Initiative 10
Power Fist	x2		Power Weapon
Servo Arm	x2		Power Weapon

Taser Lance	+3		Power Weapon
Transonic Blades	+1		Power Weapon