Adeptus Mechanicus

An Adeptus Mechanicus army marching to war is a sight both terrifying and glorious, each holy warrior a disturbing fusion of Human and machine. The ruling Tech-Priests and their fanatical followers raise modified voices in praise of the Machine God, controlling their cyborg soldiery and mechanical creations through doctrina imperatives encoded to augment and adapt the warriors’ abilities.

• Ranged weapons equipped by models in this unit have the [HEAVY] ability
• Improve the Ballistic Skill characteristic of ranged weapons equipped by models in this unit by 1.
• Each time a melee attack targets this unit, if this unit has the BATTLELINE keyword and/or it is within 6" of one or more friendly ADEPTUS MECHANICUS BATTLELINE units, subtract 1 from the Hit roll.

• Ranged weapons equipped by models in this unit have the [ASSAULT] ability.
• Improve the Weapon Skill characteristic of melee weapons equipped by models in this unit by 1.
• Each time a model in this unit makes an attack, if this unit has the BATTLELINE keyword and/or it is within 6" of one or more friendly ADEPTUS MECHANICUS BATTLELINE units, improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1.

At the start of the battle round, you can select one of the Doctrina Imperatives below. Until the end of the battle round, that Doctrina Imperative is active for your army, and all units from your army that have the Doctrina Imperatives ability gain the relevant abilities shown below.

CONQUEROR IMPERATIVE

PROTECTOR IMPERATIVE