Get your toasters ready because Engine War just got a teaser from Games Workshop. Check out the latest preview on what’s next for Warhammer 40k.
Warhammer Community dropped a reveal teaser on Engine War. It looks like although we have a pretty good idea of what’ll be happening in War of the Spider, Engine War will be hitting the shelves first. On that note, we’ve got Ad Mech going against the Traitor Ad Mech in the next expansion.
Psychic Awakening Engine War: New Units & More REVEALED
In the latest preview for Engine War, There’s something dark going on at planet Ordex Thaag. An Ad Mech fleet came across it after they navigated a Warp Storm. Finding all kinds of heresies, they activated Knights and a bunch of other new Skitarii units that we’ve seen previewed once before. On top of that, they mentioned something called the Varlian Device. We have no clue as to what that could be.
Now check out these sweet new kits that are on the way.
Two Pteraxii Units- Sterylizors & Skystalkers
Two new winged units are on the way to the Ad Mech. The first being Sterilyzors…These guys look like they’re rocking some long-range flamers. If these guys are essentially a squad of five jump pack dudes with auto-hitting hoses, they’ll probably be a fantastic objective reclaimer.
On the flip side, the Skystalkers have flechette carbines and might be a unit that’s exceptionally hard to get to. Similar to Eliminators, these guys will be able to get into tricky places and harass enemy units.
Archaeopter Kit Gets Three Unit Options
Archaeopter Transvector- Transport
The Adeptus Mechanicus are also getting a new flyer, the Archaeopter. The new kit builds three different unit options – that’s 11 if you count in binary! The Transvector is an aerial transport craft, capable of delivering your infantry in speed, style and safety.
Archaeopter Fusilave- Bomber
The bomber variant is coming with a payload of six bombs in the back. Who knows how the shockwave rule will pan out on the tabletop.
If you prefer bombers, choose the Fusilave and drop payloads of ground-penetrating, tectomagnic bombs that cause seismic shock waves.
Archaeopter Stratoraptor- Strafing, Anti-ground target
Finally, the Stratoraptor is the ground-attack variant, soaring in to strafe targets with its heavy phosphor blasters.
Ad Mech Also Getting New Cavalry- Serbrys & Sulpherhound Units
Serberys units are seasoned Skitarii that are coming equipped with some kind of rifle that’ll be giving a flanking aspect to the army. We have no clue what these weapon profiles will look like but based on the unit aesthetic alone, they look like an equivalent to Primaris Inceptors…Designed to be fast and stay in a medium-range combat distance.
Next, Sulphurhounds are also making their way into the army. These guys are going to be a wrecking ball for the army, charging into close range and clearing a path.
Sulphurhounds, shock line-breakers who smash through defensive positions, leaving no survivors.
After all of the units previewed, it seems like the overall theme coming to the Ad Mech is speed. That’s one thing they’ve desperately needed in the past. Outside of Knight running full speed at the enemy, most of the damage-dealing units of the army were designed to sit still and gun fools down.
Artwork in Video Makes Us Scratch Our Head
While all the Ad Mech stuff is dope, one thing that’s worth noting is that the Skitarii are fighting Chaos in the video. Now we already had a picture released for Engine War showing Knights/ Chaos Knights and Ad Mech/Dark Mechanicum…
After seeing all of these previews, what do you think the Varlian device could be? Is there a new Nurgle unit hidden in plain sight?
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