How To Play 40k Adeptus Mechanicus Army Guide, Rules & Review

By Travis Pasch | April 26th, 2024 | Categories: 10th Edition 40k, 40k News & Articles, Adeptus Mechanicus, How To Play 40k, Tabletop Gaming News & Rumors, Warhammer Community

The new 40k Adeptus Mechanicus codex is here– from Stratagems, Datasheets, and army rules; this is our review guide on how to play them.

Exciting changes to the Adeptus Mechanicus army’s gameplay, rules, and style are here with the release of their new Warhammer 40k codex. This review guide provides an overview of the new codex, including Stratagems, Datasheets, and army rules, to help players understand how to play Adeptus Mechanicus in 10th Edition Warhammer 40k. Additionally, we’ll take a closer look at the new detachments and their rules, giving you everything you need to dominate the battlefield. Whether you’re a seasoned 40k player or new to the game, this guide offers valuable insights into the Ad Mech playstyle and army composition.

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How To Play 40k Adeptus Mechanicus: Army Guide, Rules & Review

Their army-wide special rules are pretty unchanged from the index. They are still quite strong, as getting heavy or assault on all your weapons is no joke. Plus, you also get a lot of AP manipulation.

Combat Patrol: Adeptus Mechanicus

The Adeptus Mechanicus are generally too preoccupied with hunting down archeotech to concern themselves with the pathetic flesh of their allies, and their new Combat Patrol box is packed with marvellous cybernetic horrors ready to cleanse dig-sites of contamination.

Adeptus Mechanicus Codex YouTube Reviews:

If you’re looking for reviews on YouTube, be sure to watch your favorite presenters talk about their take on how to play Adeptus Mechanicus and their new codex book at the links below:

Adeptus Mechanicus Codex Detachment Rules:

Now, let’s get into all the new detachments; the five Ad Mech Detachments for 10th Edition 40k are:

Rad-Zone Corps
Skitarii Hunter Cohort
Data-psalm Conclave
Explorator Maniple
Cohort Cybernetica

Rad-Zone Corps

This is the same detachment from the index but with some decent upgrades this time around and actually deals some more damage. The enhancements took a little hint but could make the bombardment even stronger.

Lethal Dosage stands out here, as getting lethal hits on a big unit for 1 CP is quite strong. Bulwark Imperative is also pretty strong as you can get two Skitarii units a 4+ invulnerable save.

Skitarii Hunter Cohort

This is a really interesting detachment that focuses on infantry and Sicarians! They get stealth and even the benefit of cover. This is just a really cool detachment as you get all the movement rules and can swamp the board with a ton of infantry and walkers.

As you would imagine, these are very focused on keeping your infantry alive and moving all over the place. Then, Binharic Offence can add a little punch to your guns.

Data-psalm Conclave

This is all about the Electro Priests and the combat side of the army. While they don’t have the best melee, it can still be quite strong with these, especially Temporcopia, which lets you fight first.

The Chant of the Remorseless Fist is really good for only 1 CP, as adding 1 to the wound roll will let you get off on some bigger units. Then, getting a 4+ invulnerable save can never be bad.

Explorator Maniple

This detachment doesn’t have a huge unit focus like the other ones, as it’s more about pushing forward and getting enemies off of objectives. So, it could be a good choice if you want to run a list with a bunch of different units.

Cached Acquisition and Priority Reclamation will allow you to keep and take objectives even more easily! This army is all about scoring objectives, so don’t worry as much about killing and winning on points.

Cohort Cybernetica

Do you like robots? If you answered yes, this is the detachment for you! Necromechanic might be the strongest enhancement in the whole book, and this lets Kastelan Robots rampage across the board and still get the Imperatives.

When playing this, you have to do almost all your stratagems in the command phase, so don’t forget. Otherwise, you can’t really take advantage of them.

Adeptus Mechanicus Unit Profiles

Cawl stayed mostly the same but did receive some changes to his buffs.

The Manipulus is still decent but without the enhancement for his gun anymore, he’s now mainly just a buffing character.

The Skratos is decent as having a Lone Operative that can snipe off characters every once in a while is always going to be strong. He could use a small points drop, but other than that not terrible.

How To Play Warhammer 40k Adeptus Mechanicus: Points

You can find the latest points for playing this faction in 10th Edition Warhammer 40k here on our Munitorum Field Manual Points Updates Page.

Is It Still Worth Playing Adeptus Mechanicus?

Of course! While they are a little hard to build, they look great and have a ton of lore. Overall, the 10th Edition Warhammer 40k Adeptus Mechanicus Codex offers plenty of changes and new rules to make the army exciting to play. Each detachment offers unique enhancements and stratagems that cater to different playstyles, making it a versatile army to build and play.

Whether you’re a veteran player or just starting out, this how-to-play Adeptus Mechanicus Codex review guide provides all the necessary information to get you started on your journey with the faction.