Goatboy here going over the top 40K Imperial mini detachments. From Custodes to Sororitas, here’s the best the servants of the Emperor are bringing your way!
The Imperial update is a nice dose of cool options to play with. I can’t wait to see what the new Adeptus Custodes army is going to look like with the new 30k/40k models that just came out. I think its going to be a good time to be a good guy army with your Space Marines getting updates and a lot of fun Imperial things to mess around with.
Adeptus Custodes – Might of the Moritoi – 1DP
Gives +2 to the Movement and +1 to advance/charge rolls to your dreadnoughts.
I just like Dreadnoughts and you know a plastic Telemon is coming soon. The Custodes also have a nice enhancement to get reroll 1’s to hit and wound which just makes your giant Robots better. I also love the Mobile Stratagem to let your giant robots Kool-aid man through walls and be a pain in the butt. I think this one feels like a nice option to try and get to work with some of the other 2DP Custodes options.
Astra Militarum – Bridgehead Strike – 1DP
If you take a Militarum Tempestus Officer as your Warlord your Scions get Battleline and +1OC.
Oh and if Scions were set up this turn they get +1 to hit. A pile of good stratagems as well like throwing mortal wounds onto an engage enemy in their charge phase and Firing hot Hot-shot weapons. This is an updated Bridgehead option that seems really good and depending on what you mix it with could be the set up for a very brutal Imperial Guard army.
Imperial Agents – No new Detachments so it is sad times for those Agent players.
Adeptus Mechanicus – Lords of the Forge – 1DP
Makes your tech priests pretty amazing with getting a 4+ Inv and a 5+ Feel No pain.
These Mechanicus can either reman hidden after shooting or cause a battleshock test on an enemy vehicle within 12″. They have an amazing enhancement for Cybernetica Datasmith to give his robot friends Mobile which can let this giant brick of death get to where they need to be. This usually means in your way but most likely sitting on an Objective in the middle of the table and promoting death to the enemy.
Adeptus Sororitas – Sanctified Orators – 1DP
Their main rule of getting +1 Ld is fine but the enhancement is where it is at.
You get to upgrade non-penitent Character unit that gives you a once per turn upgrade to that unit out of the five options – 6″ increase in detection, Auto Pass Battleshock tests, +1 Movement, +1 Strength, and -1 to wound if the attack is higher in strength. The ability to get Vahl and her buddies to be a lot more abusive is how this one will be used a lot. I think just having some interesting Sororitas options to power things up will be helpful as the shifts in Faith Dice will make fast dice rolling different.
Imperial Knights – Throne-Bonded Outriders – 1DP
This is the Armiger detachment. If your Armigers have a Bondsman ability on them they get Ignores cover.
That is pretty good for Knights, and you got 2 Enhancements with one giving the Armigers Mobile and another that lets your Armigers use Overwatch and Heroic Intervention at -1 CPE. Both of these seem great. Oh and of course a Shoot and do an Action stratagem for your Armigers. If you like to play a lot of the baby Knights this is the one for you. Thank goodness the Destrier isn’t a “bigger” Armiger.
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