Collecting Adeptus Mechanicus

Cybernetic zealots of the Machine God - red-robed Skitarii and bizarre war-machines that swarm and out-score.

Advanced 🎲 Buff-stacking screen, tag and out-score 🧩 ~50-80+ models @ 2,000pts 💷 $700-950 / £480-640 🎨 Hard to paint

The best thing to buy is what looks the coolest to you. Paint and play the models you love — the lists below are just a guide for when you want a competitive edge.

1 · Start here

Adeptus Mechanicus Combat Patrol $170 / £100

Tech-Priest Manipulus, 10 Skitarii, 3 Serberys Raiders, 5 Pteraxii (~19 models)

Teaches screen/tag/harass but light on firepower

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2 · Complete your army ~1,000 pts (Incursion)

Tech-Priest Manipulus, Skitarii, Serberys Raiders and Pteraxii teach the screen/tag/harass game but the box is light on firepower and has no real anti-tank. Add a midfield anchor, mobile guns, and heavy fire support.

Skitarii Rangers x1 Second cheap Battleline to screen and hold objectives while you buff-stack. 🛒

Kataphron Breachers x1 Durable midfield anchor and the close-range punch the box lacks. 🛒

Skorpius Disintegrator x1 Mobile gun platform that gives the army desperately-needed firepower. 🛒

Onager Dunecrawler x1 Heavy fire support / anti-tank to crack vehicles and monsters. 🛒

3 · Competitive core — what winning lists run

Built from top-placing tournament lists (Tabletop Battles' Competitive Innovations) over the last ~8 weeks — a data-driven competitive core.

Start here — priorities toward ~1,000pts

Belisarius Cawl seen in 2 top lists 🛒

Ironstrider Ballistarii seen in 2 top lists 🛒

Pteraxii Skystalkers seen in 2 top lists 🛒

Sicarian Infiltrators seen in 2 top lists 🛒

Sicarian Ruststalkers seen in 2 top lists 🛒

Skitarii Rangers seen in 2 top lists 🛒

Then expand toward ~2,000pts

Skorpius Disintegrator seen in 2 top lists 🛒

Skorpius Dunerider seen in 2 top lists 🛒

Kataphron Destroyers seen in 1 top list 🛒

Serberys Raiders seen in 1 top list 🛒

Servitor Battleclade seen in 1 top list 🛒

Sydonian Skatros seen in 1 top list 🛒

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