Stratagem: Mechanicus Locum : Mechanicus Locum Stratagem: Host of the Intermediary : Host of the Intermediary Stratagem: Archeotech Specialist : 2x Archeotech Specialist ++ Patrol Detachment -2CP (Imperium – Adeptus Mechanicus) ++ 4x Serberys Raider: 4x Cavalry Sabre, 4x Clawed Limbs, 4x Galvanic CarbineĪrchaeopter Stratoraptor : Chaff Launcher 7x Sicarian Ruststalker (Blades): 7x Transonic Blades Ranger Alpha: Galvanic Rifle, Host of the Intermediary, Warlord Trait (Codex 3): Programmed Retreat Tech-Priest Manipulus : Logi, Magnarail lance, Relic: Raiment of the Technomartyr Skitarii Marshal : Relic (Skitarii Veteran Cohort): Cantic Thrallnet, Warlord, Warlord Trait (Skitarii Veteran Cohort): Calculate Without Diversion ++ Patrol Detachment 0CP (Imperium – Adeptus Mechanicus) ++ Richard Siegler – Adeptus Mechanicus – 1st Place With the cut and bracket structure, I’ve put the players who participated in the finals and semi-finals as the top four, and then listed out the rest of the top bracket by wins in the Best of the Rest section. US Open New Orleans (Supermajor)Īll the lists for this event can be found in Best Coast Pairings. Finally, for events that aren’t using a clear bracket system, remember that a ✪ next to a player’s placing means they were either an undefeated runner up, undefeated going into the final round or got paired up onto the top table with a shot at winning the event. You can find the (updated) list of current archetypes here. Just as a reminder, I’ve made a few changes to the format for this article, which I detailed last week. After London’s alpha strike-heavy metagame, would the GW terrain layouts cool things down and put the focus back on melee? We’ll find out shortly, and then do a run-through of the rest of the weekend’s events as well. The stresses involved in the drop however are such that only the heavily armoured shell of a dreadnought could hope to survive the impact without being pulverized.ĭrop pods become immobile after having landed and are usually extracted then transported to their mother ship after the battle, Tech-marines then repair them for use in the next battle.Barely a week goes by without the big supermajor alarm I have haphazardly installed in my living room going off, and this week it’s been triggered by the second iteration of the GW roadshow, bringing over 150 players to New Orleans to throw down for some high-level 40K. Lucius pattern Drop Pods a heavier and larger variant pattern with a more powerful engine while lacking many of the internal support system and armament, allows a single dreadnought to be deployed into battle. Standard Drop pods can deploy a 10-legionary squad.ĭeathstorm pattern Drop Pods a variant pattern that carry weapons systems instead of troops, they can be armed with either whirlwind launchers or assault cannons once deployed they can rake the enemy with high level of fire once landed and opened. The machine spirit guides the pod to its destination and can receive further commands from the mother ship. Once launched, they plummet through the atmosphere until retro jets fire to slow their descent. Drop Pods primarily orbital insertion of the Adeptus Astartes, they are launched from I low orbit towards the drop zone, usually amidst or near the battlefield.