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Shock chargers
Atotnantic lucldmg

opttons- aU Battle-automata m the Mample must have the same

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Any Battle-automata Maniple may be glVen any of the following

\X'argenr

3+

Unit
Infan

upgrade

Up to four addmonaI Castellax clac;s

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Options

Unit Type

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Wargc

..+I potnt each

+5 potnts each
+5 pomts each
+15 pomrs each

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cannon for one of the foUowm

Spcdnl H.ulcs

- Darkfire cannon

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Reactor Bln5t

Multt ..melta

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Free

Any Castell ax class Battle-automata may exchange one or both of 1ts

Rllg<

bolters for.

Flamers

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+5 po1nts each

Any C..asrellax class Battle-automata may exchange as shock chargers

for one of the followmg options
1wo Battle automata power blades

5tcge Wrecker.
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. . ... +10 points per Castellax

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model cqtHppcd wtth a Stege Wrecker also lose one of rts boltgurrs.

Spectal Option

A smgle Mample compnsed solely of a smgle Battle-automata m the

detachment may be g1ven
Paragon of Metal spectal rule .
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Specinll

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LEGIO CYBERNETICA WARGEAR & SPECIAL RULES

The Cortex Controller

Cybcrneticn Corttx

Mcchamcum's arts,
'J his is truly ;m::uw dtvicc ,md n wondtr of tlw
compd-;ing the r<asonmg control ctntr<' .md .mimatmg machine
spirit of a Battlt.'-.\Utomata. Compric;ing a ynthetic 'bnun' of sorts,
:1

it conststs of an nnnout'cd cndng contaming a complex bio-plastic

moss wluch extrudes ncrv<-llk( grey Hndrils mto the body of the

robotic fr.lm( 1nto which it is hous<.d, invigorntmg it with strange

f,dsc-lif<' Far beyond a c;implc cogitator in cupactty, 1t is neither truly
alive nor s;tpient !tkt the dread and inhuman 'Silica Animus' feared
of old.InstcnJ, 1t is akin to a primitl w<.b of bellico!>e mstinct,guided
not by s<lf-awatene.;s nnd reason, but by a programmed framework

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I

of encoded blhaviour, cornpn-;ing sjmpll' C}..acnng mstruc.tions and

command!!, lh<. rcult is n upcnor, slfgtlldl'd weapon,,\ machme
prl'dator thor wdl actsvely and mstinctivcly purue lts foes as well

This control and signalling device uses data-djinn to command Battle

automata fitted With Cybernetlca Cortex systems, allowing the wtelder
to witness the battlefield through the automata's own c;enses a well as
monitor the1r status and exact precise control over their actions Only

the most highly experienced and spectfically augmented adepts of the

Mechanicum and the Forge Lords of the Legiones Astartes can hope
to fathom the use of these fractious devices and successfully interpret
the storm of data streaming from their un-living minions.
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The presence of a Cortex Controller within 12 of part of a una of

friendly models With the Programmed Behaviour special rule at the
start of any phase means that spectal rule is negated for that phase and
their controllmg player is free to use them as any other unu

as net wtth .1 dtgrce of tactical scnst anJ Mlfpn.strv.H!On beyond

.mythmg a '.>Crvttor 1., capable of, but without the dangers of revolt
nnd the development of blasphemous intdhgt'ncc

or so the Legio

Cybemetic..l claun.

Reactor Blast
Most Battle-automata are powered by compact reactor cores which
pulse like hving hearts withm them,pumping the electrically charged

Special Rules: Models Wtth a C'ybermttcu Corte have the

vitae flmds from thetr cortex around their frames and affordmg
them the ability to self-repair and react more in the manner ofhving

Programmed Behavtour,Ftnrlcs, Cyb.rnctic R(sihl'nce and

creatures than inert machmes. Should these reactors be breached at

Adamantium Will special rules.

last, they can detonate, consuming the Battle-automata's remains in a

Coherency: Umts compnsed of models with the Cybernenca

fiery explosion

Cortex special rule (and any n1odels whtch are l part of the umt
wnh a Cortc'X Controller) hnve a+" umt coherency range

Explosive Demise: When a Battle-automata loses 1ts last wound,

roll a D6. On the result of a 6, the Battle-automata explodes,

Programmed Behaviour: Unless wtthin

12.

"

of a fnendly model

mfhcnng a Strength 4 AP - htt on all models wtthin D6"

equipped with a Cortex Controller, the followmg restnctlons are

placed on the umt's use in the game fhesc rt!>tnctlons do nor apply Lf

Atomantic Shielding

the Batde-;lutomata Maniple ts already locktd in .m assault.

Certam Battle-automata destgns feature pamcularly powerful

aromantic reactor cores destgned to energise defensive field

Methodical: The Batde-nutom.tta may nor make Sweepmg

generators bmlt inro the Battle-automata's extenor armour plating. a

Advances or Run moves.

well as power as combat systems

Target Priority: If enemy models .1re w1thm

u"

and within hne

of sight during their Shoonng phase, the Bnttle-automam Maniple

A Battle-automata with Atomantic shielding has a s .nvulnerabte

must fire all irs weapons agnmc:.t the clotst enemy unlt 1t is able to

save against shooting attacks and e-plosions, and a b+ invulnerable

harm. lf this IS not the case, they arc free to 5dct t.lrgets s normaL

save against attacks suffered m close combat. In addition, if the Battle

Onslaught: If ncmy umts nrc wnhm 12." duung thetr Assault

automata suffers a Reactor Blat e"\.plos10n, add +1" to the rndlUS of

phase,the Battle-automata must <Ht<>mpt to charg the closest

the blast

enemy unit if able. Note that the Battl<. autom.tta may -,ull only
charge the sam<.> umt 1t fired .u tf tt fired in thl Shooung ph.lsc. lf

Mechanicun1 Protectiva

consolidating nfter combat, rlwy must do so towards the nearest

Tht term CO\er

enemy modl'l if one is present wuhm 1 2".

Cybernetic Resilience

Models wtth this rule srraddle an l'xisttncc bttween ma<.hinc creature

.\

vJnct' of energy field and defens1ve 5h1eld

proJectors devtsed by the .Mago:, of the .Mechanicum to p 'teet

themselve-, both on the battlefield and trom assassin.st10 b their
rivals For thts rca!>on, the frequency and modulation o
a clocly guarded -,ccrer.

..h devtc-t. i'

and synthetic life, makmg them both rccalic..nt to the parncular fruilttc
of the organic,but also partly subJeCt to the vulncrabtlitics of the pure
machine.

Successful wounds scored by at tncks with t h<.> Poisoned or

Flesh bane special rule mu&t lw rc-rolled .1gninsr tlus model.

Attacks with the Haywtre sptcial rult' w1ll cnttSl' .t wound on ,t D6

result of a 6 against the modtl;md, in .uiJittOn, to .my otlwr wounds
or effects caused. Roll fot this wotmd -.tpitr,ltcly, s,\Vt.'" nu y lw t.tkcn
as normal.

A model equ1pped wuh <l Mechamcum Protectiva gams 114+

invulnerable save
Enhanced Targeting Arrny
Certain Battle automata .1re fitted wu h additional sluved cognatoiS

and sub-mcun.lbttl.t tnJchml" p1nts devoted to relentlessly rracking

and targenng any and jll potenttal threats in r:mge. A model wuh thts
upgrade h.1s ns B.tllistlc kill increased by +I and the cover saves of
enemy target':> are reduced b , -1.
Cyber-familiar

See Tlat." HonH Hensy Book I - Betrayal for the rules for Cyber-fanuliars

LEGIO CYBERNETICA WARGEAR & SPECIAL RULES

The Cortex Controller

Cybcrncttca Corte.
'[hIS

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ttulv

.n'C:me

dcvtte .md a wonder of the Mcch.tmcum's arts,

comprising th rt>o-.omng control centre and anunating machine

spt rit of a R.mle-.mtom.n.t. (.ompnsmg . t syn thcHc 'brain' of sorts,
H

nmststs of:m .mnoured C;tsmg cont.tinmg a complex bio-plasnc

mn'" whtrh t:xtrudesncn e like grey tendnls into the body of the

1obottc fr.tm.: into which 1t ts housed, mvtgoratmg 1t wtth strange

false-hft. l'ar beyond a c:impl; cog1tator m capacuy, 1t ts neahcr truly
ahvc nor sapiem hkc the dread and mhuman 'Sdica Ammus' feared
of old Instead, 1t 1s akm ro a pnmal web of belhcose tn!>tmct, guided
not by selfR\\'tlrent'S nnd reason, but by a progrJmmed framework
of encoded behuviour. compnsmg simple e'\,lctmg mstructtons and
command ... 1he nmlt is il <:upcnor, -.dt-gutded weapon, a machme
prt>dator that w1ll actively and imtinctl\ely pursue
as

foes as well

S!l<cc fully
to fathom the use of these fractious dcvi<.cs and
tng lllllllon
the storm of data srreammg from theu un ltv

t ' ' t pi ( 1

,f
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pat of
The presence of a Cortex Controller wllhtn 1 1." of
l' t1 rul ttiH
friendly modelswtth the Programmed Bchtwiout spC

t pi
d
start of any phase means that spect.tl rule j<; negate Lot tit
WlH
their controlling player ts free to U!>e them,,.., any orlwr

111d

JCt wtth a degree of racttral 'en-.e Jnd self-preservation beyond

an}thmg a !-<'rvitor is lnpable ot but wtthout the d.mgers of revolt

and the llf.'vt'lopment ot bl.l!-phmous mrelhgl'nce -or so the Leg10
Cybcmeticil chum

Reactor Blast

Most Battle-automata are powered by comp.1ct n.t< wnmt whld

d
pulse like living hearts wtrhin them, pumpmg 1h e chctrk lly hr11gc
VJtae fluids from their cortex around

Special Rules: Models with a Cybcrnenca Cortex have the

Progrntllmed B('haviour, Fearle<:s,Cybernetic Res1hence and

s d.lt.l djl 1111 to c.:llllllll nil Bultl'

This control and s1gnalling dev1ce uc
x "Y'-1<'111!1, t.IIJWille d,t wlrlrle
automata fitted with Cyberneticn Corte
f l'" OW11 I 11 (
W'(. ll t
tOJ11.J,
tO witneSS the battlefield through the clll
conool ov< t thdr n:dott Only
momtor then status and exact prcctsc
tl\cntcd :.1cl, fJI , ,( dt<
nug
ly
cnl
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pc
d
an.
ced
en
en
exp
hly
the most hxg
I hurl'
giotw!l A lllh
Mechamcum and the Forge Lords of the Lc

heir fr.tmts:1t1d utforclln[

them the abllxty to self-repair and react more i11 the mnmH:r ut Hvl'{1
creatures than inert machmes Should thcc rc.tctots he brc <.hrd 111

Ad.nnantium W1ll peciol rule

last, they CJn detonate, consumm g the B.tttlc .nttomntn'

C o he re n c>: Unit-. compm.ed of models wnh the Cybemettca

fiery explosion.

wuh a Corte:-.: Controller) have a+'' umt coherency range

Corte 'pectal rule (and nnv models whtch are a part of the umt

m 108

IJ, ,,

Expl osive Demise When a Battle-automata loses liS lu.t Wutn<l,

roll a D6 On the result of a 6, the Battle .tutom 1tu cxplod(!'l,

Programmed Behaviour Unle wtthm

"

of a fnendly model

infltcnng a Strength 4 AP - hit on all modele; wuhin D6

eqmppcd Wlth ll Coe\: (.ontroller, the followmg rC!>trlCtlODS ore

placed on the unit ust m the game These resrncttons do not apply u

Atomanric Shielding

the Battle-automata 1faniple ts already locked in an assault-

Certain Battle-automata destgns feature parttculnrly

ptwctlul

atomannc reactor cores deslgned to energ1se dtfcnslvc ftt>ld

Methodical: The Battle-automata may not make Sweeping

generators bllllt mto the Battle-ouromata\ {'Xtcnor .1rmour pl.111 1l g, II"

Advances or Run moves

well as power us combat system:,

Target Priority: If enemy models are wahin

11"

and withm lme

of tght during thctr Shooting phase, rhe Battle-automata Mample

A Battle-automata with Atomanttc sludding hus .1 S-t mvulneruhle

must fin all

save agmnst shootmg attacks and lxplos10ns,.md ,\ 61

m weapon:; agamst the closest enemy umt it 1s able to

hnrm If this i!> not the case, they are free to select targets as normal

Onslaught. If enemy umts are Wtthm 12" during thetr Assault

phase, the Battle-automata must attempt to charge the closest
enemy unlt

if able

+r"

to tht! ,,,dnui llf

the blast.

Mechanicum Protectiva

consohdatmg after combat, they must do so towards the nearest

Th1s term covers a vanty of enctgy held ,md ddcnstw -.hichl

tf one ts present wJthtn

l2".

Models wuh thts rule straddle an existence between machme creature

and synthetic hfe, making them both restlient to the partlcular frailues

of the organic, but also partly subject to the vulnerabihttes of the pure
machine

automata suffers a Reactor Blat t.xplostOn,.ttl\1

Note that the Battle-automata may still only

Cybernetic Resilience

save against attacks suffered m dose comh.tt.

charge tht> same unit 1t fired at tf it fired m the Shooung phase If

enemy model

uw\tltwruhl
1n ,tlhlit t<m, 1f 1 he H.tl t J,.

Successful wounds scored by attacks wuh the

Po1soned or
Fleshbane special rule must be re-rolled
agamst thls model.
Attacks with the Haywire spec1al rule
w11l cause a wound on a D6
result of a 6 against the model and,
m add1t10n, to nny other wounds
or effects caused Roll for thts wo
und cparatdy, saves may be taken
as normal.

proJeCtor devtscd by the M.tgo..., o{ the t..ch.tmcum

themselve!t both on th.. b.mleftdd .tnd from

t-.'>1s

10

pwtt.'t:l

tn:ltion h)' tlwn

rivals. For rhts re;.t'>on, the frequency .md modulnt ion of ''At. h ,l,vt (' til
a closely guarded secret
A model eqmpped wah a Mech.mtcum Protttttvn g.11ns 11 4-+
invulnerable save.

Enhanced Targeting Array

h o.HldHional luvltl cot;tl 11111

and sub-incunabulil m.tc hmt' pmts ..hvot,d to nl1'tH lrssly 1 htt.:kmg
and targeting anv and .lll potential thn.ats intangt, A 1nodc l w11b 1h'"

Certain Battle-autom.a.t .m fimd

\Vl t

upgrade has tts B.tlh-.u{ Sktll tnl'n'n"cd by

t1

nd tlw c.;uvet uvrs of

enemy target':> .tre nd uccd by -1.

Cyber-familiar
See The Honls Heresy Book 1-13\'tmydl for rhc rules Cor Cybc1 (amlltUr

:nattl e automata Power Blades

nueJ to the pr1mary weapon-limbs of some Battle-automata, these
sabre like bladed weapons use molecular diSruption fields super

char cd with power from the Battle-automata's core. They ate n close
cotnb r weapon w1th the followmg profile
Range

Weapon
Battl utomata
pov.

blades

Str
lJser

AP
2

The arcane secrets of these deadly but untclhle beam weapon

jealously guarded by the adepts who hold them, e\en fn.rn t!l

Type
Melee, Rendmg

u1pped, they can see better in low-light conditions than a normal

hum. fl ould see m opumal dayhght.

brotherhoods Withm theMechamcum le.lding orne u bel e t

technology 1s xenos tn ongm When fired. thev unle .,h howhng,
t>

leavmg pulsing waves of darkne s m their wake. The exotic pow r

sources of these unearthly weapon rc exttemd'-' unstable, and
catastrophic failure can lead to 1ts firer bemg conumed bv n gmg
black flames unnl onlv dust temams
Weapon
Photon gauntlet

A model qu1pped with an mfravisor has the Night Vision spectal rule.

Range
"
12

when taking Blmd tests.

Str

AP

Type
Asc;ault 2. Blind
Geb Hot

Photon thruster

However, a unit that contains one or more models with an mfravisor

1

slashmg and shcmg armoured m(>n and m.tchil'ery apart hkc razo

11u tmple VlSOr allows its user to access a wide range of spectrums.

counts as lnttlattve

needle-thm beams of utter blackne ..s able to p1erce the df'nsco;t m

InfraV1sor
So

Photon Thruster Weapons

Heavy 2,L...nce. Blmd

Gets Hot

Darkfi.re cannon

60

Heavy 2, Lance, Blind,

Gets Hot

Lightning Gun
Thts aptly named weapon takes the fonn of a baroquely designed

The Paragon of Metal

carbme etther connected to a micro-reactor or, in the case of an

While each Battle-automata of the Legio Cyberneuca is itself a

Ordo ReductorThallax, theu firer's own cybernetic power core It

creation of a near lost age of human power, 1ts form and function a

fires an 10nt7mg las-beam down wh1ch a powerful phased dtscharge

miracle of technological artifice and the product of arcane secrets

electromagnetic force

IS

unleashed, and lS equally effecnve at

J<. tenng the living and overloadmg mchme targets

without number, there remams among them war machines with

powers and capabilities far beyond theu peers. Whether somehow

..

blessed by the Omnissiah's hand, the product of a single magos

Range

Str

AP

r8"

mmggun

Type
Heavy

unmatched gemus or the darker influence of the forb1dden, a Paragon

I,

Shred,

ofMetal 1s a near-unstoppable engme of war, albeu a machme perhaps

not to be trusted, even by tts master

Rendmg

Shock Chargers

A Paragon ofMetal 1s not subJeCt to the Programmed Behav10ur

Used to augment the combat power ofLegio Cybernetica Battle-

special rule and has the It Will Not D1e and Rampage spec1al rules.

automata, these amplify the force of the Battle-automata's blows Wlth

However, a Paragon ofMetal may never count as a scoring unit

powerful electrostatic discharges which detonate like thunderclaps

regardless of the mission bemg played Additionally, in the case of a

failed Cybertheurgy attempt, always apply theMali.fica result on the

stnkmg their target.

CybertheurgyMishap table, rather than rolling randomly.

euuipped with shock chargers gams the Concussive special
to all of their close combat attacks regardless of type

.u.115 Hammer of Wrath, Smash, etc).

Considered m part as a symbol of status as well as a functional tool by

many high-rankingMagos of theMechanicum, an Abeyant is a name
given to a general class of hovering conveyances into which the rider's

dm Bolter
A relatively compact, short-chambered rotary boltgun, these weapons
are capable of a much h1gher rate of fire than a standard boltgun, but
their weight and recou mean that they may only be used by heavily
augmented users such as Karkinos Servitors and theMymndons of

Maxim bolter

augmetics and life support systems are directly connected through

bionic linkage, so that the machine-vehicle becomes an extens10n of
therr own body Many of the higher-ranking Dominus of the Legio
Cybernenca and the Ordo Reductor prefer to take to the battlefield
mounted on specially outfitted Abeyants. Often taking the form of
either a stylised throne or enclosing scarab-hke framework, theu

the CultMechanicum.
Weapon

Abeyant

Range
12

Str

AP

11

principal advantages are that their mag-suspensor fields allow the

most war-torn battlefield to be traversed with ease, and their armoured
life-support chass1s greatly improves their user's survivability.

Type
Assault 3

Mauler Pattern Bolt Cannon

A field-support weapon found within the Sk1tani tech guard
formations and mounted on certain Battle-automata, these baroque

A model mounted on an Abeyant gains +1 wound, theMove Through

Cover, Very Bulky, Hardened Armour and It Will Not Die special rules.

and bulky automatic cannon differ from the more common heavy
bolter only in calibre, With theMaule r usmg substannally larger and
denser shells, with a propomonally larger and stronger gun-f rame
needed to handle the firing stresses involved. Thes e are powerful

weapons whose secrets are jealously guarded by theMechamcum

Weapon
Mauler bolt cannon

Range

Str

AP

24a

Type
Heavy 3, Pinning
-

Ordo Reductor Use:Magos Reductor (see page 277 of The Horus

Heresy Book I- Betrayal) also have the option of being given an

Abeyant for +25 points eac h.