How to Start an Adeptus Mechanicus Army in Warhammer 40K 10th Edition- Admech Beginner Guide

[@PiemanPerkins]

You know Ad Mech has a pricing problem when you realize that starting an Imperial Guard army instead will actually save you money.

[@DT-ce1fb]

You can probably get an Imperial Guard army. Then get a bunch of GSC to run along with the IG and end up with two 2000 point armies you can mix and match. And still probably save money.

[@snix7613]

The audacity that GW released 270 points combat patrol is amazing. They should be politicians.

[@AllThingsCubey]

It's actually 255 as the rules tell you to build it. 270 is the maximum if you build it as Rangers instead of Vanguard and Serberys Raiders instead of Sulphurhounds.

[@internetuser320]

Guard:same

[@TehMasterBeef]

@@internetuser320 the guard combat patrol is almost 100 points more. its incredible how bad the admech patrol is

[@internetuser320]

@@TehMasterBeef yeah it does feel more like 2-3 box rather than 4-5

[@Dinawartotem]

It's a premium army for premium people ;P

[@earnestwanderer2471]

Step one: Rob a bank.

[@skywandering7042]

instruction unclear: i’m now facing a life sentence

[@BoldAndSpicy]

Sure, but where am I getting the other half of the money from

[@johnhildenbrand2642]

Lol, a reasonably good paying job and some discipline is all that is really needed, that and the willingness to hunt for deals

[@Alpharius2479]

@@johnhildenbrand2642don’t come here and ruin the admech price jokes please

[@Grigorgale]

A bank? no good sir, they don't have that much cash on hand. You gotta hit 2 or 3 😂

[@Boltscrap]

Its great attention to detail for GW to make Adeptus Mechanicus an army you can only play if you have your own production line set up.

[@gorgrum]

Step 1: Take out a loan Step 2: Wait till next edition to play

[@PlatinumO]

Better yet, put the money your gonna use to buy Admechs in time deposits first. Your probably gonna have kids of your own before their affordable

[@dras-pv8qv]

How to start an admech army 1. Check out 10th edition admech rules 2. Pick a different army

[@destendgem]

Never before have i seen this community HAPPY for a points increase.

[@aleksander10101]

I am loving Pasqal in Rogue Trader and have started liking AdMech. You did NOT HAVE TO make this video on the same day Auspex!

[@dieselpunk4117]

I hope you're feeling better Auspex. Take as much rest as you need. Don't feel as if you're obliged to jump back into cranking out videos just for our sake.

[@didymussumydid9726]

It’s his career

[@thanksskeletor4812]

What a terrible take, are you that desperate for attention you felt the need to type all this out?

[@Tomoyuki_Tanaka]

@@didymussumydid9726 Uh, so? Even in regular jobs, we get paid sick leave and even medical benefits.

[@didymussumydid9726]

@@Tomoyuki_Tanaka re: “for our sake”

[@Tomoyuki_Tanaka]

@@didymussumydid9726 Uh, most of us don't work for our clients or customers' sake. Or even our bosses' sake. We work to earn a living.

[@Cannonhead]

Was just watching the video on starting a new Necron army and thinking... How to start Necrons: "Plan out an army, purchase any recent Combat Patrol box, then build out from there." How to start AdMech: ".........A Song of Ice & Fire is a tabletop miniature wargame where you take control of one of the great houses of Westeros following the death of King Robert Baratheon..."

[@dras-pv8qv]

Did not see that coming. Good one

[@Azzo114]

If Admech was an elite or semi elite army I would 100% collect an army. But since they are a horde army with the most expensive kits I wont go near them for a while.

[@BiomechanicalBrick]

maybe youll finish them by the time they get improved in a new edition

[@Noobuh]

It's kind of ironic that the faction dedicated to finding and using STCs in the lore, is also the faction that is basically necessary to 3d print using STLs in real life.

[@somerandomdude3729]

Ironic? Try lore accurate

[@OsirisLyuxen]

I love the admech and would love to make a Ryza themed force but god damn they are expensive to collect

[@LordCrate-du8zm]

This series feels like it was made specifically for my friend group. One guy wants Blood Angels, and another wants to play Admech.

[@kalebblankenship1401]

Then finish it off with Chaos Marines, Custodes, and World Eaters

[@failstate8089]

I recently finished putting together an admech army for an art project. Second hand is your best friend here. A lot of people got out of admech in 9th so assembled unpainted minis were easy to come by at least before the new codex. Fortunately my LGS sells second hand models. I also managed to find one of the old elimination maniple Christmas boxes at a huge discount. Combined I spent just over $600 on 2000 points. Call around until you can find a store that sells second hand. I saved hundreds of dollars and got to make a couple of road trips to stores I would never have went to other wise.

[@IbramGaunt]

Perfect. Literally just looking into starting an adeptus mechanicus army!

[@Whoknows21356]

I hope you’ve saved up a lot of money

[@Cannonhead]

AdMech is my main army and I think they're really fun to play, but Auspex is right about the expense. If I were you, I would try really hard to get a hold of the 9th Edition combat patrol (Enginseer, Skitarii, Kataphrons, Dunecrawler), the Boarding Patrol (Dominus, Skitarii, Infiltrator/Ruststalkers, Kataphrons) or the Elimination Maniple box from last year. Any of those will save you a ton of money in the long run if you can get them for a reasonable price, and considering the point/dollar ratio of the army, nearly any discount is significant.

[@DT-ce1fb]

@@Cannonhead I play Admech too and I've got the bulk of my force second hand on ebay. Picking up peoples collections they abandoned on the cheap. Ironically the codex drop actually increased the number of cheap models out there because it was so underwhelming. But getting the big boxes tends to be pretty tough. They just aren't out there any more due to limited size runs.

[@commonerknight8894]

@@DT-ce1fb 🧢

[@DiogenesWasRight90]

​@@Whoknows21356what does alot mean? Like.. tens of thousands?

[@mygoogleacount]

only way I would consider is to be focused on the 2nd hand market, where is not super rare to find all the Imperium Admech minis clumped together for around 50-60€. This gives you 10 rangers/vanguard, 1 Marshall, 2 tech-priests and 3 Kataphron servitors for a somewhat reasonable price.

[@earnestwanderer2471]

In all seriousness, it’s just not a good point in time to consider Admech as a 2000 pt competitive army. The best advice would probably be to watch the secondary market for re-sales. Be selective and buy what you like as opposed to trying to just chase the current meta lists. I have think that, down the road, there will be adjustments to the faction to make it more playable. Also, it’s just possible that low sales.of the models might result in GW repackaging models into box sets. But that’s not likely to happen until late next year. So go really slow, look for bargains on line, wait for future dataslate adjustments.

[@BrownBread-qq2jp]

How to start a Admech army with GW. DONT, get a 3d printer and print them. An army shouldn’t be this bad, this fragile, and this expensive.

[@somerandomdude3729]

Print them in plastic or resin?

[@uniwolfacorn]

@@somerandomdude3729 Resin will look better

[@Mr._Idiot440]

Resin is higher quality, but more "tedious" to use. Plastic is higher durability and easier, but usually less "HD". I would use plastic for large models/terrain if the printer was really good, but if not, stick with resin. Also Ebay and Etsy are your friends

[@stuartlittledrowning4965]

Ive 3d printed about $200 worth of admech in tenth and plan to print more. Sire its not tournament legal but why wouldn't l bring such a mediocre army to a tournament? I have other better armys to play. Still its my main faction and it used to be fun playing them.

[@somerandomdude3729]

@@stuartlittledrowning4965 I kinda get the logic why a 3d printed army aren't tournament legal but how can they tell if it's 3d printed?

[@ianshannon5789]

At the risk of being a wet blanket, I do feel that, at least for now, Ad Mech are best saved for Crusade and other casual game types.

[@jamesflynn6827]

I really thought about giving Admech a try a few years ago, but then GW started to release all the "goofy" models such as the batwing guys, the ornitothopter and recently the skatros all of whom I hated, because I found them more grimderp looking and unfit for the Warhammer 40k setting/the Mechanicus. Add to that the less than stellar models such as the cannon servitors on tracks the normandy lander, the fact that GW still hasn't released proper combat servitors and the price/point ratio and I'm glad that I never bought any of the models.

[@dras-pv8qv]

Grimderp now officially added to my vocabulary

[@stephenpiper2690]

Going too buy a big box of AA batteries and use those as proxies. DDs for characters.

[@themediater]

Jeez, that combat patrol downgrade is rough, I really need to get a couple of the Genestealers ones before they "improve" them.

[@DT-ce1fb]

The Dragoons/ironstriders should at least be boxes of 2 for the price. It's absolutely obnoxious the most pushed kit in the entire army has been that bad value for money for several editions now.

[@ezrawotsit1722]

What about adding in some lore appropriate free blade knights to improve damage dealing and save money?

[@CMTechnica]

They don’t need to be freeblades. Plenty, ie too many to name, Houses are sworn to the Mechanicus and deploy alongside them in the lore. Get a Castellan. Bump the lethality of the army right then and there since their anti tank is practically a myth

[@braedenwilson8373]

Literally was just trynna find a how to start an admech army in 10th lol

[@BruderSenf]

easy, wait till 11th edition and be rich

[@-Magicbullet]

12 kataphron breachers (4 boxes) 2 tech priest manipulus (they lead two six man breacher units) 2 skitarii vanguard with omnispex and transuranic archqibus 2 ironstrider ballisari (2 boxes LOL) 1 tech priest enginseer This is a solid 1k list that is optimized enough to not automatically lose. You can put one ballisari into strategic reserves for later game objectives as you only have 1 enginseer to hand out buffs. Hide your whole army behind line of sight blocking terrain turn 1 and keep'em in assault doctrine all game, those 5" move breachers need the extra movement with advancing and shooting, just keep the vanguard safe and within 6" to keep your shooting buffs. Don't be afriad of popping overwatch with the breachers, the lethal hits and full rerolls in rapid fire range is scary, as I've killed an entire terminator squad popping out of deepstrike with overwatch. Focus on killing their units first and foremost, then switch to scoring objectives later in the game. Data Psalm Conclave is recommended as the extra AP doesn't hurt, don't bother with enhancements.

[@eldarmark]

How to start an AdMech Army? Don't. Until they have a complete line rebalance and redo, making them even remotely feasible to collect, just, don't. If you want to play AdMech, your most effective points per dollar purchase would be a 3D Printer.

[@TheJolle]

Be me. Been watching some 40K lore videos on KZbin, played few 40K games. Feel like finally buying some models. "Oh, these Adeptus Mechanicus models look pretty cool. I'll start with those" I've never painted any models before Pain, suffering. Trial by fire Truly, the human body is weak. Praise be the Omnissiah

[@Bluegender88]

Don't until they fix the army. We need to send a message that they screwed up.

[@lebondave4377]

I just started Admech thanks to the purchase of 2 lots in second market , I approach a 1500 pts army for « only » €250 (GW standards change point of view….). In new purchase, it’s unfortunately inaccessible ^^’

[@kamakazi339]

That's how I did it. eBay for about 2k points and filled out from there

[@crucible_of_words]

As an Ad Mech players, I would actively discourage people from getting into the faction because they are not only ridiculously expensive, but GW actively despises the faction and can't be bothered to make palatable rules for them. The "premier shooting army"(which isn't even what they should be) has the worst shooting in the game! World Eaters has better ranged output! In terms of list building, Ad Mech is one of the more skewed armies to build due to the rules being bleak. The army basically wants to be spamming one or two datasheets. Vanguard + Dunerider; Chickens; Steralyzers; Fulgurites(data psalm only).

[@Queen_Serafina]

There's only one answer: You don't.

[@BigBex]

Last time Admech was truly good was in 8th ed

[@SenseiLlama]

This guide is has a few mistakes. Let me correct for you. Step 1 buy 3d printer. Step 2 buy stls. Step 3 profit. If you want GW plastic, there are some other guides below. Involving a bank or something.

[@petervansan1054]

yeah I would not play against pure 3d printed army

[@SenseiLlama]

@@petervansan1054 sounds like a personal issue.

[@goforitpainting]

Interesting and useful as always. 👍

[@bigfoot9049]

They remind me of enemies in quake, thats why i started collecting them. Is quite expensive but man they're so damn cool idc. I haven't gotten into the game enough to understand how all the points and rules work just yet, building and painting them is fun on its own.

[@todders559]

Even the blessings of grandfather Nurgle cannot stop this man for more than a day.

[@paulgreinke2586]

There are some old issues of imperium magazine with decent admech discounts if you can find them.

[@markd7354]

Price wise i feel Dark mech is the way forward, kitbashing for the win, chicken walkers especially

[@empyrean2569]

Can you do a video like this on the Drukhari ? I'm starting an army and I don't know where to start and which units worth it.

[@sinfjotlisghost465]

Six minutes in: It's expensive, and it ain't doing well, but it looks pretty. Really giving us the hard sell here, AT lol.

[@jacksonletts3724]

eBay is the name of the game. I started my Admech army last month and I’ve already saved around 300 dollars over GW prices on about 800 points of Admech. Almost half off in some cases.

[@richardlamb7791]

I’m building a small ad mech force to paint up; having to go slow with kits and just hope I eventually win the euro millions!

[@thefloatingcontinent9897]

So I just got into 40K a few months ago and started a sisters army. Had no idea they were one of the more expensive ones, and also apparently one of the more annoyingly fiddly to put together. But at least I didn’t choose admech The models are really cool looking though, and look fun to paint as long as you’re in absolutely no rush

[@tennenyt5311]

While I get that Ad Mech are expensive I dont fully get people complaining so much when even a cheap army from GW is going to cost you hundreds, like yes theres a massive difference between 400 and 800 but I feel like if I had the disposable income to spend 400 over the space of say 6 months or so, I wouldn't mind spending 800 over a year. I guess people want to play asap but for me I don't mind waiting a bit to get an army together personally, especially when the models are this cool. I do get the criticism but also hate the bad vibes. I was excited by these guys and now not so much because of all the negativity around it

[@akeepers02]

Is admech one of the harder armies to start? I'm new to this and just purchased an admech combat patrol 😅

[@CatgirlTrash]

Depends a bit on how you uild the sets, but in AUD ad mech works out to about 1 point per dollar. 2000 point army? probably almost $2000AUD. I've been collecting ad mech slowly. Old 'start collecting' box from a few years ago, then the combat patrol box and a BCawl model recently. I think I'm around 800ish points

[@DreamVikings]

Im new into 40k painting. I only painted 10 skitarii a few weeks ago. I wanted to make an army but they seem to have a low win rate and be very expensive. And the combat patrols kind of suck. I guess ill go slow and hope they are better on 11th edition but it does feel like the reward for the enthusiasm is a good flogging, hahahahaha.

[@thatScoutdog]

How meta would 12 serberys kits be in a list?

[@TheOther19]

Well I know what my chrismas bonus is going to

[@ServusFalsusMachina]

Love that cyber-steampunk with religion of science)

[@gyro8332]

and some body horror? too bad, it's just steampunk now

[@joaquinbodine1013]

As an Admech player I understand

[@thecountbrothers2287]

Im just here for the cool steampunk painting.

[@DartmoorAR]

The money bag in the thumbnail 😂

[@murderofbirder]

ive been collecting for two years have 53 minis one of them is a knight lancer and still dont have 2000 points :(

[@Sairresh]

Ur a month to late lol found old Xmas box and old patrol then friend got me the boarding patrol, all happen to be heavily discounted...still cost me bout 300 tho

[@Johan_Liebert_]

How many points would all of those potentially add up to?

[@kliffundersen]

At least they don't use forge worlds model to help with the price , i always through they need a super heavy or special rules to add a knight more than an ally

[@Mr.Turano]

You were sick… how do you keep this up man.

[@CharlieALeigh]

2 years into collecting and I'm only at 1800 points. My friend bought an entire custodes army, made and painted it within 2 months.

[@gundalf1067]

And after you bought them you realize that the biggest problem is not the prize but that they are an absolute nightmare to paint with all the little cables, pipes and gears.

[@Alf_Hairy-arse]

I cut as many of those bits off as I can!

[@themidwesternboi9399]

I ended up buying a box of scatarii rangers because I thought they looked Cool, And I thought that they would make a good kill team. And I accidentally painted one of them a little too good while I was testing color schemes and no s*** I'm probably going to get a job so I can afford this God damn army

[@Suspicious_fish.]

" and sell a kidney"😂

[@willyglover4199]

If i am not gettinf gyped i should be getting 1005 points with the boarding action, old and new combat and it all is coming out to about 450$ in just models, while definitely not great i am excited to give ad mech a shot

[@devineyre5545]

Hey guys just started Admech could someone lmk what to get next? I have; 1 Cawl 6 Breachers 20 skittari 1 marshall 1 dominus 3 sulphurhounds 2 kastellan robots + datasmith This is around 1k points. What should i get next to make my list better in game? I know admech are underpowered i dont want to run a super competitive list but i dont want to get steamrolled either...

[@lb7564]

Okay I should not give advice really as I am super new to both warhammer and Admech 😅 but if no one else answers then I would suggest; -another unit of breachers or two -maybe a tech-priest manipulus (based on what I seen someone that plays more competitive style have in his army and what I’ve heard.) I would also look up what detachment sounds fun to you and maybe build around that. Personally I’ve gone for the skittarii hunter cohort because I enjoy the skittarii models the most and it looks like a good set of rules and people that play seriously seems to agree with that. I have a very similar range of models as you do and besides 6 more breachers and a manipulus I’ve added; - petraxii sterylizors - one onager dunecrawler because crabtank -more skittarii vanguard -sicarian infiltrators (mostly because they look nice). Want to get a dunerider and sydonian dragoons but they are so expensive and I really don’t want to glue them either so unless a couple of assembled cheep ones falls into my lap I’ll probably be without for the foreseeable future. Edited for readability

[@tennenyt5311]

Why do the two armies I want to do have to be Ad Mech and Genestealers :(

[@adahepper2665]

Recasters are your greatest ally 🎉

[@Alf_Hairy-arse]

How many do you know? I only know one (starting with Z) and there's lots of Ad Mech they don't currently make. They did say they'd look into making duneriders when I asked, but don't know if they actually will, or how long I will take if they do.

[@adahepper2665]

@@Alf_Hairy-arseI know several 🙃 Miles better quality than forge world from my personal experience.

[@Alf_Hairy-arse]

@@adahepper2665 I once bought a primarch from the one one I know and it's loads better than my two genuine FW ones. Would you be prepared to tell me the name of another one - especially if they have lots of Ad Mech stuff?

[@commonerknight8894]

Dont start an admech army in 2023. Check back in 2025

[@kdhlkjhdlk]

Just buy guard units. They have walkers, infantry, tanks and horseys.

[@fenrir7878]

That's why admec is all machine. They had to replace all their organs and body parts after selling it to afford ability to play Admec.

[@luske2]

Adeptus Scamchanicus

[@dimentiox80sshenanigans50]

How to start an AdMech army: Start an Iron Hands or Iron Warriors army.

[@MarketResearchReading114]

Best way to buy Admech, is to buy from someone else who bought admech first hah sad but true.

[@MarsRonin]

I love Admech although using them as Dark Mechanicum for friendly play alongside my Chaos Knights

[@digitalshoes5520]

1. Get a raise

[@adept5500]

Yes, they are pricy, but then there are plenty of people out there with 10,000 points of Space Marines…

[@Orpheus_Vault]

Don't

[@akumaking1]

Step 1: Buy a 3D printer Step 2: Buy STLs

[@dominikvonlavante6113]

How to start an Adeptus Mechanicus army? Several options: 1: Don´t. Their meta is not good. Their models are an absolute pain to paint and break whenever you look funny at them. 2: Buy a 3D printer and print them 3: Time travel and get several X-mas boxes from ´22 4: Win the lottery and splurge. That´s all realistic options.

[@RealJahzir]

"and sell a kidney" LOL :(

[@nickpeachey4199]

AT breaks his 3 year upload streak at the same time he puts together an admech army guide, coincidence? 😅 My poor cog bois really aren't doing well.

[@BoneTrait]

How to start Ad Mech: Don’t.

[@soundcrewreborn]

Step 1: Extend arm towards the nearest GW executive. Step 2: Extend middle finger. Step 3: Buy a 3D printer.

[@moomoomoo001]

"don't"

[@Teno2001]

Admech is one of the worst armies to start to collect right now since the price per points for models is ridiculous bad

[@marcuskarlsson8535]

Step 1 Buy and imperial guard army. Step 2 Keep playing imperial guard. It's both cheaper and will win you more games. And plays basically how admech should play if admech wasn't broken.

[@dominicbrady1539]

Pro Tip: pick Clown 🤡 Stilt Walker for a circus feel.

[@christerprestberg3973]

Step 1: Be rich as fuck >.>

[@spicybarbecue222]

Pay an obscene amount of money to on the weakest army in the game

[@PostProteusKitten]

Don't. *cries in binaric*

[@brotherhoodz97]

i hate tau.

[@mememindmind1010]

Step one:Cry

[@dirkechoes1377]

Most expensive yet (according to goonhammer, which I trust way more than GW) dead fucking worst. We are so not back gamers

[@tattedmedic]

Step 1: Be Elon Musk.

[@TheEventide]

I'm not saying 3d printing is 100% ethical, but it IS financially viable.

[@internetuser320]

Ironic how an AI is making a admech guide 😂

[@Camperguy2017]

Step 1 buy a 3d printer

[@Teddybomb]

Step one, negotiate with the kidnappers if there is anything else you could do to free the hostages. Step two, contact the families of the victims that there was nothing you could have done,

[@Damnedlegion40k]

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