8-11-26

Welcome, today's Art of War Battle Report features our post-dataslate Battle Report match between Richard's Cohort Cybernetica and Lords of the Forge Adeptus Mechanicus and Tucker's Final Day and Xenocult Masses Genestealer Cults!

As always, this competitive battle report is going to focus on the tactics and strategies employed by two of the best players in the world. How will both of these armies adapt to the new post-Dataslate competitive meta?

Richard's Admech are led by Belisarius Cawl, an Enginseer with Necromechanic, a Cybernetica Datasmith with the TL-409 attached to 2 Kastelan Robots, a Cybernetica Datasmith attached to 2x Kastelan Robots, and a Cybernetica Datasmith with Vingh's Wafers of Dynamism attached to 4 Kastelan Robots. Supported by 2x units of Skitarii Rangers, 2x units of 3 Ironstrider Ballistarii, one with Cognis Lascannons and one with Cognis Autocannons, and 3x Servitor Battleclades.

Tucker's GSC are led by a Patriarch leading 10 Purestrain Genestealers, a Biophagus with Enraptured Damnation leading 10 Hybrid Metamorphs, a Benefictus with Inhuman Integration leading 20 Neophyte Hybrids, and a unit of Hyperadapted Raveners leading a unit of Raveners. Supported by a unit of Acolyte Hybrids with Autopistols and a unit of Acolyte Hybrids with Hand Flamers, a Goliath Truck, 2x solo Achilles Ridgerunners, a unit of Atalan Jackals, a unit of Hybrid Metamorphs, Deathleaper, Gargoyles, a Neurolictor, The Red Terror, and 2x units of Von Ryan's Leapers.

Today’s battle will be fought using the Priority Assets versus Reconnaissance matchup on the new 11th Edition Terrain format, Tipping Point Deployment, Layout B!

0:00 Intro & Deployment
14:06 Adeptus Mechanicus Turn 1
27:42 Genestealer Cults Turn 1
53:14 Adeptus Mechanicus Turn 2
1:14:18 Genestealer Cults Turn 2
1:35:51 Adeptus Mechanicus Turn 3
1:54:03 Genestealer Cults Turn 3
2:09:09 Adeptus Mechanicus Turn 4
2:26:04 Genestealer Cults Turn 4
2:42:01 Adeptus Mechanicus Turn 5
2:49:45 Genestealer Cults Turn 5
2:56:07 Post Game Analysis