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TITAN MANIPLES

Axiom Battleline Maniple

The Axiom maniple is one of the most sacred and considered maniple configurations. It is both numerologically and strategically balanced, capable of dealing with almost any threat.

Mandatory Components

  • One Warlord Titan
  • One Reaver Titan
  • One Warhound Titan

Optional Components

  • One Reaver Titan
  • One Warhound Titan

Maniple Trait

Might of the Omnissiah: If a Titan from this maniple fails a Command check when an Order is issued to it in the Issue Orders step of the Strategy phase, Orders can still be issued to the rest of the Titans in this maniple. Command checks must still be made for each.

Myrmidon Battleline Maniple

There are very few enemies who can hope to stand against a Myrmidon maniple. Comprising the mightiest Battle Titans, it boasts sufficient firepower to damage a cruiser in low orbit.

Mandatory Components

  • Two Warlord Titans
  • One Reaver Titan

Optional Components

  • One Warlord Titan
  • One Reaver Titan

Maniple Trait

Overwhelming Firepower: When issuing a First Fire or Split Fire order to Titans from this maniple, the Command check will always succeed on a roll of 2+, regardless of modifiers.

Venator Light Maniple

Where other maniples favour firepower and brute strength to overcome the foe, a Venator maniple puts emphasis on speed and opportunistic attack.

Mandatory Components

  • One Reaver Titan
  • Two Warhound Titans

Optional Components

  • Two Warhound Titans

Maniple Trait

Opportunistic Strike: If an enemy unit’s void shields are collapsed by an attack made by a Warhound Titan from this maniple, the Reaver Titan in this maniple can immediately make an attack against it with one of its weapons, following the Combat Sequence as described in the Adeptus Titanicus rulebook. Thismeans that the Reaver can potentially attack several times in the same phase, as well as attacking normally when it is activated. However, if the Reaver is prevented from attacking in the Combat phase – it has Full Stride or Shutdown orders, for example – it cannot make these bonus attacks.

Corsair Battleline Maniple

Corsair Battleline Maniples are built around a raiding doctrine, its Titans chosen for both their speed and firepower.Theversatility of the Reaver lends itself to this role – swift enough to extract itself from danger but tough enough to win a protracted battle.

Mandatory Components

  • ThreeReaver Titans

Optional Components

  • Two Reaver Titans

Maniple Trait

Fighting Withdrawal: Titans in this maniple can choose to move outside of their forward arc (see Sidestepping and Backing Up in the Adeptus Titanicus rulebook) at their full movement rather than having to use 2" of movement for every 1" moved. Titans may not use their boosted speed when moving outside of their Front arc.

Janissary Battleline Maniple

During the Great Crusade, Titans were often supported by large numbers of Knights and Questoris Banners. Janissary Battleline Maniples were developed to fill this role, bringing a balanced mix of war engines and crews skilled at fighting alongside Household units.

Mandatory Components

  • One Reaver Titan
  • Two Warhound Titans

Optional Components

  • One Reaver Titan
  • One Warhound Titan

Maniple Trait

Close Support: Janissary Battleline Maniples learn to coordinate their actions with Household Support units, and move to support them when needed. If a Titan in this maniple activates during the Movement phase, choose a friendly Knight Banner within 6" of the activating Titan. Once the Titan has finished its movement, the chosen Knight Banner may now make its activation.

Regia Battleline Maniple

Formations utilising paired Warlord Titans are common to many of the strategies of the Collegia Titanica. TheRegia Battleline Maniple is perhaps the oldest of these, based upon the ancient concept of a King and Queen and their court.

Mandatory Components

  • Two Warlord Titans
  • One Warhound Titan

Optional Components

  • Two Warhound Titans

Maniple Trait

Royal Court: Thetwo Warlord Titans within this maniple represent the King and Queen, whose role it is to support each other in battle. While the King and Queen are within 12" of each other, if one successfully gains an Order, the other may gain the same Order without the need to pass a Command check.

TheWarhounds are the Courtiers, whose role it is to shield the King and Queen. Courtiers can merge their void shields with the King and Queen as if they were part of the same Squadron (see the Adeptus Titanicus rulebook). In addition, Courtiers may merge their void shields with either the King’s or Queen’s while within 3" of them, rather than only while in base contact.

Lupercal Light Maniple

It is unclear if the Lupercal Light Maniple existed before Horus took command of the Great Crusade and its Titan Legions. However, its effectiveness was such that even after Horus’ betrayal of the Emperor, both sides continued to use it extensively in battle.

Mandatory Components

  • ThreeWarhound Titans

Optional Components

  • Two Warhound Titans

Maniple Trait

Hunting Pack: Working closely together, the Warhound Titans can surround and pick off foes many times their size. At the beginning of each round, any or all of the Warhounds within the maniple may be formed into a Squadron with other members of their maniple. TheseSquadrons last until the end of the round.

Fortis Battle Maniple

Titans are mobile fortresses as formidable to bring down as any redoubt of steel and stone. TheFortis Battle Maniple was created as a defensive formation, allowing Titans to resist assaults from numerically superior foes or the massed firepower of enemy war engines.

Mandatory Components

  • One Warlord Battle Titan
  • Two Reaver Battle Titans

Optional Components

  • One Warlord Battle Titan
  • One Reaver Battle Titan

Maniple Trait

Titanic Fortress: Standing shoulder to shoulder, the Titans of a Fortis Battle Maniple shrug off devastating hits with overlapping void shields and locked armoured plates. When a Titan in a Fortis Battle Maniple is in base contact with another Titan in the maniple, and neither Titan moved in the Movement phase, the Titan ignores Armour roll modifiers resulting from Structural Damage or being attacked in the flank or rear (see the Adeptus Titanicus rulebook). In addition, Titans in a Fortis Battle Maniple may merge their void shields (see the Adeptus Titanicus rulebook).

Ferrox Light Maniple

Collegia Titanica tactical doctrine teaches that lighter Titans must either support larger Titans or mass their firepower from the safety of cover. TheFerrox Light Maniple subscribes to a different tactical school of thought, striding in close for quick and destructive kills.

Mandatory Components

  • One Reaver Battle Titan
  • Two Warhound Scout Titans

Optional Components

  • One Reaver Battle Titan
  • One Warhound Scout Titan

Maniple Trait

Knife Fighters: Titans that are part of a Ferrox Light Maniple excel at close quarters combat. When a Titan in a Ferrox Light Maniple makes attacks against a target that is no further away than its Scale in inches (i.e., within 10" of a Warlord, 8" of a Reaver, etc.), they add 1 to any Armour rolls they cause. Titans in a Ferrox Light Maniple may also choose to use either their Weapon Skill or Ballistic Skill when within 2" of an enemy.

Arcus Battleline Maniple

A rarely observed maniple, Arcus Battleline Maniples were used against mobile enemy forces, relying on fast scouts to encircle the foe and direct the greater firepower of a Warbringer Nemesis Titan.

Mandatory Components

  • One Warbringer Nemesis Titan
  • Two Warhound Titans

Optional Components

  • Two Warhound Titans

Maniple Trait

Coordinate Relay: A Warbringer Nemesis Titan from this maniple can attack enemy units indirectly if they do not have line of sight to that unit, so long as the target is within line of sight of a Warhound Titan from this maniple. Firing indirectly in this manner confers a -2 modifier on the Hit roll. In addition, an attack with a Blast weapon from the Warbringer Nemesis Titan that misses scatters D6" instead of D10" when the target is in line of sight of a Warhound Titan from this maniple.

Ruptura Battleline Maniple

Ruptura Battleline Maniples were formed to break open the most hardy of fortifications, its faster elements seizing every breach created by the Nemesis Warbringers before a counter-attack could be organised.

Mandatory Components

  • Two Warbringer Nemesis Titans
  • One Reaver Titan

Optional Components

  • Two Reaver Titans

Maniple Trait

Artillery Bastion: Once per round, a Reaver Titan in this maniple can declare Power to Locomotors! without pushing their reactor. In addition, when an enemy unit suffers Catastrophic Damage as a result of an attack made by a Warbringer Nemesis Titan from this maniple, each Reaver Titan from this maniple can immediately make a move as if it was the Movement phase. A Reaver Titan cannot benefit from this ability if it is prevented from moving this turn – for example, due to Emergency Repairs orders or the Immobilised Damage effect.

Mandatum Battleline Maniple

Mandatum Battleline Maniples rely on intricate battleplans directed by the Warlord’s Princeps overseeing its subordinate Warhounds into the perfect position.

Mandatory Components

  • One Warlord Titan
  • Two Warhound Titans

Optional Components

  • Two Warhound Titans

Maniple Trait

Pack Master: As long as a Warlord Titan from this maniple is on the battlefield, Warhound Titans from this maniple add 2 to the result of any Command check made when issuing Orders. In addition, Warhound Titans from this maniple add +1 to the Hit rolls for attacks made against units within 12" of a Warlord Titan from this maniple.

Perpetua Battleline Maniple

Perpetua Battleline Maniples were more common during extended campaigns, where durability and attritional tactics were favoured above overwhelming assaults.

Mandatory Components

  • One Warlord Titan
  • Two Reaver Titans

Optional Components

  • Two Reaver Titans

Maniple Trait

Stand Firm: When issuing an Emergency Repairs order to Titans from this maniple, the Command check will always succeed on a roll of 2+, regardless of modifiers. In addition, during the Damage Control phase, Titans from this maniple roll an additional Repair dice if they have not moved yet this round (voluntarily or involuntarily).

Extergimus Battleline Maniple

Extergimus Battleline Maniples are a rarely utilised formation, used solely when complete annihilation is required, regardless of the cost.

Mandatory Components

  • ThreeWarlord Titans

Optional Components

  • One Warlord Titan
  • One Warbringer Nemesis Titan

Maniple Trait

Scorched Earth: During the Combat phase, when a Titan from this maniple makes an attack with a weapon without the Melee trait, it may increase the Strength value of the weapon by 2 for the duration of the attack. Thismust be declared before rolling to Hit. If it does so, increase the Titan’s Reactor level by 1 (or 2 if the weapon has a Dice value of 5 or greater), in addition to any other advances associated with weapon fire.

Firmus Light Maniple

Firmus maniples are utilised during defensive actions when heavier Titans are unavailable, delaying an enemy’s advance with a screen of Warhounds and Reavers.

Mandatory Components

  • One Reaver Titan
  • Two Warhound Titans

Optional Components

  • Two Reaver Titans

Maniple Trait

Defensive Engagement: When a Titan within a Firmus Light Maniple is chosen as the target of an attack, the controlling player may nominate a different Titan from this maniple to be the target instead. Thenominated Titan must be closer to the attacking unit than the original target, and must be at least 50% visible to the attacking unit. If the attacking unit wishes to, they may make a Command check. If they pass, they may attack their original target. If they fail, they must target the nominated Titan, and can only attack the nominated Titan that round even if they could normally attack more than one unit.

A unit can only be forced to take this check once per round, i.e., if they pass, they can target units as normal and are unaffected by this ability for the remainder of the round.

Dominus Battleforce Maniple

Many Titan Legions with large Vassal Houses create special formations within their battlegroups that combine Knight Banners and Titan maniples. Known as a Dominus Battleforce Maniple, it allows the Vassal Knights to offer close support to the Titans, sacrificing their position to obfuscate Titan movements and often shielding them with their hulls from incoming fire.

Mandatory Components

  • One Warlord Titan
  • Two Reaver Battle Titans
  • One Questoris or Cerastus Knight Banner

Optional Components

  • Two Warhound Titans
  • One Questoris or Cerastus Knight Banner

Maniple Traits Auspex Bafflers: Knight Banners included in a Dominus Battleforce Maniple cannot benefit from obscuring cover (see the Adeptus Titanicus rulebook). If a Knight Banner from a Dominus Battleforce Maniple is wholly within 6" of a Titan from the same maniple (i.e., all Knights from the Banner are within 6" of the Titan), and both the Titan and at least one Knight from that Banner is visible to the attacker, attacks made against the Titan from more than 2" away from the Titan suffer a -1 modifier to the Hit roll.

Noble Sacrifice: When a Titan in a Dominus Battleforce Maniple takes a hit from an attack originating from more than 2" away from the Titan, it may transfer the hit to any Knight model from the same maniple within 6", as long as that model is visible to the attacker – the hit must be transferred before any Armour rolls are made. Thechosen Knight suffers the full effects of the hit as if it had been the original target. If the hit was from a weapon with the Blast trait, centre the Blast marker over the Knight. Hits from weapons with the Firestorm or Beam traits may not be transferred in this way.

Ignus Light Maniple

Designed to spread confusion and disorder, Ignus Light Maniples are intended for widespread destruction and terror tactics. When resources prove limited, Ignus maniples will often supplement their strength with attached Knight Banners.

Mandatory Components

  • ThreeWarhound Titans
  • One Cerastus Knight Banner

Optional Components

  • Two Warhound Titans
  • Two Cerastus Knight Banners

Maniple Trait

Consuming Fire: Units within this maniple add 1 to the Dice value of any weapon with the Firestorm trait. In addition, they may re-roll Armour rolls of a 1 for attacks made with a weapon with the Firestorm trait. Cerastus Knight Banners within an Ignus Light Maniple must be upgraded to Cerastus Knight Acherons. In addition, Knight Banners included in an Ignus Light Maniple within 6" of a Titan from this maniple may be issued a First Fire or Full Stride order without the need to make a Command check if that Titan has been successfully issued the same Order already this round.

Precept Battleline Maniple

A variant of the Axiom maniple, the Precept maniple rose to prominence during the Horus Heresy, where there proved an ever-present need for firepower capable of quickly laying opposing Titans low.

Mandatory Components

  • One Warlord Titan
  • One Warbringer Titan
  • One Warhound Titan

Optional Components

  • One Reaver Titan
  • One Warhound Titan

Maniple Trait

Flexible Tactics: At the start of each Strategy phase, before any Orders are issued, the controlling player may choose a single Order for a Precept maniple – if multiple Precept maniples are present in a battlegroup, each maniple can pick a different Order. Until the end of the round, Titans within this maniple can be issued that Order on a 2+, ignoring any modifiers (positive or negative). Any Titan issued an Order other than the one chosen makes a Command check as normal.

Canis Light Maniple

Better known as a Battle-pack, Canis Light maniples were perfected by Legio Audax, utilising a Warhound’s speed to launch brutal ambushes as they fall upon their prey with unbridled ferocity.

Mandatory Components

Optional Components

ThreeWarhound Titans

Two Warhound Titans

Maniple Trait

Pack Ambush: Canis Light Maniples can only include Legio Audax Titans. Titans within this maniple do not deploy as normal. Instead, at the start of deployment, after arranging Titans into squadrons, the controlling player places a number of markers equal to the number of Titans in this maniple. Thesemarkers can be placed anywhere on the battlefield more than 6" from the enemy deployment zone. Titans from this maniple count as deployed for the purposes of determining which player finished deploying first. When both players have finished deploying as normal, Titans from this maniple can be deployed anywhere within 3" of a Pack Ambush marker. Any Titan deployed in this manner outside of the controlling player’s deployment zone must be at least 50% obscured from any enemy unit within line of sight of that Titan. If a Titan cannot be placed within 3" of a Pack Ambush marker in this way, they must be deployed in the controlling player’s deployment zone, following all of the normal rules.

If a player has more than one Canis Light Maniple, each maniple beyond the first gives only one extra Pack Ambush marker. Pack Ambush markers are shared between maniples.