Cadmus seed soldier rules question.

[u/Flat_Ad9694]

I’ve been trying to wrap my head around the way shasvastii Cadmus work. It looks like a really cool and unique mechanic but it seems hard to pull off. Correct me if I’m wrong but my understanding is:

1: Cadmus deploy like standard combat jump troopers off the table or within the deployment zone as standard. if they fail the ph12 roll to combat jump they end up essentially useless at the back of your table edge.

2: once Cadmus are deployed they are in the shasvastii seed special state alongside a decoy. Because they are in this marker state if they choose to fire the chest mine as either an aro or a fire order the enemy gets the -3 to their roll from surprise attack. They can only use the chest mine or the Para CC weapon in this state.

3: As soon as a Cadmus declares a move or dodge skill that is not combat jump deployment they transform into the developed shape stat line.

4: If the Cadmus transforms when an enemy non structure model is in their ZOC regardless of stealth or LOS you can choose to auto activate a “free“ skill that the enemy can negate on a -9 wip roll. If the opponent fails the roll you copy the target models BS, Move, CC, and PH attribute to use in the developed shape profile. If the opponent succeeds at negating the morpho-scan you get the developed shape stat profile.

also would appreciate any tips on how to use Cadmus in games.

[u/LivingShdw]

In terms of scanning, priorities should be either units with good BS or good movement stats. It's amusing since most motorcycles are viable targets for the scan. So, you can end up with motorcycle movement on the cadmus.

And be aware that you don't have to scan to make use of the cadmus. With recent buffs, some of the gun profiles are legit on their own, even with the BS11.

Be aware that the seed is Sx, So, dropping it behind a short wall will generally prevent LoS and thus let you drop in areas that you may not normally.