00:00In Mechanicus 2, every battle on Hecateus IV is shaped by its leaders.
00:09Unique commanders whose abilities redefine how their forces fight.
00:13Today we're diving into two of them, Tech Acquisitor Scaevola and the Necron Lord Omenech.
00:19As a seeker of Xenos technology, Scaevola's power revolves around her forbidden knowledge mechanic.
00:26The more cognition points you store, the stronger her abilities become.
00:32Such radical practices carry consequence in the form of Xenerite instability,
00:37a volatile energy feedback that lashes out at random, striking ally and foe alike.
00:43To fuel Scaevola's unstable cognition engine recruit servitors,
00:47who generate data through their programmed sacrifice trait,
00:50and electro priests, whose machine right trait provides a steady flow of cognition each turn.
00:57Within the Mechanicus tech tree, upgrades like preparatory data meditations and cognition banks expand Scaevola's resource control,
01:04starting missions charged and preserving vital data between them.
01:08Meanwhile, granting servitors the rush upgrade ensures her constructs can reach the front lines early to begin generating cognition.
01:16In the reliquary, Scaevola herself can be augmented.
01:20Combine upgrades like unstable overload,
01:22and master of Xenerite technology to weaponize her own instability while shielding nearby units.
01:29Further expand the build with unstable power field,
01:32allowing her melee strikes to unleash instability directly,
01:35and teleportation matrix for quick escapes.
01:38Alternatively, Scaevola can be turned into a frontline menace.
01:42Acquiring the Eradication Ray, Temple Copia skill,
01:46and Nanophage manipulation allows her to devastate enemies and inflict damage over time,
01:51before consuming inflicted debuffs to recover her HP as needed.
01:57Omenek is one of Nefeshah's first deployable lords,
02:01a versatile commander who excels at reanimation and dominion generation,
02:05while commanding a diverse array of Necron units.
02:09Central to all of his builds is the master trait,
02:12acquired in the Lord's Chamber,
02:14which generates dominion each time a Necron reanimates.
02:18Unlike the Mechanicus,
02:20Necron leaders recruit units from their own personal upgradeable cores,
02:24rather than a shared roster.
02:26For Omenek, unlocking a Technomancer,
02:29and upgrading them with rites of reanimation,
02:31is an incredibly strong synergy.
02:33Resulting in reanimated units near the Technomancer,
02:36being given a powerful buff to their armor.
02:41Each Lord can be further customized with relics and command protocols.
02:45The right pairing of these unlocks an extra bonus called Dynastic Resonance,
02:50in this case, the Eternal Revenant,
02:52which lets Omenek skip his own reanimation timer entirely,
02:57reviving instantly when defeated.
02:59Most relics and command protocols are unlocked by awakening the Necron tech tree.
03:07Here you'll also find Immortal Servitude,
03:09a pivotal upgrade for Omenek's resurrection build,
03:12allowing Necron units to rise twice instead of once.
03:15Alternatively, you can focus Omenek on rapidly generating and sustaining Dominion
03:21to unleash the most powerful relics and command protocols available.
03:25Like the Royal Touch,
03:27which instantly executes a target,
03:29and if it's your own unit, Omenek is healed and gains a surge of Dominion in return.
03:34Two leaders, one a Master of Cognition, the other of Dominion,
03:41each offering a different path to victory for their faction.
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