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Helo i would like to no if there is anything that gets modifiers to penertrating amonolith?

First of, this is the wrong forum. You most likely want 40K Tactics(I assume you mean the Necron Monolith) and not Fantasy YMDC.

Secondly, no, I'm pretty sure there isn't thanks to the Living Metal rule.

I'd recommend just overwhelming it with static combat res. and a flank charge.


Oh.

Never mind.

RZ

Great Cannons work better than Lascannons, curiously enough...

Well, you can either use a Vindicare assassin with a Turbo Penetrator round, or just try and avoid the monolith. Every squad you dedicate to shooting at it is one less squad that would've had a much better chance of blowing away a couple of warriors.

I'll usually save the weapons I'd put towards killing it into killing more Necrons for phase out. Most things that can damage a Monolith are also stong enough to keep Necrons from getting their "be back" rolls.

Eldar/Tau try wraithguard/emp grenades.

Or you could shoot it once, with a lascannon, glance it, and roll a 6... I'm still boggling over that.

Or you could ignore it and go for phase out.

Unfortunately, just roll your dice and hope you get lucky or use the Vindicare Assasssin suggested above.

I've seen one killed with a melta gun at near max range. It doesn't move fast enough to get the skimmer rule to stop the AP1 from cutting through it like a hot knife through butter. I think the marine was being cocky though...

Zoeys with Warp Blast have a pretty easy time vs Monoliths, in my experience.

against the monolith use normal high powered tank killers and hope for a lucky shot

tau S10 AP1 railheads

las cannons

ordinance of S8 or better

 

etc...

Does the living metal rule negate the AP1 rule as well?

No it doesn't. AP1 still works. AP1 are the only things that hurt it bad. Exorcist and Railheads are kings vs. Monoliths. Capt K

Yeah, defintely being cocky, because in order to get that penetrating hit, you have to roll a 6 on the pen roll, since Meltaguns are S8.

while we're at it, there's another Monotlih thing I would like to know about. living metal allows no 2nd dice for armor penetrating, but what about Tankbustabombs. they have S6 + D6x2. they don't throw another dice, they just double their first throw, so what about them?

The Necron FAQ points out Living Metal denies ANY dice bonus for penetration and equates dice doubling wtih mutliple dice.

Thats LAME!

Wait wait, someone ask if powerfists work against it!! *runs away*

*laughs* you just had to open that can of worms, didn't you?

Of course powerfists work against it. The powerfist augments the strength of the user, it doesn't add any bonus dice or bonus strrngth against the monolith in particular.

If the opposing player disagrees, I recommend demonstrating what happens when a powerfist hits a monolith (hit the monolith with your fist).

@ Bookrack: Not being cocky at all. Melta weapons can be bought in abundance in most imperial armies. But what I was really referring to was Exorcists. 3 Exorcists on the table turns Monoliths into junk. Who cares if you need 6's? With the amount of missiles that can be launched your chances are actually pretty good. Capt K

Who cares if you need 6's? With the amount of missiles that can be launched your chances are actually pretty good. Capt K

Hey, Orks say the same thing about thier rokkit boyz!

Hey, Orks say the same thing about thier rokkit boyz!

orks don't hit you on 3's

Ordnance still get the 'roll two dice and pick the highest' rule. Demolisher Cannons are quite effective Mono slayers as are Earthshakers.