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i got started with a box set but i dont know where to go from here

Hi

Necrons aren't exactly A-list at this point... but I would recommend:

NightBringer
Lord, Orb, Veil

8 Immortals

10 Warriors
10 Warriors
10 Warriors

4 Destroyers
4 Destroyers
3 Scarab Swarms

Monolith

This list gives you solid counter punch (NB), plenty of fire power and just enough manuevrability to do reasonably well taking objectives.

Cheers,
Carlos the Craven

How about:

HQ

Destroyer Lord: 190pts
Phylactery
Gaze of Flame
Phase Shifter
Warscythe

Elite

Flayed Ones: 10x18=180
Disruption Fields: 30pts

Troop

Warriors: 24x18pts=450pts

Fast Attack

Destroyers: 4x50pts=200pts

Heavy Support

Heavy Destroyers: 2x60pts=130pts

Monolith: 2x235pts=470pts

Special Characters

The Nightbringer: 360pts

Overall Points Value=1992pts

Or, you could go with this list:

HQ:
Lord with res orb

Troops:
10 warriors
10 warriors

Elites:
8 immortals
8 immortals
8 immortals

Fast attack:
3 scarabs
4 scarabs
4 scarabs

Heavy Support:
Monolith
Monolith
Monolith


Hide your troops with monoliths,
March up the field with immortals and screen yourself from assault with the scarabs.

Here's what I go with

Nightbringer
Lord with Orb, Phase Shifter, Gaze of Flame, Warscythe, Chronometron
10 Warriors
10 Warriors
10 Warriors
4 Destroyers
4 Destroyers
2 Heavy Destroyers
2 Heavy Destroyers
Monolith

2000 points

Phase out 10.

I use the Nightbringer to contest the enemy's "home" objective or chase the meatiest assault unit. I march straight ahead with the 30 Warriors led by the Lord shrugging off dakka (and pray for area terrain). The Destroyers hopefully take out ordnance weapons and the Heavy Destroyers work on the transports. The Monolith is there for Land Raiders and pulling the Warriors to safety or reroll WBBs if I fail too many on the first go around.

This list has been great for me. I hope it gives you useful ideas.

initiate_gus wrote:Here's what I go with

Nightbringer
Lord with Orb, Phase Shifter, Gaze of Flame, Warscythe, Chronometron
10 Warriors
10 Warriors
10 Warriors
4 Destroyers
4 Destroyers
2 Heavy Destroyers
2 Heavy Destroyers
Monolith

2000 points

Interesting list, but you're not going anywhere with those Heavy destroyers, and in an objective based game, the first thing I'm gonna hit are your warriors, so you would do well to drop them for another troop selection or 2... and toss in an extra Destroyer, letting you run 3 groups of 3 instead.

I used this with great success, even in early 5th edition. Don't think it would work well in todays environment.

HQ
lord w/orb and veil

Troop
2 x 10 warriors

Elite
3 x 10 immortals

Fast Attack
3 x 4 destroyers

That's 96 str5 or better ap4 shots with an effective range of 30+" all coming from 42 3+ save t5 models.

I have seen this list run. It does well, even in tournaments.
It simply puts out sooooo much firepower that it destroys anything that is not mechanized. Even today, this list can still work. But with the new damage table for vehicles, its a gamble. But if your opponent is foot sloggin, then the odds are you will table him.