Competitive/'Must have' Necron units

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**Mitranekh the Omniscient**

JGrand wrote:
Such as? I know there are lists using only these but it's a bit spammy, so enlighten us all as to other good units please, not all of us have such tactical knowledge

Besides the aforementioned Night Scythe, Warriors, Dlord, Wraiths, Annibarges:

HQ:

Imotek in the right list
Nemesor in the right list
CCB Overlord
Obyron
Destructeks, Despairteks, Stormteks

Elites:

Deathmarks with a Despairtek in Night Scythe
Triarch Stalker

Fast Attack:

Tomb Blades with Particle Caster (goes well with Triarch Stalker)
Scarabs

Heavy Support:

Tomb Spyders
Doom Scythe (less so post FAQing nerf)

Troops:

Immortals (I like Tesla, but Gauss is fine)
Ghost Arc

None of these units are out of place in a competitive Necron list. Some more so than others require planning and a smart list/general. For example, you cannot just throw a Triarch Stalker in every list in the same way you can with an Annibarge. However, a Tesla Immortal heavy list with 2 Stalkers (maybe throw in Nemesor and some Particle Caster Tomb Blades) can work well.

And on the flipside? Which units are totally useless competitively/not up to scratch/takes up a slot better suited for others?

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Massive thanks btw to everyone, I know I've found it useful and I hope new cron players or those looking to ally with them find it just as useful.

**skoffs**

Mitranekh the Omniscient wrote:
And on the flipside? Which units are totally useless competitively/not up to scratch/takes up a slot better suited for others?

... uhh, several people in this thread have already given their views on what constitutes "less-competitive" Necron units (eg. Lychguard, Flayed Ones, etc.).

**Pellegrino**

Peregrine wrote:
Any "must have units" list without a Night Scythe is wrong.

Agree