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HQ

1x deceiver

300

TROOPS

12x necron warrior

216

11 x necron warrior

198

FAST ATTACK

3x destroyer

150

3x destroyer

150

HEAVY SUPPORT

2x monolith

470

Please give me some advice on this since I never played necrons before only seen it a few times.

I have just started playing Necrons and I think they need a price break. I love destroyers, lords the lot, but I can't afford to buy 1 Immortal for $14 while I need five as the minimum for an elites choice. They are an awesome army and I think your list looks nice, but it might help if you had more warriors to prevent phase out! Long live the Red Harvest!

Endreon wrote:I have just started playing Necrons and I think they need a price break. I love destroyers, lords the lot, but I can't afford to buy 1 Immortal for $14 while I need five as the minimum for an elites choice. They are an awesome army and I think your list looks nice, but it might help if you had more warriors to prevent phase out! Long live the Red Harvest!

Yeah, I could add more warriors but that will be better or I can decrease the number of warriors and add more destroyers, they are harder to kill and out of range of alot of weapons.

I just got myself an bargin of 3 destroyers for £23

I am pretty sure the destroyers have to be in a squad of 3 as a minimum so you can have 2 squads of 3 rather than the 3 squads of 2 you have. Also without a orb your warriors will probably get beaten very badly in cc.

Punisher wrote:I am pretty sure the destroyers have to be in a squad of 3 as a minimum so you can have 2 squads of 3 rather than the 3 squads of 2 you have. Also without a orb your warriors will probably get beaten very badly in cc.

I am not planning to get them into combat, I am gonna let my monoliths kill everything, pick off dangerous units with destroyers and just let my warriors slowly advance.

Marthike wrote:
I am not planning to get them into combat, I am gonna let my monoliths kill everything, pick off dangerous units with destroyers and just let my warriors slowly advance.

Then you should drop the extra 3 warriors you have, so you have 2 squads of 10 and use the 54 points to get another destroyer in one of your squads

Punisher wrote:

Marthike wrote:
I am not planning to get them into combat, I am gonna let my monoliths kill everything, pick off dangerous units with destroyers and just let my warriors slowly advance.

Then you should drop the extra 3 warriors you have, so you have 2 squads of 10 and use the 54 points to get another destroyer in one of your squads

My new list:

1x Lord
warscythe
resurrection orb
Phylactery
phase shifter OR destroyer body (can't decide)
195


TROOPS

12x necron warrior

216

12 x necron warrior

216

FAST ATTACK

4x destroyer

200

4x destroyer

200

HEAVY SUPPORT

2x monolith

At 1500, 2 monoliths is excessive. work on your phase out numbers more.
@ Endreon: You can convert immortals from the warrior box.

The list: Never take warscythe phalactery on a foot lord. Give him destroyer body, phase shifter, res orb, warscythe and put him with scarabs.
No point in 12 warriors unless there is nothing else in the codex you could be spending the points on. and take more destroyers.

I take the Warscythe on my foot lord all the time. With the Veil of Darkness you'd be surprised at how much mischief he can get up to.

That's the only change I'd make, really. Give the lord an orb and the veil. Read the link in my Sig for further details, if you'd like.

Monster Rain wrote:I take the Warscythe on my foot lord all the time. With the Veil of Darkness you'd be surprised at how much mischief he can get up to.

That's the only change I'd make, really. Give the lord an orb and the veil. Read the link in my Sig for further details, if you'd like.

I don't like the warscythe on foot lord, because he doesn't get in combat.

forget that, I've never tried it

woodbok wrote:

Monster Rain wrote:I take the Warscythe on my foot lord all the time. With the Veil of Darkness you'd be surprised at how much mischief he can get up to.

That's the only change I'd make, really. Give the lord an orb and the veil. Read the link in my Sig for further details, if you'd like.

I don't like the warscythe on foot lord, because he doesn't get in combat.

forget that, I've never tried it

Its 10 points, its a great defence apart from anything. I've had him win a couple of combats, when the opponent just wasn't expecting it...

I think its a good set up but i think it will suffer manuverability. yes destroyers can move fast but you don't really want them racing away from the main force to get picked off. I can see this army being good with some practise playing them but i think you may have trouble capturing objectives with only 2 troops and no way of getting them to the other side of the board quicky. Maybe could consider lord with veil and orb to protect from close combat and allow one of you warrior squads to be mroe aggressive. Just a suggestion. Also you can use the monolith portal to bring the squad back if they get into trouble.


Also - whatever anyone says keep the 2 monoliths, they are invaluble in games and as long as you watch your phase out limit the 2 monoliths will have no trouble killing practically anything they face. I have faced 2 monoliths before and you have to practically shoot it with everything just to bring one down, never mind two!

The Acolyte wrote:I think its a good set up but i think it will suffer manuverability. yes destroyers can move fast but you don't really want them racing away from the main force to get picked off. I can see this army being good with some practise playing them but i think you may have trouble capturing objectives with only 2 troops and no way of getting them to the other side of the board quicky. Maybe could consider lord with veil and orb to protect from close combat and allow one of you warrior squads to be mroe aggressive. Just a suggestion. Also you can use the monolith portal to bring the squad back if they get into trouble.


Also - whatever anyone says keep the 2 monoliths, they are invaluble in games and as long as you watch your phase out limit the 2 monoliths will have no trouble killing practically anything they face. I have faced 2 monoliths before and you have to practically shoot it with everything just to bring one down, never mind two!

Thanks, I am still having some thought over it, veil sounds good. But still waiting to start this army because I am sure necrons are gonna get an update soon.

woodbok wrote:I don't like the warscythe on foot lord, because he doesn't get in combat.

forget that, I've never tried it

An honest man on the internet? Knock me over with a feather!

I'd give it a couple of tries. If I have 10 points to spare I'm rarely disappointed with having a Warscythe on the Lord. Like I said, he can get into some people's business using the Veil of Darkness or a Monolith Portal. I'm not saying it's a must take but it isn't bad either.

YMMV of course.

I have a friend who runs 3 monoliths and the deceiver at 1500 points, and minimum warriors. He basically shields the warriors with the monoliths and then uses them and the deceiver to unleash hell.

I know it sounds like a gimmick army, but in the age of meltas, it holds its own quite well.