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2011/10/31 17:56:28
Subject: what to get first when starting a necron army
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Lurking Gaunt
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Well I was hoping of starting a necron army after all of the new stuff comes out and i was wondering if someone could give me the top five things to get.
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2011/10/31 18:08:43
Subject: what to get first when starting a necron army
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Beast of Nurgle
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All I can say is get a codex and study the units! No one can really tell you what you would most enjoy playing or is strongest.
Edit - Also, this isn't really the forum to ask this question 
Welcome to Dakka, kiddo.
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2011/10/31 18:24:17
Subject: what to get first when starting a necron army
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Unshakeable Grey Knight Land Raider Pilot
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I'd say a codex and a box o' warriors, I find getting to much altogether can bore you. Espcially with Necrons, it's a lot of silver! It won't be an army, but it's a start
Welcome to Dakka, by the way XD
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2011/10/31 19:03:36
Subject: what to get first when starting a necron army
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Virulent Space Marine dedicated to Nurgle
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Welcome to Dakka!
I am personally going to get some praetorians, the codex, trazyn the infinate and some deathmarks/Immortals, but two boxes of warriors and an overlord would be a good option, you've got a core force with that, and can expand from there.
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2011/10/31 19:40:14
Subject: what to get first when starting a necron army
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Death-Dealing Dark Angels Devastator
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Welcome to Dakka, but yeah, this is probably not the right venue for the question
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The story of Chorus Lucia, a founding off of the Guardians of the Covenant (DA Codex), as well as the building of the army, ideas and babbling about the game: http://choruslucia.blogspot.com
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2011/10/31 23:13:15
Subject: what to get first when starting a necron army
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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We are all waiting for the Codex to come out right now.
Hello and welcome.
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2011/10/31 23:31:55
Subject: Re:what to get first when starting a necron army
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Last Remaining Whole C'Tan
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Welcome to Dakka!
I have reported this thread to have it moved to a more appropriate forum; probably 40k General Discussion or 40K tactics. This forum is for making your introduction - please take no offense. You may wish to make an additional post here introducing yourself.
In answer to your questions, well, we're not too sure yet what the best stuff in the codex will be. However, it's a safe bet you're going to need troops! If you absolutely can't wait to order something right now, then I'd grab 2 boxes of Necron Warriors and start with that. Even if Immortals turn out to be super awesome, there is always a place for warriors.
Another unit that is likely to be a must-have is a Monolith.
Other then that, I suspect you might want to wait and see the codex before making any greater investment than that.
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2011/10/31 23:52:38
Subject: Re:what to get first when starting a necron army
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Ouze wrote:Welcome to Dakka!
I have reported this thread to have it moved to a more appropriate forum; probably 40k General Discussion or 40K tactics. This forum is for making your introduction - please take no offense. You may wish to make an additional post here introducing yourself.
In answer to your questions, well, we're not too sure yet what the best stuff in the codex will be. However, it's a safe bet you're going to need troops! If you absolutely can't wait to order something right now, then I'd grab 2 boxes of Necron Warriors and start with that. Even if Immortals turn out to be super awesome, there is always a place for warriors.
Another unit that is likely to be a must-have is a Monolith.
Other then that, I suspect you might want to wait and see the codex before making any greater investment than that.
Also, if you buy two boxes of warriors, you can then use them to make immortals (and Flayed Ones or even Wraiths!) if you change your mind by following my tutorials...  Immortals part 1 Immortals part 2 Flayed Ones
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2011/10/31 23:55:10
Subject: what to get first when starting a necron army
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Secret Inquisitorial Eldar Xenexecutor
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Go with the basics, codex for research, and warriors for something to experiment with paint schemes etc. Don't get an ic yet until you have an idea of how they play out or what their story is, otherwise you may find you bought the wrong one for your play style (though there's nothing wrong with buying a model because you like it!) but ultimately I'd just say remember this is a hobby and do what interests you, no point having a great force if it bores you!
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2011/11/01 00:31:55
Subject: what to get first when starting a necron army
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Agile Revenant Titan
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Welcome to Dakka!
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2011/11/01 02:14:43
Subject: Re:what to get first when starting a necron army
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Strategizing Grey Knight Chapter Master
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Hi,
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2011/11/01 16:45:46
Subject: what to get first when starting a necron army
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Lurking Gaunt
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Ok thanks everyone
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2011/11/01 19:02:15
Subject: what to get first when starting a necron army
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Mutated Chosen Chaos Marine
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Codex, warriors, lord, monolith, immortals...
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2011/11/17 13:16:02
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