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How many kill points is a Necron "Court"? Is it one point per member selected? or just one point for the whole unit? (or none because it doesn't take up a HQ slot?) I'd appreciate someone clarifying.

I believe its one for the whole unit.

Depends on how the unit is made up. If its multiple IC then each character generates a kp. If its a character and his retinue (so that the character can't leave the unit) then its a single kp. If its a character and a second unit, that he can join leave at will then it's 2 kp. 1 each for the character and the unit. The rules that. Matter are the presence or absence of IC and the terminology of How the court works with the character.

There could be two separate thoughts on this:

1) The Court is worth 1 kill point, and you need to kill all (up to) 5 to get it.

There is no caveat in the codex about them counting separately. They are all a part of 1 unit choice, but may be split off onto other units. They don't become a part of that unit (like Wolf Guard), so, they retain their "unit" status, even though they cannot leave their new unit.

2) The members of the court that are split off are now a part of the new unit. The wording that seems to indicate this is at the top of the Royal Court rules, near the end:

"Otherwise, they remain a part of the Royal Court."

This seems to mean that if they are split off, they are no longer "a part of the Royal Court" and so are now a "part" of their new unit.

The Royal Court is a unit of 1-10 models that can be split off to lead squads as upgrade characters, a la Wolf Guard. The Royal Court only ever counts as one Kill Point. The only exception is if you split off all the members of the Court, the unit does not count as a Kill Point (as the unit doesn't exist).

MasterSlowPoke wrote:The Royal Court is a unit of 1-10 models that can be split off to lead squads as upgrade characters, a la Wolf Guard. The Royal Court only ever counts as one Kill Point. The only exception is if you split off all the members of the Court, the unit does not count as a Kill Point (as the unit doesn't exist).

This. I believe if GW FAQs it then it will rule thusly.

Then I would say of the court stays as a single unit it's 1 kp, and if it detaches to join other units that unit is 1 kp, unless the court has IC then it would be 2. But if not then its just. One for the unit.

From the wording provided here, I would play it exactly as the aforementioned Wolf Guard until such time as GW says otherwise.

DarthSpader wrote:If its a character and his retinue (so that the character can't leave the unit) then its a single kp.

This is not correct.

"If a character has a retinue, the character and his unit are worth 1 kill point each" P.91

So a character and his retinue are worth a total of 2 kill points. 1 for the character, 1 for the rest of the unit.