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I rcently playe in a necron invasion tourney a my flgs and a few players used lords or some other hq who could take control of my units. They said on a 2+ the unit is taken over j.for one full turn. Later hey fond out hey were using it wrong but i was never told how it is supposed to be used. Can someone please tell how his abili works?

Anrakyr allows you to shoot with a vehicle unit during your shooting phase on a 3+.


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Sounds more like a scenario special rule for your FLGS though.

Nope two opponents said itwas wargear from new crons codex which let heir model shoot one of my units or vehicles in he shooing phase and also hit a uni in close combat and on a 2+ they gain control of that unit unti my following turn.

I assume you mean Anrakyr the Traveler; he can use his Mind in the Machine at the start of his shooting phase and choose an enemy vehicle. On roll of 3+, Anrakyr can shoot with it. Vehicle shoots as remained stationary, neglecting any crew shaken or stunned results but can't fire any destroyed weapons nor it can alter it's facing. After theese attacks are resolved enemy gains the control of the vehicle back.
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Cruzer_92 wrote:Nope two opponents said itwas wargear from new crons codex which let heir model shoot one of my units or vehicles in he shooing phase and also hit a uni in close combat and on a 2+ they gain control of that unit unti my following turn.

There is no such thing as far as I know.

The only Ability is Anraykers "Mind in the Machine" which allows him to shoot with an enemy vehicle, as if it had been stationary on a 3+

There is nothing else even remotely close to what you are describing. Please ask them to look at the codex entry next time.

Perhaps they had models with mindshackle scarabs also.

They can force a model in base contact to attack it's own unit instead of you. If you have multiple mindshackle scarabs, you can make multiple models attack their own unit.

How come you didn't ask to see the codex for clarifactation?

I'm wondering after reading this if this ability is somthing you can take a cover save from?

Example: Land Raider that popped smoke?

And another question, if a vehicle popped smoke can he still shoot it? Since it was only stated he ignores shaken and stunned? Not too familiar with the Newcron codex

As far as taking a cover save - no. You can only take cover saves vs penetrating/glancing hits, so since the ability doesn't need to pen...

Shooting after you've popped smoke? I don't know - don't have the necron codex.

A vehicle that cannot shoot on a turn in which it has fired smoke launchers. No vehicle can fire smoke launchers during the Necron turn, so that rule is inconsequential in regards to Mind in the Machine.

Cruzer_92 wrote:Nope two opponents said itwas wargear from new crons codex which let heir model shoot one of my units or vehicles in he shooing phase and also hit a uni in close combat and on a 2+ they gain control of that unit unti my following turn.

There is absolutely nothing like this in the Necron codex, and there is absolutely nothing in the codex that could in any way be interpreted as such, either. Not even close. What you are describing is so blatantly different from even the most liberal interpretation of the codex that it can only be either complete disregard for actually looking up a rule, or else cheating in a pure and simple form if you want to assume malice in those players' actions.

Anrakyr the Traveller has "Mind in the Machine", wherein he can take control of the weapons (and only the weapons) of a vehicle within 18" and with LOS on a roll of 3+. He can make the vehicle shoot, during the Necron shooting phase, as though the vehicle had not moved in its previous turn. He cannot move the vehicle. Anrakyr cannot use this ability on any non-vehicle unit.

Lords and Overlords can also take a piece of wargear called "Mindshackle Scarabs", which allow the bearer to randomly select a model in base contact during the assault phase, before blows are stuck. That model is forced to take a leadership test on 3D6, and if they fail then they do not get to attack the Necrons during that assault phase. Instead that model will auto-hit its own unit D3 times, (this next bit is the only part under debate) and these attacks will be the same kind of attacks that the model would otherwise be capable of making.

That's it, that's all. Nothing else in the codex even remotely associated with what you've described. Take from that what you will.

azazel the cat wrote:...Instead that model will attack its own unit D3 times...

Just to clarify; Mindshackle Scarabs inflicts D3 hits. It does not cause attacks.

Good catch. I've updated my wording.