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Hak'tesh, Mender of the Broken Ways: (110)
Phaeron, Staff of Light,

Royal Court: (85)
Cryptek, Harbinger of Destruction, Solar Pulse
Cryptek. Harbinger of Transmogrification

Du'Than. The Fallen Crown: (100)
Overlord, Warscythe.
Dedicated Transport: Command Barge (80)

Royal Court: (140)
4 x Cryptek of Destruction

TROOPS
Primes of Hak'tesh: (85)
5 x Immortals with Gauss Blasters, attached Phaeron Overlord

Immortals of the Untempered Sky: (136)
8 x Immortals with Tesla Carbines, attached Cryptek of Transmogrification

Legion of the Broken: (91)
7 x Necron Warriors, attached Cryptek of Destruction

FAST ATTACK
Despoiler Wing: (80)
2 x Destroyers

HEAVY SUPPORT
Annihilation Barge: (90)
Tesla Destructor, Tesla Cannon

Total: 997

This Necron list is themed around a largely shooty base with cryptek fulfilling the roles that other armies special/heavy weapons would, the second royal court can go tank hunting as its own separate unit, moving into/out of cover turn by turn with the high strength assault weapons.
Overlord 2 can support in this with his barge/scythe combo harassing anything that tries to flank the cryptek.

The Destroyers and Barge lay down fire to suppress any enemy advance whilst the 3 troops choices move up and secure vital locations, laying down fire on the move.

Neat List!

My only problem with it is that Destroyers are not all that great. My recommendation would be to drop a warrior from a squad and replace the destroyers with 6 scarabs.

When you play this list, try and run interference for your 4 crypteks that, I assume, stand by themselves. I've run that unit a couple of times, it gets shot at, and that's a lot of points per model for T4 4+ armour, 5+ everliving. I ran a lord with an orb with them, but that's pricey, I don't recommend it (for the 16.67% better everliving roll).

Agree with Loreweaver. Destroyers are sadly not what they used to be. Sure, in 6th edition they might gain re-roll to hit on their shooting, but alas, not yet. And if you're going to run them, you'd have to run at least 4 imo.
Also, I absolutely love how you've named your units.

Yeah, I've been hearing alot how Destroyers have swiftly become one of the worst choices in a pretty good category for Necrons. Sadly I love how mine look (really), and cannot paint scarabs for the life of me. I'm a stickler for not fielding anything that isn't at least painted to a degree I approve of (I have low standards, but my scarabs don't even meet those)

I am tempted to replace them for a converted unit of tomb blades I have been working on, which would give 4 blades with gauss blasters in that category, same cost but 4 jet bikes instead.

I wouldn't be adverse to losing the warrior and picking up some wraiths instead of the destroyers/blades if they are considered more effective.

>Corner - I like naming them to give myself a sense of theme and direction with the army. This gives me something to motivate my paintwork.

If your taking Tomb Blades, their particle option is swanky. 30pts / model, can turbo-boost to gain a 3+ cover save (10 pts cheaper, and now better than destroyers)

So drop a warrior and pickup three Tomb Blades with particle (blasters?) not sure the exactly wording of it but the particle option.

Particle beamers.
And that sounds good, at this point level. I believe people would advice you going with wraiths instead, I believe wraiths are considered better than Tomb Blades... But I'm curious to how well Tomb Blades play, haven't heard them used yet.

Beamers, that's the word I was after. Cheers.

I just need to mock some up since I have no reference point for them and then they'll fit in quite nicely with the list, they lose a little ap on the destroyers but make up for it in their own way.

Question would be gauss or tesla on the command barge?

The Cornerfag~ wrote:Particle beamers.
And that sounds good, at this point level. I believe people would advice you going with wraiths instead, I believe wraiths are considered better than Tomb Blades... But I'm curious to how well Tomb Blades play, haven't heard them used yet.

I think TBs are just nasty. With Particle beamers they are a sick anti troop unit for the point cost, or you can run them with shadowlooms and teslas/gauss cannons and have a mobile 2+ cover wall that still packs a good punch (Anti vehicle or troop depending on gauss vs tesla of course).

That being said I still like me some destroyers, but I do think you need either at least 3 with HD's or 4+ with normal D's. 5 Ds eat MEQ for breakfast, there really isn't anything else in the game that combines mobility and Space Marine eating capabilities so fluidly for just 200 points. 4.44 MeQ wounds/volley of fire is just plain nasty. Also T5 3+/RP5+ is still pretty solid survivability. Not easy to chew threw 5 wounds on that platform.

Revised list:

HQ
Hak'tesh, Mender of the Broken Ways: (110)
Phaeron, Staff of Light,

Royal Court: (85)
Cryptek, Harbinger of Destruction, Solar Pulse
Cryptek. Harbinger of Transmogrification

Du'Than. The Fallen Crown: (100)
Overlord, Warscythe.
Dedicated Transport: Command Barge: Gauss (80)

Royal Court: (160)
4 x Cryptek of Destruction, 1 Solar Pulse

TROOPS
Primes of Hak'tesh: (85)
5 x Immortals with Gauss Blasters, attached Phaeron Overlord

Immortals of the Untempered Sky: (119)
7 x Immortals with Tesla Carbines, attached Cryptek of Transmogrification

Legion of the Broken: (78)
6 x Necron Warriors, attached Cryptek of Destruction

FAST ATTACK
Despoiler Wing: (90)
3 x Tomb Blades with Particle Beamers

HEAVY SUPPORT
Annihilation Barge: (90)
Tesla Destructor, Tesla Cannon.


Feeling a little light in the weight of troop department but managed to fit in a second solar pulse to force a second turn of night fighting, Tesla on both of the barges should help with some anti infantry and then the warscythe/cryptek in warriors/cryptek squad can pop enemy vehicles to their hearts content.

Couldnt find points for the VOD without losing more troops, and definately couldnt free up any for a transport.

I'm very interested to see how that list works out for you. Let us know how your games go!