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so here is my 2k necron army list hope you like!

HQ:

Zahndrekh = 185
2 Harbingers of Destruction (1x Pulse) = 90
Overlord (Warscythe, Command Barge) = 180
2 Harbingers of Destruction (1x Pulse) = 90

Troops [530]
5 Necron Warriors (Ghost Ark) = 180
5 Necron Warriors (Ghost Ark) = 180
10 Immortals (tesla) = 170

Elites [330]
Triarch Stalker (Heavy Gauss Cannon) = 165
Triarch Stalker (Heavy Gauss Cannon) = 165

Fast Attack [415]
5 Wraiths (3 x whip coils) = 205
7 Scarabs = 105
7 Scarabs = 105

Heavy Support [180]
Annihilation Barge = 90
Annihilation Barge = 90

Total [2000]

First off, better format should be used in list building on top of refining your grammar and spelling.

That aside, you must have an existing unit of scarabs to create more. Reread the rules for the Spyder and you'll see why.

Overall, it seems that your army has no...focus. What would you like your army to excel at? How you answer that is entirely up to you, but it would be good to have every unit in your army complement that purpose. With what you have, a good starting point would be building an army around the advantages gained by Zahndrekh and Obyron.

Who is it that you have in the CCB?

Five vehicles at this level is not bad, all things considered, but you don't have a whole lot of anti-tank. Try fitting in Harbingers of the Storm or Destruction if you can. Relying on three sources of AT or less plus some gauss is not ideal.

You only have two, albeit mobile, troops choices. At this point level, that is certainly too few. Shoot for one troops choice per every five-hundred points. Four is what you want to shoot for.

Decide if you want to either switch something out for Scarabs or remove the Spyders. Not having the required Scarabs is nothing short of almost wasting your Spyders.

Hope I helped.


P.S. - Don't pay attention to the 2k list I created. It's not the easiest to play with... it has similar flaws... and some.

Second what Gorandius said, 9 Warriors is not gonna get very far, not at this level, I would take out your Destroyers and replace them with a unit of Gauss Immortals, they give you a harder unit of troops which really pack a punch against most anything short of a Space Marine, plus when combo'd with Zahndrekh adds Relentless and a Resurrection Orb to the Immortals, making them even Tougher.
I would remove the Deathmarks and add another 2 whip Wraiths, I would also consider removing the Monolith and the Gloom prisms on the Spyders and add a full swarm of Scarabs, along with Shield Vanes on the Tomb blades, and if the points are there, at least two Annihilation Barges.
Just my thought on the matter, but I don't think that you need Obyron, Wraiths and Scarabs can deal with the combats at a similar level, If you took him out, you could add another Stalker, that way, you would have more anti-tank and anti-infantry, which also makes your other units weapons twin-linked against more targets.
Other than that, all I could suggest is maybe some Lords with Orbs and MSS for the Warrior squads or even just changing the Crypteks to HoD.

Hope any of that helps!

But as stated earlier, try and lay out your posts in a more structured manner, it makes it so much easier to read .

most updated version is at the top

Really I need a good competitive. Necron 2k list soon ans I need help please help thx

Zahndrek on a Command Barge is a waste (he doesn't have a warscythe, so his sweep attack will be pathetic, and he DOES have a ResOrb, but he's got no guys to benefit from it, so that's a complete waste of a great buff).

Just by looking at it, your list doesn't have any clear goal.
You should have something you want it to be able to do and build around that idea.

PARTS of it work, but it needs serious support in other parts.
(for instance, you should REALLY be looking into getting more Crypteks, ESPECIALLY Harbingers of Destruction with Solar Pulses, if you have double Stalkers).

most recent version and please help i got one more month till the tournament

The #1 thing I see is there is no solar pulse.

Not sure what roll the bare bones despair cyptek and bare bones storm cryptek will play in the army.

I think the 2nd stalker will give less of a benefit to your army than the first one will. Some units become more powerful as they are repeated/spammed, others give diminishing returns when they are repeated/spammed. Stalkers seem like more the diminishing returns type...

The top list is the most recent and hope it is better please keep the comments coming

Hmm, it looks like you're just throwing anything into your list with no specific goal in mind.
That's bad.
Taking people's advice is great and all, but you should really try to understand WHY they are making those suggestions, rather than just blindly following what people tell you to do.

As of yet, you still haven't given us a clear goal you have in mind for your army. Until you do that, we won't be able to give you real advice.

TL;DR- WHAT DO YOU WANT YOUR ARMY TO BE ABLE TO DO?

Necrons don't have a lot of tricks or gimmicks and your list personifies that.

No res orbs/arks to help warriors just a lot of shootting which won't stop rhino and razor backs from just getting in your face. The Stalkers are cool but just meltas...so as is your a bad/immobile sisters list.

Try and make your units not vulnerable to being wiped by a single tac squad with a character. Toss in a shard for some gimmicks and or counter assault. Get some Tacyon-SP? Arrows in there. Get orbs in 20 man squads which you can veil out of combat and shoot the piss out of dudes...heck I'm thinking of running a small squad of bikes just for obj grabbing...60pts?! Necrons don't seem truly spamable.

Task and Purpose wrote:Necrons don't have a lot of tricks or gimmicks

*spit-take*
WAT?

I don't know what codex YOU'VE been reading, but the current edition is full of nothing but tricks and gimmicks!
(one only need look at the Army List section of the forums for evidence there).

Task and Purpose wrote:Try and make your units not vulnerable to being wiped by a single tac squad with a character. Toss in a shard for some gimmicks and or counter assault. Get some Tacyon-SP? Arrows in there. Get orbs in 20 man squads which you can veil out of combat and shoot the piss out of dudes...heck I'm thinking of running a small squad of bikes just for obj grabbing...60pts?! Necrons don't seem truly spamable.

HOLY SH*T, these are HORRIBLE suggestions!

-DO NOT run C'tan Shards if you don't know how to use them.
-You can't veil out of combat, unless you're Obyron.
-Tachyon Arrows are some of the worst wargear choices you can give an Overlord.
-"bikes" (Tomb Blades, I'm assuming) can't grab objectives.

Seriously, man, are you using the old Necron Codex?
(or better yet, do you even PLAY Necrons?)

I agree on everything but the tacyon arrow. I can see a list that incorporates them correctly being really powerful.

Leth wrote:I agree on everything but the tacyon arrow. I can see a list that incorporates them correctly being really powerful.

Yes, but the key is "incorporates them correctly".
If he's a new player (as he appears to be), he's probably not going to know how to use things like Chrono-teks or Stalkers properly to get the most out of them yet. More than likely he'll just slap it on an Overlord and end up losing 20 points that could have been spent on something better for his army.

Just to be quite typical, I could suggest 2-coil-1-pistol Wraith spam. (Although I have not tried it)

But as Skoffs said, we need a clear goal to help you achieve a list that can fit to it. So far, there is almost zero structure even after taking advice from people, all I can say now is that you need some near enough essentials for a good Necron army. Destructeks, Wraiths, Scarabs(Lots of em!) and from my personal view more Immortals with Resorb Lords. So far that's all I can add.

the most version is at the top and it know have and idea of what its trying to accomplish

Well then it's near enough impossible to help you with a list that will work if the army you want has no goal or purpose.

Drop enough warriors to max out that Wraith squad.

if i drop the warriors i wont have enough troops
and the goal/purpose is to move up as a huge wall of Armour and just throw down tons of fire power
the scarabs and spyder to move up as one and to constantly make more of the scarabs
the wraith to go up next to zanderhk(zandrekh give them an ability depending on the situation)to atk a heavy unit)

paintforlow wrote:if i drop the warriors i wont have enough troops

What?

Dropping three from each squad would give you enough for three more Wraiths, wouldn't it? You'd still have three squads of Warriors in Ghost Arks, only with 6 instead of 9.

paintforlow wrote: the wraith to go up next to zanderhk(zandrekh give them an ability depending on the situation)to atk a heavy unit)

3 Wraiths aren't going to bother a lot of units very much, though I'm not sure what you mean by "heavy unit."

paintforlow wrote:
HQ:

Zanderhk-185

Royal court:
Cryptek-despair-nightmare shroud-40
Cryptek-storm-etheral crystal-40
Cryptek-destruction-solar pulse-55
Troops:

9 warriors-117
9 warriors-117
9 warriors-117
3 ghost arks-345
Elites:

3 stalker triarch stalker-particle caster, twin linked gauss cannon-470
Fast ATK:

3 wraiths transdimesional beamer, 2 whip coils-140
10 scarabs-150
HS:

3 spyders-2 fabricator claws-170
Annihilation barge-90
Annihilation barge-90

Okay, tactically, this probably won't work very well.
You've got a Stalker, which helps shooting... but you've barely got anything that will benefit from it.
You've got Crypteks and an HQ that have little synergy with the rest of the army.
And you've got 3 Wraiths. These will probably die very easily.

If you want, we can show you some examples of 2000 point army lists that are similar to what you appear to be trying to do, but have a bit more workability.

Can you calm down a bit please Mr. Skoff. It's great that you're willing to help but I'm afraid the tone that you're using currently is a wee bit OTT. I'm sure it's just the medium making things worse rather than an deliberate attempt to be rude, but you are coming across as somewhat abrasive and rude.

Thanks !

Whoa, noted.
*edits to make it less so*

actully i would love it if you show me a list like this that is compitive

Actually, are you aware that the army list you have posted currently comes to 2126 points?

Frankly, you've got too much going on, you'e not doing any one thing well.
It's too "safe", not very competitive.
You may need to focus on doing one thing in particular.
Let's try having the Stalkers be the central focus of your army: try to get everything twin linked.
That being the case, you need to get as many guns that will benefit from it as possible.
1-2 tesla Immortal squads and 2-3 "Gunboats" (5 Warriors + 2 Harbingers of Destruction) would be a good base in addition to the Stalkers.
I wouldn't try to do a Scarabs Farm here. Just try two units of Scarabs instead.

You could try something like the following (still kind of "safe" by most standards, in that it's still trying to incorporate several things at once, but at least it should be able to hold it's own... and more importantly, at least it actually costs 2000 points)

HQ [545]
Zahndrekh = 185
2 Harbingers of Destruction (1x Pulse) = 90
Overlord (Warscythe, Command Barge) = 180
2 Harbingers of Destruction (1x Pulse) = 90

Troops [530]
5 Necron Warriors (Ghost Ark) = 180
5 Necron Warriors (Ghost Ark) = 180
10 Immortals (tesla) = 170

Elites [330]
Triarch Stalker (Heavy Gauss Cannon) = 165
Triarch Stalker (Heavy Gauss Cannon) = 165

Fast Attack [415]
5 Wraiths (3 x whip coils) = 205
7 Scarabs = 105
7 Scarabs = 105

Heavy Support [180]
Annihilation Barge = 90
Annihilation Barge = 90

Total [2000]

Stick Zahndrekh (remember to use his abilities often. the main one to keep in mind is Tank Hunters, or maybe Furious Charge/Counter Attack) with the Immortals (you may even want to consider dropping some more Scarabs/Immortals to give that unit a Harbinger of Destruction with Gaze of Flame, too).
The rest of the army advances with the Stalkers in front, lighting things up for everything else to twin-link shoot at.
Scarabs and Wraiths are used more for corralling things out of cover and into the line of sight of your guns.
Barge Overlord is there to hunt tanks, obviously.

Ok i LOVE that list thx for the help i will probly use that(hope you dont mind if i do)
i do have two questions where do i place zandrehk(with the wraiths) and where do i use his power upgrades


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So as soon as i get this built up i wil try and post up the pics!

Zahndrekh can't go with the Wraiths. They are jump infantry. He is not.
Like I said, stick him with the Immortals. They will benefit most from his ResOrb. Keep them out of combat.
His powers are a case by case basis. One turn you might need to give one of the Scarab bases Stealth to give them better cover saves, one turn you might need to give one of the Stalkers Tank Hunters, one turn you might need to give the Wraiths Furious Charge, one turn you might need to give the Immortals Counter Attack. It all depends on what's happening in the game at that moment.

Thanks for all the help everyone