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Howdy Dakka I want your opinion on which list you feel is more well rounded to take to a Doubles Tournament. I don't know who my team mate will be or who my opponents will be before hand.


* HQ (230pts)

* Necron Overlord (230pts)
Sempiternal Weave (15pts), Warscythe (10pts)
* Catacomb Command Barge (80pts)

* Cryptec (35pts)
* Harbinger of Destruction (10pts)
Eldritch Lance

* Troops (130pts)

* 5x Necron Warrior (65pts)
* 5x Necron Warrior (65pts)


* Fast Attack (245pts)

* Canoptek Wraiths (245pts) x6
3x Whip coils1x Particle Castor

* Heavy Support (270pts)

* Annihilation Barge (90pts)
* Annihilation Barge (90pts)
* Annihilation Barge (90pts)

Or


* HQ (160pts)

* Destroyer Lord (160pts)
Mindshackle Scarabs (20pts), Sempiternal Weave (15pts), Warscythe

* Troops (195pts)

* Necron Warriors (65pts)
* 5x Necron Warrior (65pts)
* 5x Necron Warrior (65pts)
* 5x Necron Warrior (65pts)

* Fast Attack (245pts)

* Canoptek Wraiths (245pts) x6
3x Whip coils1x Particle Castor

* Heavy Support (270pts)

* Annihilation Barge (90pts)
* Annihilation Barge (90pts)
* Annihilation Barge (90pts)


The first list has 2 main anti - Tank units, the Surfboard Lord and the Cryptec, with the Wraiths and A. Barges to wipe out the infantry, its main weakness is the two Warrior units that will most likely be hiding most of the game. The plan is to get the A Barges into mid field, sweeping with the CCB and holding the Wraiths back til late game and go after weakened units. With 4 Av 13 tanks and a fast threat in the Wraiths I can see this working.

The 2nd List is lacking in AT other than the Destroyer Lord but I plan to use the Wraith unit aggressively to deliver the Lord into enemy Tank. Having 3 Warrior units does give a better chance of claiming more objectives.

So are they lists viable? Am I putting to much into my HS and FA slots and not spending enough on my troops? I must admit I haven't used Wraiths before and most of my other lists have been pure shooty crons which have been well for me, Any advice would be helpful.

((( I am a NEW Necrons player, but a long time tourney player w/ Wolves. Also run Chaos Daemons)))

An 875 bringing three annihilation barges is DISGUSTING. Adding in 6 wraiths means you're bringing pain that will be extremely hard to deal with. Ugly for your opponent. Unless you expect a lot of AV13+, drop the one cryptec. Unless you want to get some Solar Pulse action to protect your wraiths, it's not going to do much for you.

5x Necron Warriors, with their meager Sv 4+, will be toast quickly. I suggest swapping some points around and getting two squads of Tesla Immortals. You're going to be hiding in cover with your little bits of troops, so you might as well get maximum range... even if you need to step back from an advancing threat.

Here is what I might propose that sticks to your theme:

*Overlord, Warscythe, CCB (195)

*Annihilation Barge (90)
*Annihilation Barge (90)
*Annihilation Barge (90)

*Canoptek Wraiths x6 (3 w/ Whip Coils) 240

*Immortals (x5) w/ Tesla (85)
*Immortals (x5) w/ Tesla (85)

Keep your Overlord in his sweet ride cheap. He's going to be turboboosting around trying to pop vehicles. Use his wounds to repair immobilized results. He's your main anti-tank, but also bait. The more they shoot at that, the more they DONT shoot at your Wraiths. Keep that CCB moving as much you can!

The rest is easy, just zap-zap-zap and snikt-snikt-snikt. I don't have Wraiths yet, but I would run that at 875. It'd be mean. I dropped the particle caster for points reasons. Half/Half split is okay for wound allocation and have your non-whip coil wraiths die first, obviously.

Maybe that will help/inspire you. Best of luck!

I'd suggest theme two, the Dlord and wraith combo is a wrecking ball of destruction, and I can't think of a unit at this price level that can handle them.

Troops can stay minimal as you have them, but 3 A-barges is also tough news, you need dedicated anti-armor to deal with AV-13, and at this low points value, they'l wreck havoc.

If you do decide to run list A, as much as it pains my heart to say it... I think you should drop a Wraith.
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Reason being, that Solar Pulse can be invaluable, potentially saving massive amounts of damage from long range shooting for a turn while you get into position (at the very least, your team mate will thank you for it).

Being the case, I'd try something like this:

Overlord (Scythe, Weave, Barge) = 195
Harbinger of Destruction (Pulse) = 55

5 Warriors = 65
5 Immortals (tesla) = 85

5 Wraiths (3x coils) = 205

Annihilation Barge = 90
Annihilation Barge = 90
Annihilation Barge = 90

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Thanks for the advice guys, i can see this list being very hard to play against. I just wanted to ask if you feel 3 Annihilation Barges is too much as this points lvl? I'll run the 1st list with a Solar Pulse and let you know how it goes.