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Load out: MMS, War Scythe, both 2+ and 3++, w res orb. I put him infront and find it is incredibly hard for people to kill him or the squad.Esp. w/ Ghost Ark following them. I'll even put a Cryptek w/ them to reroll failed Inv saves.

Necron OL what do you run him with? I tried running him Wraiths but he slows them down. I did like him with Spyders when I tried that.

I find if he he is with Immortals or Warriors it is better to break him off before assaulting b/c their units will kill yours in melee and even tho he'll likely win the challenge I have been killed bc of SA.

Run the Destroyer Lord with Wraiths. Could be useful with a squad of Lychguard. Take the OL + Obyron for his Ghostwalk Mantle, DS close to the enemy or backfield objectives.

MSS, 2+, res orb, warscythe on CCB. Act as the 1st wave of attack with destroyers, wraiths and whatever FA units happen to be in my list, the foot troops follow.

I play a flyerless list with minimal vehicle, but couldn't resist the unholy deal that is the CCB box(2 units for the price of a small skimmer... Is this the same GW that I hate?!), a single anni barge feels a bit lonely, but I don't want to waste that barge, so I usually run with CCB.

 Mythra wrote:
Load out: MMS, War Scythe, both 2+ and 3++, w res orb. I put him infront and find it is incredibly hard for people to kill him or the squad.Esp. w/ Ghost Ark following them. I'll even put a Cryptek w/ them to reroll failed Inv saves.

Necron OL what do you run him with? I tried running him Wraiths but he slows them down. I did like him with Spyders when I tried that.

I find if he he is with Immortals or Warriors it is better to break him off before assaulting b/c their units will kill yours in melee and even tho he'll likely win the challenge I have been killed bc of SA.

If you run him with Warriors or Immortals, you give him Phaeron and that allows the troops to become part of the melee punch. I've seen 20 Phaeroned Warriors with a strong OL leading them take on most of the CC units the game has to offer.

The problem is the init on warriors. They die vs almost anything. They aren't a liability if you get to charge w/ Phaeron?

Don't take regular Overlords, take Zandrekh and 1 Destroyer Lord to lead your Wraiths.

I still run mine with Immortals. I tend to have a few crypteks with me. ( one storm one destrution) For field and gaze. Between losing the extra attack and taking damage on the charge, it reduces the beating.

If it is a unit I know is going to roflstomp me, I'll likely intercept it with wraiths or some other model like my stalker.

 Mythra wrote:
The problem is the init on warriors. They die vs almost anything. They aren't a liability if you get to charge w/ Phaeron?

Well, once you've pumped 40 shots into somethings face, plus the OL takes out the character which is generally a significant portion of their punch, what you have left isn't going to hit you all that hard generally speaking. And, you are still T4 WS 4 with a 4+, not the most resilient frame on earth, but its not like they are Firewarriors or Guard. Then you swing another 30 to 40 S4 attacks at them. It adds up pretty quick.

Oh, and if you can get the reduced charge distance cryptek in their, it makes the unit even nastier.

Who in their right mind would charge a 20 strong warriors unit with an OL and may be a cryptek though? I'd probably direct my venoms at them and reduce their size significantly before I even think about charging them, sure they have res orb RP, but there is nothing a mass of wounds can't solve! Nothing!! Or I could always outrun them as my DE moves 12" and shoot 36". It's a scoring unit with a warlord, I have every reason to focus fire at them should I get the chance!

Baronyu wrote:
Who in their right mind would charge a 20 strong warriors unit with an OL and may be a cryptek though? I'd probably direct my venoms at them and reduce their size significantly before I even think about charging them, sure they have res orb RP, but there is nothing a mass of wounds can't solve! Nothing!! Or I could always outrun them as my DE moves 12" and shoot 36". It's a scoring unit with a warlord, I have every reason to focus fire at them should I get the chance!

Oh, no doubt, which is generally what the Necron player wants you to do. It takes a mighty amount of dakka to kill a maxed out Warrior blob, particularly one with a Warlord Tank at the front and a Ghost Arc or two at the back.