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My brother bought a fully painted Necron army on eBay for only 305$ and it came with a 4th edition Necron list. Needless to say, it's an outdated list but it only came with a limited number of models. I've been fiddling with the list for about three ways now and I came up with one I liked. I'll post it below, but my question is: what should I look out for and how should I use the models I have effectively? I don't have much practice with the crons, as I've mostly been playing pure Nids since 6th edition came out.

2000 Pts - Necrons Roster

1 Overlord, 145
-Warscythe
-Mindshackle Scarabs
-Resurrection Orb
(Sits in 20man Warrior squad for a durable, rapidfire squad. Teleports where they are needed with Monoliths)
1 Royal Court: 175
5 Harbinger of Destruction
-Eldritch Lance (all)
(I usually put 1 in each 10man and 5man squad for spreading the shots)

20 Warriors, 260
10 Warriors, 130
10 Warriors, 130
10 Warriors, 130
5 Warriors, 65
5 Warriors, 65

5 Canoptek Scarabs
(The army only came with 10, so I figured I have 5 and spawn 3 more a turn)
3 Destroyers, 120
3 Destroyers, 120

3 Canoptek Spyder, 180
-Fabricator Claw Array x3
1 Monolith, 200
1 Monolith, 200

Total: 1995

Well, in terms of things to look out for :

a) CC. I2 is not your friend because you don't have the volume of attacks (or bodies) of your nids units do. However, LD 10 can help a little.

b) The bulk of the army is 4+ save, which you should be well accustomed to dealing with. Cover is still your friend.

c) I don't play monoliths, but I don't think that you can pull 21 models through the portal legally because they can't be placed correctly.

In respect of the list, did you get any other models? A ghost ark would be extremely useful here.

You don't need 5 Lances. If you are worried about armour (and with this many warriors you shouldn't be), take Stormteks instead.

I'm not convinced by destroyers yet, but see how you go.

He needs some Nightscythes and to rearrange those squad sizes to 14 or 15 each; to fit in the transports. This will give him mobility and protects his scoring units for later in the game.