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G'day Everyone,

I've considered taking up a necron army and am just interested to hear peoples feedback on this 1850pt list I've whipped up.

It's been made pretty much on observations at a couple comps I've been to and after a read of the codex.

HQ:
Destroyer Lord
Sempiternal Weave
140 Pts

Elite:
5 x Deathmarks
Nightscythe Transport
195 Pts

Troops:
10 x Warriors
Nightscythe Transport
230 Pts

10 x Warriors
Nightscythe Transport
230 Pts

10 x Warriors
Nightscythe Transport
230 Pts

Fast Attack:
5 x Canoptek Wraiths
2x Whip Coils
195 Pts

5 x Canoptek Wraiths
2x Whip Coils
195 Pts

5x Canoptek Scarbs
75 Pts

Heavy Support:
Annihilation Barge
90 Pts

Annihilation Barge
90 Pts

Doom Scythe
175 Pts

Any feedback is welcomed, cheers!

Well, the army looks quite good. However, I'm take a Destroyer Lord as he can dish out more damage due to his mobility. Whip coils are not a must-have since the weapons that hurt most are initiative 1 anyway.
Moreover, the Deathmarks are questionable. A small unit has too less damage output.

-Drop the Deathmarks
-Drop the Scarabs
-Drop the Doomscythe
-Add another Destroyer Lord
-Add another unit of Warriors in Scythe
-Increase Wraith units to 6 models
-Add Annihilation Barge #3 if points allow
-???
-Profit!

So you got most of the way to a standard wraithwing, but then stopped? Was that because you liked the other models (or for cost reasons?)

I'm not a fan of 10 warriors in scythes. For late game objective grabbing, 5 will do, particularly as you really want to keep them safe (and in the scythe) for most of the game.

Deathmarks really, really need a despairtek....which is very problematic for your list. Without a despairtek, you'll need more as Wuestenfux says. If you are only going to take 5 without a despairtek, I'd be more inclined just to deepstrike them rather than use the scythe. Save the scythe for something else (eg split a warrior squad into 2x5, but now each has a scythe).

I disagree re whip coils - 2 is good. Sure really dangerous, ID stuff hits at I1 usually, but why take the chance of letting the opponent attack first at all?

5 scarabs at this point level looks light. I'd suggest you swap the doom scythe for 3 spyders if you want to keep them. Always good to have MC running around.

Try and put an orb on the Destro Lord. Sure, you are only going to keep him alive, but if it works once it is worth it (particularly as all challenges are going to go to the Lord and he doesn't have an invul save).

hope something helps.

Thanks guys for the replies!!

Good stuff

Upon looking over my list and your comments It did occur to me that the small deathmark squad in the scythe was a bit...yeah weird

So I've redone a list, taken out the deathmarks and put in another destroyer lord and reduced the warrior squads to 5 warriors each, which allowed me room to put another squad in!

I'm liking the look of this one more so, and again thanks for the feedback!

HQ:
Destroyer Lord
Sempiternal Weave
Res-orb
170 pts

Destroyer Lord
Sempiternal Weave
Res-orb
170 pts

Troops:
5 x Warriors
Nightscythe Transport
165 pts

5 x Warriors
Nightscythe Transport
165 pts

5 x Warriors
Nightscythe Transport
165 pts

5 x Warriors
Nightscythe Transport
165 pts

Fast Attack:
6 x Canoptek Wraiths
2 x Whip Coils
230 pts

6 x Canoptek Wraiths
2 x Whip Coils
230 pts

6 x Canoptek Scarabs
90 pts

Heavy Support
Annihilation Barge
90 pts

Annihilation Barge
90 pts

2 x Canoptek Spiders
2 x Fabricator Claw Array
120 pts

Total: 1850 pts

Don't know about the rezorbs- that's a piece of gear that only does anything 1/6 if the times your D lord dies, and for 30 points it ain't cheap...

Don't see much use for the fabricator claws either- if your barges get penned they're probably dead or as good as anyway, just get a third Spyder instead.

I'm going to agree with the res orb point; 30pts for a 1/6 chance at survival does seem worth it (provided that is correct, I do not have the codex on me) could you better spend those points elsewhere?

 Mullet_Man wrote:
Thanks guys for the replies!!

Good stuff

Upon looking over my list and your comments It did occur to me that the small deathmark squad in the scythe was a bit...yeah weird

So I've redone a list, taken out the deathmarks and put in another destroyer lord and reduced the warrior squads to 5 warriors each, which allowed me room to put another squad in!

I'm liking the look of this one more so, and again thanks for the feedback!

HQ:
Destroyer Lord
Sempiternal Weave
Res-orb
170 pts

Destroyer Lord
Sempiternal Weave
Res-orb
170 pts

Troops:
5 x Warriors
Nightscythe Transport
165 pts

5 x Warriors
Nightscythe Transport
165 pts

5 x Warriors
Nightscythe Transport
165 pts

5 x Warriors
Nightscythe Transport
165 pts

Fast Attack:
6 x Canoptek Wraiths
2 x Whip Coils
230 pts

6 x Canoptek Wraiths
2 x Whip Coils
230 pts

6 x Canoptek Scarabs
90 pts

Heavy Support
Annihilation Barge
90 pts

Annihilation Barge
90 pts

2 x Canoptek Spiders
2 x Fabricator Claw Array
120 pts

Total: 1850 pts

Wow what a great list, I've never seen one like it before

Sometimes its about winning, not bringing something new to the table and making your opponent cry because of your extreme amounts of cheese is a plus

Well, looks better. I'd give the DLords mss instead of orbs. Spiders are too slow. I'd add another AB.