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I am brand new to 40K. I am trying to get into it and recently bought a used Necron Army from a friend. Our LFGS is having a tournament next month and I have secretly been putting this together without anyone knowing I even have an army. I'd like a list that can kind of even the playing field since most gamers there have 7+ years of experience and I have two 750 point games (using a friends SW) under my belt. Can you help me put together a competitive list using the models I have at my disposal?

Here is my initial list:

HQ:
Necron Overlord - 120
resurrection orb

Royal Court of 4xNecron Lords - 260
4xresurrection orb

Elites:
10 Deathmarks - 290
Night Scythe

Troops:
9xNecron Warriors - 217
Night Scythe
9xNecron Warriors - 217
Night Scythe
9xNecron Warriors - 217
Night Scythe
9xNecron Warriors - 217
Night Scythe

Heavy Support:
Necron Monolith - 200

Total of 1,738.... could probably take something else with the Overlord to get to 1,750. The plan is to put the Overlord and the 4 lords with each of the Warrior units and the Deathmark unit.

This is my initial list because these are the units I got that were already table ready.

I can mix and match with the following models:

6xNecron Immortals
7xFlayed One Pack
5xDoom Scythe (I don't have this in addition to the Night Scythe's... but I can modify them to be Doom Scythe's instead of the transports I have in the list above)
2xCanoptek Spyder
2xMonoliths (in addition to the one in my list already... 3 total)
16xCanoptek Scarabs
3xCanoptek Wraiths
10xNecron Destroyers (I believe one or two are set up as Destroyer Lords)
80xNecron Warriors (in addition to the 40 already in the list. So 120 total)


So that is the current list of Necrons I am in possession of. Thoughts? Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm a total noob and I'm not even sure how I am going to play them. I've been trying to watch some Battle Reports online to get a feel but I won't know until I start playing them. Thanks!

Way to many res orbs in this list is my first thing. I wouldnt take a res orb with a squad less than 15

Overlord without MSS and war scythe just seems a waste to me. These things are the ultimate troll. Ive had one get a wraithknight hit itself to death.

3x wraiths are good but 6 are amazing with a destroyer lord

If you can split the deathmarks to 2 squads of 5. Add a cryptek with a veil to each. hfh with that flamer woohoo

6 warriors in a night scythe is enough. they are only really used for last minute objective grabbing

4 nightscythes is overkill imo 2 will work great and will free up points for more models to start on the board.

I dont know much about monoliths but anihilation barges are my favorite heavy supports

i like destroyers but without a stalker to make them tl they just seem ineffective

Well I don't have any cryptek models at the moment to pair with the deathmarks. Also I do not have any Annihilation Barges either. What I listed above is all I have at the moment and I shelled out all of my extra money buying this army from a friend so I won't have a chance to upgrade it between now and next month. So I'm looking for more suggestions based around what I actually have.

I also only have 3 Wraiths so I can't bump that up to 6 as you suggested.

I will definitely give the Overlord MSS and a warscythe after looking into them.

If I don't take the 5 planned Night Scythes then what should I take in their place based on what I own? Also if I am not transporting the warriors should I increase their unit size and keep the res orbs?


As I said I am completely new to the game and this army. I've never actually played with or against Necrons. I'm just looking to make the best of what I have and I'm not exactly experienced to make that happen. That is why I'm asking for help.

Thank you in advance!

They are future purchases suggestions lol. I'm always looking at my next model lol

For friendly stuff res orb and 20 warriors. Double 4+ if the squad doesn't get wiped out

Blobs are scary especially coming out of a monolith (I cannot for the life of me remember how they work I just know av14 is scary)

Split the deathmarks to 2 5 man squads I think 10 is overkill even for a mc

Destroyer Lord and 3 wraiths should Tie up a mc. Mss and i1 so if the wraiths fail it may kill itself

Also in 6th its not as scary but have a look at scarab farming it's fun

Haha suggestions for future models are certainly appreciated. I will definitely be looking into making this army my own and adding some things to it down the road.

The Destroyer Lord and 3 wraiths sounds like a good idea. I will look into that.

I'll also look into taking larger groups of Warriors if I am going to keep the Res Orbs. I guess it's true that the cost of the orb is not worth it with only 10 warriors because I can take almost 3 more warriors off the bat instead of the orb.

The monolith seems pretty cool. Can more or less teleport an unengaged unit from anywhere on the map to the gate on the monolith. I figure I could score a quick objective that way late in the game if I have to.

I'm definitely going to full around with the models I have and see how they all work together.

Still though any more suggestions or strategies for using some of these things would be greatly appreciated!

You could easily adapt a lord with a deathmark head and you can make a Despairtek. That will make the dmark unit MUCH more killy.

You don't really have enough on the table.

I'd take your night scythes down to five men in each (for late game objective grabbing) and one or two big warrior blobs with res orbs in them (nowhere else) on the table.

Remember that you can take dedicated transports for squads that aren't in them. So you could have a 20 man warrior unit with a night scythe and start the night scythe in reserve.

So you are suggesting instead of taking 4 Lords in the Royal Court I should change two of the Lords to a Cryptek upgraded to Harbinger of Despair? So should I do two units of 5 Deathmarks with a "Despairtek" in each?

And do Night Scythes with each having 5 warrior units in them and then two big 20 man units of warriors? I could do that.

Should I have a Night Scythe transporting one of the deathmark units? Or leave them on the ground?

Should I keep the monolith?

Solid Suggestions. Thanks Kholzerino.

I would be so tempted to try warrior horde with that many warriors:

D-Lord with scythe ,weave, mss, res orb - 190

20 warriors - 260
20 warriors - 260
20 warriors - 260
20 warriors - 260
20 warriors - 260
20 warriors - 260

1750

Slow moving wall of gauss death, with D-Lord on MC intercepting duty.

Would probably suck, and crumble if anything half decent at CC gets into it, but would look cool.

Haha yeah it would look cool but I'm trying to be competitive. I'm not looking to win. I'm just looking to impress my friends at my first ever tournament.

The only reason I got some many Warriors is because my friend bought two other people's Necron Armies. Each had about 40 warriors including the 40 my friend already had. So when he sold me all of his Necron stuff I acquired 120 Warriors haha

Deathmarks with despairteks in night scythes are amazing because you can place the wounding on a 2+ Flamer template to maximum effect. AP1. Lovely.

Two units are good. And if you have two Despairteks from one royal court you have to join then onto separate units. If they are from different royal courts they can join the same unit.

one of the best uses of monoliths is mobile cover. You can hide your blobs behind them as they move forward until they are in range to fire. Moving the entire blob by Eternity Gate is almost impossible because they have to all be in 2" of the portal when they come out.

Good point Dragoon. I'll definitely use that tactic in my game. I was thinking the Monolith would be good if I have a nightscythe go down with a small group of warriors in it then when they come in from reserves on my table edge I can warp them in close to an objective late in the game... if my monolith is still in tact.