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Hey guys,

I have been out of the game for awhile and decided to build a Necron list.I have bought some of the models already. Could you all rate my list for the current meta and edition? All critiques welcome. Thank you.

2000K

HQ

Imotekh-225

Cryptek-Harbinger of Eternity/chrometron-40

Cryptek- Harbinger of Despair/VoD-60

Destroyer Lord-warscythe/weave/MSS-160

Elites

5 Deathmarks

Troops

20 Necron Warriors-260

10 Necron Warriors- Ghost Ark-245

10 Immortals w/gauss blasters-170

Fast Attack

6 Canoptek Wraiths w/3x whip cords-260

5 Tomb Blades w/particle beamers- 150

Heavy support

Doom Scythe-175

AB-90

AB-90


Tactics

Its pretty simple. Field against opponents flank and op to go second. Focus on staying at 18-24" range with most units to get the most out night fight and 24' range. Storm Lord with the immortals and Choro. Destroyer Lord with wraiths pushing toward support units or other flank along with the tomb blades. Warriors depend on the mission.
Doom scythe for heavy tanks or fliers (death ray only hits hovering fliers). ABs for any and everything (other than heavy tanks.) Thanks for reading and please let me know! Also the Deathmarks are with the VoD to suicide against death star units or support units.

I'd give the Deathmarks/despairtek a night scythe at all costs. Makes such a huge difference if you can place them where you want with that flamer. Also almost all armies now have enough anti air to be able to take down at least one flier the turn it comes in. A doom scythe in a non-flier list is a very obvious target....

So would you suggest bring the night scythe with the deathnarks and anoither AB inplace of the DS?

Where is the Despairtek w/VoD going? With the Deathmarks, or the Warriors?

The Immortals should be in a Nightscythe. They get significantly better in one, especially if you're running Gauss.

An Orb in the Warrior squad will also extend the life and usefulness of that unit as well. Think of it as insurance if your Ark goes down.

LOVE Tomb Blades. I prefer having Shield Vanes on there, even if it means running a unit of 4. (This also makes them the same cost as Destroyers, so if you want to try those out, the number crunching is easy)

Any other reason you're going with Imotekh? The Night Fight thing is a Double Edged sword. While it's true you get cover, so does your opponent, which will also impact your shooting effectiveness. Other armies, namely DE/Tau, you're only giving them help because they have so many ways around Night Fight. You're opting to go 2nd, or did you mean deploy 2nd, and try to steal the initiative? Or are you just planning on using the Chrono to keep Night Fight Around? I'd advise taking a look at Zahndrekh, he's cheaper and has slightly more options for your army. Adaptive/Count Tactics will give you some flexibility, and Phased Reinforcements on the DLord/Wraith squad could really get them where it'll hurt if you're opting to go 2nd.

If you're not set on it or haven't gotten it yet, then the Doomscythe is meh. It's great against Ground Troops, but you can't use the Beam against other Flyers. You could always use the Doomscythe against flyers, but then the beam is not being used.

The points saved could be spent on getting a Nightscythe, you could do any of the above listed ideas, or even bulk out the Deathmarks. If you're putting the Despairtek in the Deathmarks, you'll find a Nightscythe for them much more accurate w/o having to rely on scatter for using his Template. This unit is a 1 off trick. It'll usually get shot up or assaulted immediately after arriving and it's rare that they do enough damage to justify the points to do it.

Other than that, I think you're a bit light on Troops for a 2k game, since several armies at that points level will usually run dual FoC and have 4 Troops minimum to match what you can claim/score in addition to having other stuff to kill you with.