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A bit of an update/alternative list to what I had posted here in a previous List. Attempting to make a CSM/Necron army with some good stuff from each side.

CSM Crimson Slaughter CAD

HQ
Sorcerer - Bike, Spell Familiar, ML3, Force Axe, Sigil of Corruption
Sorcerer - Bike, Spell Familiar, ML3, Daemonheart, Force Stave, Sigil of Corruption

Troops
Cultists x10
Cultists x10

Fast Attack
Spawn x5 - MoN

Necron CAD

HQ
Cryptek - Gauntlet of the Conflagrator, Chronometron

Troops
Gauss Immortals x5
Gauss Immortals x5
Warriors x10
Warriors x10

Fast Attack
Wraiths x6 - Whip Coils
Wraiths x6 - Whip Coils
Night Scythe

1846/1850

So we have 3 fast Assault units mixed with some good ObSec units for general MSU type stuff. I think there should be enough frontline/interference for the Troops to survive and score, while we have enough small arms fire to kill anything that's not GC/SHV, while the Wraiths and Spawn tie those up.

The only change I can think off the top of my head is to swap one of the Warrior units for another Night Scythe in order to get some extra mobility on scoring, but that's one less unit that can score and more reliance on Reserves than might be good without a Comms relay or Zahndrekh for the Warlord trait.

What do you think?

I would make one unit of 10 Immortals and put the Cryptek with them. I don't know much about chaos but thats what I would recomend. Maybe shave some points of the Chaos people and give the Wraith units 1 transdimensional beamer per unit. Just my 2 cents

I don't know about putting in a Beamer in each unit, given that it would just be snap firing all game. That's a lot of points for hoping for double 6s on one shot.

Maybe on the Immortals. I think having them split up is better for scoring, but you are correct that dropping them out of the Night Scythe in one unit is the superior way to go. I'll have to test it out a bit.

If you take the CSM as a detachment you could drop the cultists for an extra 50pts to play with.

Requizen wrote:
I don't know about putting in a Beamer in each unit, given that it would just be snap firing all game. That's a lot of points for hoping for double 6s on one shot.

Maybe on the Immortals. I think having them split up is better for scoring, but you are correct that dropping them out of the Night Scythe in one unit is the superior way to go. I'll have to test it out a bit.

Your right, I forgot the Beamers were Heavy 1. Definitley interested to see how it goes.

 mrhappyface wrote:
If you take the CSM as a detachment you could drop the cultists for an extra 50pts to play with.

Unfortunately, an Allied Detachment only allows 1 HQ, which means 1 less Sorc.

daemonheart is a waste on a two wound model

 -v10mega wrote:
daemonheart is a waste on a two wound model

Hm, you're probably right. I was thinking it would be nice to have a 2+ save to soak small arms fire, it wasn't really for IWND.

I really, really want to make a fat CSM/Necron army. Let me know if you test it!

Well I'll be running something like this or the other one on Sunday for a 3-game tourney, I'll be sure to put the Bat Reps up somewhere!

What I've been working on is a CSM Assault and Necron shooty list, but I'm having trouble balancing the two without going too heavy on either side.