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Hi all, im new to dakka and newish to 40k.
And after lots of pondering i have decided on
Collecting a necron army. But i was wondering
What units to get started with and what equipment
And upgrades they need to form a necron
Army able to deal with space marines and other common
Armies
Any ideas?

If you are just starting out your collection, you'll want to grab a Lord and 20-30 warriors. They are very easy to model and very easy to paint. IMHO, no Necron army is complete without a Monolith, although some may argue that point.

But in the long run the short answer is: Night Scythes, Night Scythes, and more Night Scythes.

4-6 flyers to make night and doom scyths . 3 box of warriors . 1 barrage [this has a necron lord model in plastic so HQ are covered] , 2-3 crypteks , one box of deathmarks , a destroyer lord and 5 wrights.

you wont use all the models in a single army , but you will have a flexible collection to pick from .

Thanks for your answers but can you please explain why these are esential and how they deal with spacemarines and their ilk.
Cheers once again

Do NOT buy a monolith. It costs a lot of money and currently is a rather weak unit, far inferior to the other Heavy Support choices the Necron army has to offer.

I'd suggest starting out with 2 Annihilation Barges as they are one of the best units in the codex, a Destroyer Lord and then either 1-2 GA with 10-20 Warriors or a few Nightscythes with a few Warrior squads.

6 wraiths, one destroyer Lord and ten warriors are a good starting point.

Sir pimpalot wrote:
Thanks for your answers but can you please explain why these are esential and how they deal with spacemarines and their ilk.
Cheers once again

twin linked tesla . lots of shots . being hit on +6 . in melee shackles help in challanges and scyths are ap 2 weapons hiting at Initative.

deathmarks +veilteks. give you a powerful sniper unit , that teleports and due to a cryptek has a low ap flamer template .