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Thinking of starting Necrons as Ive always liked them, maybe more so before SkyNet sold them to Egypt, but i still like them nonetheless.
Im thinking 750 will be a good starting point also a nice break from the not so easy and quick painting

HQ
Destroyer Lord w/ Res Orb, Staff of Light

Troop
10x Warrior + Lord w/ Res orb
10x Warrior + Lord w/ Res orb

Fast Attack
2x Destroyers ( Destroyer lord w/ res orb rides along )
2x Hvy Destroyers

Totals: 745

This would be my starter list to build from. Im thinking lots of (Hvy)Destroyers, warriors, immortals, doom ark and maybe a stalker.
Trying to stay away from CC as i prefer ranged, also stay somewhat footsloggy ( ark or 2 in higher point future for repair purposes? ) and stay as much Pre-Ward as possible
This would also be the last Army I add to the Roster lol

So whats the verdict Dakka? Shall I go spend the mula?

Destroyer lords don't really pair well with destroyers. I like to stick them in a squad of wraiths or praetorians, but if you're trying to avoid CC qltogether that may not thrill you. Is the res orb critical to your plan?

if your trying to stay away from CC...why do you have a Destroyer Lord as your HQ? Hes literally designed for CC...lol. Anyways, I'd suggest changing your HQ choice for starters, maybe something/someone cheaper like an overlord with orb, to replace one of the lords and use the extra points to change the 10 man warriors into immortals. And then depending on what your up against and how much AV your facing, have them use Gauss or Tesla. A 10 man of warriors just doesn't cut it imho.

Get rid of the destroyers, and replace them with a annihilation barge. they are 90 points and wreck every thing.

And I have not seen to many lists with stalkers

And if you use ghost arks they are fantastic. Put 10 warriors into a ghost ark, get within 12 inches of any vehicle. And you will kill it by glances most of the time

Using a overlord with a war scythe in a command barge is a good plan too. Most of the time they work for me. And if you get the warlord trait for outflank, they can be really nasty.

And you say you want to stay away from CC, but keep in mind that wraiths are very good at getting up the board real fast and locking stuff in combat before either dying or just ripping the enemy apart. The only thing I really had trouble with with these are paladins and mega armor nobz.

 Feldenglas wrote:
Destroyer lords don't really pair well with destroyers. I like to stick them in a squad of wraiths or praetorians, but if you're trying to avoid CC qltogether that may not thrill you. Is the res orb critical to your plan?

well i was going to give Destroyer lord staff of light, then at least when destroyers in rapid fire range he will match there shooting( total 7 str 5 ap 3 Gauss shots RF ) and yes i want res orb for the 4+ to help keep them alive.
Hvy destroyers i don't see any problems, 2 str 9 ap 2 shots with a 3+ to hit is not to shabby at all. plus its low points game.

I like the destroyers because their mobile, versatile, reasonable cost and have preferred enemy everything, which is nice.