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bought a bundle of necrons and I'm looking to join a local tournament it's 1500 points. here's what I got

1 monolith
40 warriors
15 flayed ones
4 destroyers
2 spiders
17 scarbs
1 deciver
ghost arc
one of each hq just not the forgworld ones or ccb
3 wraiths
gauss pylon
tessaract vault
trancendent cTan
night scythe or doom

I was thinking of running mephrit for the -1 ap with night cloak or shroud, I forget what It was called. Is this a decent list tho comes out to 1498 points.
40wars
1cryptec
1lord
6scarabs
pylon
trancendent ctan

Necron player here, I don't mathhammer much but I have some input. Disclaimer though, I don't usually play in tournaments. I don't know for sure if the 500pt Gauss Pylon is worth using at 1500. It is pretty scary looking, but the strongest attack it makes starts hitting non-flying units on a 3+ with D6 shots. It obviously prefers macro and flying targets, and it does erase them from what I have seen at my local store. I usually see less super-heavy lists around 1500 though.

A cryptek with a chronometron is a good support for your infantry giving a 6 inch 5++ aura and +1 to reanimation.
I would suggest swapping 20 warriors for 10 immortals with tesla carbines. Use an overlord and MWBD to give them +1 to hit so they hit on 2+ and triple hit on 5+. Alternatively you can just use the 40 warriors but I think immortals give you more for their point cost. Flayed ones are down to 3 attacks from 4 but I think they are cheaper now. I have not ever used them but deep striking 30 or 40 attacks that reroll failed wounds seems like it could be useful. Bring all your scarabs, they are your best defense against smite, charges, and deep strikes. You can bring them in units of 3 to fill fast attack detachments for easy CP if you intend to bring many HQs. Larger units can be regenerated easier if you intend to bring spyders to do so. Heavy destroyers are cheaper now, 3 heavies with a destroyer lord will reroll 1s to hit and wound and crush vehicles. Destroyers reanimate at full wounds and can use the crypteks chronometron aura. In my opinion, most of the named HQs are overpriced except Szeras, but even his role as a cryptek is limited since he can't use a chronometron or canoptek cloak.

Like I said I don't play tournaments, but I hope it helps

Seems you where right hah, I tried running with the pylon and 40 wars. Against tau and got tabled since their tiny drones saok up all the pylons wounds and the wars couldn't get in close enough to hit them in time. Then again again necrons with quantum shield the pylon can't even hurt models lol, still I guess it's pretty.

I would definitely add all 4 of those destroyers, thats 200. Those are the best unit. Add the wraiths. Add another cheap HQ, lord and make a Vanguard of your fast attack slots Novokkh scarabs and wraiths. Drop the pylon. How are you breaking up the warrior squads, if you are running a Battallion, which you should, you need 3 troop slots. Warriors are best in blobs, which gives you 2 (20x man units). DO you have a small 5 an sq of tesla immortals?

nope, no immortals I could put up another 10 of wars tho and I bought the extra 2 destroyers to make 6 as I feel a full unit is required. what units should I invest in next tho, 11 tomb blades, or a full unit of immortals, ccc, or doom ark.

If you want to play competitive with crons you need 3 DDAs or a gauss pylon, IMHO. And you need lots of scarabs as shield against deepstrikers, smite, etc. A battallion with lots warriors (which also can be used as a shield) or tesla immortals buffed by MWBD, for CP. Use the rest for wraiths or destroyers, not both. You want a full size unit, harder to kill, gives you a chance to reanimate it.

Not playing competitive, I don't think necrons have it in them looking at the other armies, just some local small stuff. Couple doomsday arcs is what I'll get as the pylons too many points for a 1500 point army.