Theirs three to collect, and I’m not going to lie, I want them to release a little transfer sheet for these! There probably are still occasions when you’ll want 10 – a full unit with an Overlord runs you 255pts, where previously the cheapest sensible build was over 400pts.

I’ll probably try a Monolith build at some point too, but I’ve genuinely come to the conclusion it might actually be better in the Obeisance Phalanx, so this is what you’re getting for now.In-depth lore that delves into the Necrons’ awakening and their time-spanning history up to the hierarchy of their oppressive dynasties. Again, someone may end up finding a way to break a single build and that could mess with our overall power while leaving the rest of the army in the dust. It’s almost odd that the Datasheets haven’t really changed, it almost feels like it’s not a new Codex at all! The first one that jumps out is Solar Pulse, which allows a Cryptek to pick an objective within 18″.

Look – no power in the universe is going to stop me taking the Terrible Trio to at least one RTT, and I’d kindly ask you to stop trying.The canoptek court is the closest thing I think we’ve got to 5th Ed levels of Royal Court shenanigans and that’s what I really want to replicate.

And finally we have one of the leading legends of the Necrons (behind The Silent King, of course…), Imotekh the Stormlord. Does a detachment with a very narrow set of units it applies to, and lots of rules themed around Half-Strength enemies sound promising? Given the buffs and boosts elsewhere in the army, this should work out OK for the Necrons – the faction becomes more interactive, and less about presenting your opponent with bricks and hoping they can’t one-shot them.We have a Destroyer Cult one, a Canoptek Court one, a Character heavy one, and a sweet Phasing one – the Hypercrypt Legion. First up, as above, the Phasal Subjugator provides an Aura of +1 to hit for non-Character units, obviously great if you’re planning to bring a gunline of tanks alongside your Infantry blocks.

Again, only usable on a Destroyer Cult or Flayed One unit, this strat grants +1 to Hit if the enemy unit in combat is below Starting Strength and an additional +1 to Wound should the unit be also below Half-Strength. In an army that’s built around this, melee is going to be the way that you get enemies below Half-Strength, so tying the bonus charge distance to them already being there isn’t ideal. What I am very hopeful for is a new Trazyn the Infinite, as he is now the only model not to have a plastic kit. TheThe Annihilation Legion* wants one thing above all else – to wreak utter destructive havoc – and they’re frighteningly effective at getting to grips in close combat when the Annihilation Protocol sets in. The latter is a bit of a downgrade from its old form as the Hypermaterial Ablator (no longer providing Cover outside 12”), but still potentially valuable, and pretty good for taking a Wraith unit from very tough to extremely tough. They seem especially strong in some kind of teleporting shenanigans build, but are much better as just a generic add-on to a list that needs some heft.