NECRONS THEIR NUMBER IS LEGIO LEGION, N, THEIR NAME IS DEATH
CONTENTS Introduction ......................3 e N Neecron Legions...........6 Legions...........6 In the the B Beg egin inning ning........................................8 ........................................8 e Great Awakening..............................10 Awakening ..............................10 e Necron Dynasties.............................12 Dynasties .............................12 e Awakening Empire ........................ ..........................14 ..14 Domain of the Phaerons.........................16 Phaerons .........................16 Dynastic Marking Markingss ..................................18 Sautekh Saute kh Dynasty Dynasty ............... ............................... .......................20 .......20 Mephritt Dynasty ............................... Mephri ......................................22 .......22 Nephrekh Nephr ekh Dynasty Dynasty ..................................23 ..................................23 Nihilakh Dynasty ....................................24 Dynasty ....................................24 Novokh Novo kh Dynasty ............................... ......................................25 .......25 okt Dynasty ............................... ..........................................2 ...........266 Charnovokh Charnovo kh Dynasty ..............................26 ..............................26 Nekthyst Dynasty ....................................27 Dynasty ....................................27 Ogdobekh Dynasty ................... Dynasty .................................2 ..............277 A New Epoch Begins...............................28 Begins...............................28 Imotekh the Stormlord ...........................34 Overlords & Lords...................................36 Lords ...................................36 Catacomb Command Barges .................37 Crypteks............. Crypteks ........................... ........................... .........................3 ............388 Illuminor Szeras................ Szeras................................ .......................39 .......39 Orikan the Diviner ..................................40 Trazyn the Innite ...................................41 Nemesorr Zahndrekh Nemeso & Vargard Obyron ...................................42 Anrakyr the Traveller ..............................44 Warriors ............. ........................... ........................... .........................4 ............455 Immortals............. Immortals ........................... ............................ ......................46 ........46 Lychguard ............. ........................... ............................ ......................47 ........47 Tomb Blades............... Blades ............................. ............................. ................48 .48 Deathmarks .............. ............................ ............................. ..................49 ...49 Destroyer Lords ................ ................................ .......................50 .......50
Destroyers ............ .......................... ............................ .......................51 .........51 Flayed Ones ............. ........................... ............................ ...................52 .....52 Triarch Praetorians..................................54 Praetorians ..................................54 Triarch Stalkers .............. ............................. ..........................55 ...........55 Ghost Arks.............. Arks............................ ............................ ....................56 ......56 Annihilation Barges ................................57 Night Scythes ............. ............................ .............................. ...............58 58 Doom Scythes.............. Scythes ............................. ............................5 .............599 Doomsday Arks ............... ............................... ........................60 ........60 Monoliths ............ .......................... ............................ .......................61 .........61 Obelisks ............ ......................... ........................... ........................... .............62 62 Tesseract Vaults .............. ............................. ..........................63 ...........63 Canoptek Wraiths ....................................64 Canoptek Spyders ....................................65 Canoptek Canopt ek Scarabs ....................................66 C’tan Shards ............. ............................ ............................. .................67 ...67 e Nightbringer .....................................68 e Deceiver.............. Deceiver............................. ............................. ................69 ..69
e Immortal Armies......70 Armies ......70 Awakening the Legions...........................79 Legions ...........................79 e Scythe of Zabareas ...........................80
e Dynasti Dynasties es Asc Ascend endant ant ..82 Imotekh the Stormlord ...........................83 Nemesorr Zahndrekh Nemeso Zahndrekh...............................84 ...............................84 Vargard Obyron ............... ............................... ........................84 ........84 Illuminor Szeras............... Szeras............................... ........................85 ........85 Orikan the Diviner ..................................85 Anrakyr the Traveller ..............................86 Trazyn the Innite ...................................86 Catacomb Catacom b Command Barge...................87 Barge ...................87 Overlord............ Overlord ......................... ........................... ........................... .............88 88 Lord ............. ......................... ......................... .......................... .....................88 ........88 Cryptek ............. Cryptek ........................... ........................... .......................... .............89 89
Destroyer Lord.............. Lord ............................. ...........................8 ............899 Necron Warriors .............. ............................... ........................90 .......90 Immortals............. Immortals ........................... ............................ ......................90 ........90 Lychguard ............. ........................... ............................ ......................91 ........91 Deathmarks ............. ............................ ............................. ..................91 ....91 Flayed Ones ............. ............................ ............................. ..................92 ....92 Triarch Praetorians..................................93 Praetorians ..................................93 Triarch Stalker............... Stalker .............................. ...........................9 ............933 C’tan Shard of the Deceiver ...................94 Deceiver ...................94 C’tan Shard of the Nightbringer ............94 Canoptek Wraiths ....................................95 Canoptek Scarabs ....................................95 Tomb Blades.............. Blades ............................. ............................. ................96 ..96 Destroyers............. Destroyers ........................... ............................ ......................96 ........96 Heavy Destroyers.....................................97 Destroyers .....................................97 Canoptek Spyders ....................................97 Monolith .............. ........................... ........................... ........................9 ..........988 Annihilation Barge ..................................99 Doomsday Ark ............................. .........................................9 ............999 Transcendent C’tan ................................100 Ghost Ark ................................................101 Ark ................................................101 Doom Scythe...........................................102 Scythe...........................................102 Night Scythe............................................102 Scythe ............................................102 Obelisk .....................................................103 .....................................................103 Tesseract Vault Vault ........................................103 Armoury of the Ancients Ancients ......................104
Code of War War ...................108 Dynastic Codes.......................................109 Codes .......................................109 Stratagems ...............................................110 Stratagems Powers of the C’tan.................................113 C’tan .................................113 Artefacts of the Aeons ............................114 Warlord Traits Traits .........................................116 Points Values Values ...........................................118 Tactical Objectives..................................120 Objectives ..................................120
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INTRODUCTION You hold in your hands the denitive guide to the Necrons, a race of deathless androids from the prehistory prehistory of the universe. Under your command, they will rise from the sands of time to wage war upon the younger ra ces. is book will help you assemble your collection of Necrons Citadel Miniatures Miniatures into a powerful army, army, bound together by militar y structure and dynastic heraldry. heraldry.
Beneath the skin of the galaxy lurks the eldritch menace known as the Necrons. Having long ago made a devil’s bargain to swap the frailties of esh for undying metal, they now stir to murderous wakefulness on worlds uncounted aer millions of years of slumber, and seek to reclaim the stars from those who have usurped them. ough they have the nigh-indestructible bodies of killer machines, the Necrons possess a macabre and captivating captivating character chara cter,, and their armies are many and varied. In collecting and gaming terms, this permits you freedom to build whatever force you like, from whichever models appeal to you the most. Whether it be a council of haughty Overlords and genius Crypteks ghting to outdo one another, a relentless phalanx of android warriors, a fast-moving swarm of Canopt Canoptek ek constructs, or an entire dynasty ready for war, war, no other army can matc match h the resilience and sophisticated sophistica ted weaponry of the Necro Necrons ns on the battleeld. Building and painting Necrons Necrons is a unique and exciting challenge for collectors of any ability. e leaders of the Necron forces are imposing and oen eccentric gures, each bearing distinctive weapons and artefacts of great power. Necron Warriors look truly stunning when arranged in rank and le, their metal bodies reecting the lurid energy signat signatures ures of their gauss weaponry. weaponry. e war machines that bolster them dwarf those of the galaxy’s lesser races, and have the power to match. All can be painted in the colour scheme of your chosen dynasty, dynasty, with icons, scripts and as great a level of detail as you choose to apply.
On the pages that follow you will nd all the information you need to collect a Necrons army and eld it upon the tabletop in the full and magnicent splendour of days long past. THE NECRON LEGIONS: is section introduces the Necrons in all their resurgent glory, details the tragic twist of fate that condemned them to an eternity as soulless androids, and oers an accountt of their campaigns of reclamation since their awakenin accoun awakening. g. THE IMMORTAL ARMIES: Here you will nd an inspirational showcase of beautifully painted Necrons miniatures, complete with dynastic colour schemes and examp example le armies. THE DYNASTIES ASCENDANT: is section includes datasheets, wargear lists and weapon rules for every Necrons unit for you to use in your games of Warhammer 40,000. CODE OF WAR: WAR: Finall Finally, y, this section provides additional rules, matched play points and a selection of Stratagems and Relics to transform your collection of miniatur miniatures es into an implacable Necron army ready to take back the stars.
