Command-wave Amplifier (Aura): While a friendly SZAREKHAN unit is within 9" of the bearer, that unit benefits from the selected directive of your army’s active command protocol while it is within 9" of a friendly NECRONS CHARACTER model (excluding C’TAN SHARD models), instead of 6". At the start of each battle round, if any NECRONS CHARACTER units from your army are on the battlefield, the command protocol that you assigned to that battle round becomes active for your army until the end of that battle round. Each command protocol is made up of two directives. When a command protocol becomes active for your army, reveal it to your opponent and select one of its directives. Until the assigned command protocol stops being active, while a unit that is eligible to benefit from this ability is on the battlefield, that unit benefits from the selected directive.

The Necrons are the masters of Material technology, and their technological feats may seem magical to lesser races. Their technological masters, Crypteks, can manipulate matter at a fundamental level and wield such arcane concepts as phase-gates, subatomic infusion, and temporal looping. Several Necron super-weapons such as the World Engine and Celestial Orrery have galaxy-devastating capabilities. However it is Living Metal, or Necrodermis, which equips nearly all Necron technology. These billion-strong swarns of nano- Scarabs crawl under the skin of Necrons at a cellular level, allowing for self-repair and regeneration. [8c] Also, on particularly rare occasions, a super heavy Necron device called a Necron Pylon is seen. It is feared for its extreme power and ability to appear anywhere on the battlefield. [1c] [This citation is still incomplete] If any units from your army have the Aggresively Territorial dynastic code or the Eternal Conquerors dynastic tradition, instead of all of those units gaining the Objective Secured ability, each INFANTRY model in such a unit counts as one additional model when determining control of an objective marker.For every third Dynastic Epithet, increase model’s Crusade points by 1 and it gains one of the associated abilities. If every unit from your army (excluding DYNASTIC AGENT, C’TAN SHARD and UNALIGNED units) is from the same dynasty, and you select a NECRONS CHARACTER model to be your WARLORD, this unit is eligible to benefit from this ability and the following rules apply.

At the start of each battle round, if any SKORPEKH LORD or LOKHUST LORD units from your army are on the battlefield, the annihilation protocol that you assigned to that battle round becomes active for your army until the end of that battle round. Each annihilation protocol is made up of two directives. When an annihilation protocol becomes active for your army, reveal it to your opponent and select one of its directives. Until the assigned annihilation protocol stops being active, while a unit that is eligible to benefit from this ability is within 6" of a friendly SKORPEKH LORD or LOKHUST LORD model, that unit benefits from the selected directive. In appearance, the Necrons are skeletal parodies of living beings with swirling green energies emanating from their mechanical limbs and baleful lifeless emerald eyes. Necrons bodies contain blood-like coolant to prevent overheating. Physically, Necrons are undying beings whose bodies exhibit superior strength and endurance to that of organics. [17a] If the number of dice in that pool is greater than or equal to the Wounds characteristic of any of the reassembling models, select one of those models to be Reanimated. A Reanimated model:

Mustering a Boarding Patrol

In 744. M41, the Silent King ended his self-imposed exile and returned to the galaxy after encounter with the Tyranids within the intergalactic void. He discovered the Tyranids were just one of many threats facing the Necrons. Other alien races had swarmed over their Tomb Worlds and the Warp now seeped across the Galaxy. He has begun a journey across the galaxy with a band of his loyal Triarch Praetorians to reawaken Tomb Worlds that still slumber so they may unite against the Tyranids. The returned Silent King is careful to not reveal his true identity, even to fellow Necrons. He works primarily through Triarch Praetorians or unwitting Crypteks and Necron Overlords to achieve his goal, and has steadily influenced the galaxy from one side to the other. Slowly, he has pursued his his great work from the shadows. He intends to unite the Necrons against the Tyranids while also manipulating the younger races to his own schemes. [11c]

If every unit in a Detachment is from the same dynasty, all NECRONS units (except DYNASTIC AGENT and C’TAN SHARD units) in that Detachment gain a Dynastic Code. Though the Royal Court is superficially similar to its old incarnation in the 5E book, the greatly-altered functions of its component units as well as changes to the Necron book in general mean that it doesn’t really fill the same function at all and, sadly, has very few uses even for the most creative of players. HQ models can easily be traps for unwary players to overinvest into if they aren’t careful and the Court is a perfect example of such a trap- spending 400+pts on it is pretty easy to do and will leave a list with a very, very low model count.

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Ensure your models are clean and dry, then use a grey or white primer to prepare them for painting. Hold the spray can about 6-8 inches away and apply the primer in short, even bursts. Let it dry completely. One or more units from your army can start to perform this action at the end of the Move Units step of your Movement phase if they are within 1" of a Hatchway. This action can be performed by any unit that is not within Engagement Range of any enemy models, even if that unit is being affected by a rule that would normally prevent it from performing actions. The action is completed at the end of your Movement phase if no enemy models are within 1" of that Hatchway. If there are any enemy models within 1" of that Hatchway, your opponent can attempt to prevent the action from being completed. If they do so, roll off with your opponent; each player adds the Strength characteristic of one of their models that is within 1" of that Hatchway to their respective scores. If you win, the action is completed; otherwise, the action fails. If completed, that Hatchway opens (if it was closed) or closes (if it was open). Use brighter metallic colors, such as Ironbreaker or Runelord Brass, to highlight raised areas on the armor, weapons, and other metallic parts. This adds depth and makes the models visually striking. x1 Skorpekh Lord: A formidable HQ choice for Necron armies, that boasts a menacing arsenal that includes the enmitic annihilator, flensing claw, and hyperphase harvester. The other situation where you can potentially make use of a Court is when building a deathstar for your Necrons. The typical Necron variant is a 3++ save unit (most commonly Wraiths, but occasionally Lychguard) paired with Orikan the Diviner and another named character, either Nemessor Zandrekh or Varguard Obyron (and occasionally both.) With the ability to replace our normal versions with unique ones, this actually works out rather perfectly- we have our mandatory Cryptek (Orikan) and the potential for either a Lord (Obyron), an Overlord (Zandrekh), or both. Combined with a Canoptek Harvest we can actually build such a deathstar without using anything but formations, though this is probably not the route most will go- however, it is an option.

Outside of these uses, the only potential situation you’ll find yourself looking to a Court is when you desperately want more characters but don’t want to take additional Troops (and don’t have the Troops to support such detachments already.) This isn’t at all a common thing; while Necron characters are certainly not bad, neither are they something you typically need or want to spam out in great numbers. There aren’t enough relics that you actually want to obsess over getting the full collection and if you’re trying to maximize Reanimation Protocols it’s much easier just to get the universal 4+ from a Decurion (or the aura from Szeras) than it is to field 3+ Crypteks spread across all your units. M41 - The Rytak Dynasty fought with the Kayra Dynasty with their Deathmarks. Both worlds are left leaderless as a result. [8b]

Existing players will also be pleased to learn that you’ll find Kill Team datasheets for many of the new units that burst onto the scene in the wake of the latest edition of Warhammer 40,000 – the Judiciar, Assault Intercessor, Necron Plasmancer, and Royal Warden among them. These warriors have an even more degraded sense of restraint than their fellows. No act of violence is considered too harsh as they tear foes apart in a frenzy of energised blades.This unit has the following ability: The Necron fleet is a small but deadly force capable of destroying most ships very easily. They also don't make use of the same form of interstellar travel, the Warp, as other races do, making them difficult to intercept. [1c] [This citation is still incomplete] The Necron Fleet achieves FTL travel by a variety of means, such as Dolmen Gates [4d] and Inertialess Drive. [Needs Citation]