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Since it's lasted a few editions, Lychguard led by an Overlord wielding the Veil of Darkness has been a cornerstone of the assault element in my lists. I've always found that sword and shield Lychguard are tough to shift and great at holding objectives, and though their damage output with the sword is nothing to wipe units away with they can take things down over time. In the couple games I used them before the Codex it was the same, utilizing the Veil to put them on or next to an enemy objective and relying on their toughness and regenerative abilities to either continually contest or hold an objective several turns running. Watch out for being surrounded by large infantry units though, as I believe that will inhibit reanimated models from being placed. Moving into playing with the Codex I'll still be using this combo in basically the same manner whenever I use the Awakened Dynasty detachment.

NECRON UNIT OF THE WEEK SERIES Welcome to the Necron Unit of the Week series for 10th edition! Each week will see a different unit from the Codex, Imperial Armour, and Legends datasheets featured for discussion. The goal here is to discover and chronicle tactics for the featured unit so that new players and veterans alike can use this database to inform their strategies with the wider knowledge of the forum. The game of Warhammer 40,000 is ever changing though, and as the rules evolve throughout the edition everyone should feel free to return to older threads with the release of new FAQs/errata, changes in points values, information gathered from games played, and of course the Codex being released. These threads are also great places for newcomers to the Necrons to post their questions about tactics related to the featured units. Please note that the purpose of this series is not to lament what the current meta deems “ineffective”, or that another unit “does it better”. Those units will get their own threads. This week’s unit is: C'tan Shard of the Deceiver What units are you attacking, has Cosmic Insanity helped with characters leading units? What units have you been redeploying with Grand Illusion? Do you send it off alone or have units accompany it? How many units have you punched with golden fists while stating "I love gooold"? Series Index

I'd say those heads are looking just fine, you did a fine job rectifying your assembly issue. As someone who's also built just about every type of model GW's made over the years, I've always hated the Necron ball joint approach. Immortals and Warriors were more tedious for me to build than the old flat-hand bolter marines or the half-metal models that were terribly balanced and required extensive pinning. I got lucky on my Finecast Nightbringer, purchased 2nd hand, and my Finecast Cryptek. I couldn't bring myself to buy the running Overlord though, I felt as though my luck with the medium had ran out.

If I recall, there's a trapezoid shaped piece at the bottom that would have been inset to hold it in place between the two torso halves. Shaving that piece off at the edges may allow you to push it down into place. Is it possible to pry the body back apart? Your points of ingress for a flat edge could be in the arm holes or bottom, those will be covered by later assembly. Oh I just re-read and think I understand better. Seems like cutting the neck down slowly and test fitting the heads as you go is your best bet if you can't pry everything apart.

NECRON UNIT OF THE WEEK SERIES Welcome to the Necron Unit of the Week series for 10th edition! Each week will see a different unit from the Codex, Imperial Armour, and Legends datasheets featured for discussion. The goal here is to discover and chronicle tactics for the featured unit so that new players and veterans alike can use this database to inform their strategies with the wider knowledge of the forum. The game of Warhammer 40,000 is ever changing though, and as the rules evolve throughout the edition everyone should feel free to return to older threads with the release of new FAQs/errata, changes in points values, information gathered from games played, and of course the Codex being released. These threads are also great places for newcomers to the Necrons to post their questions about tactics related to the featured units. Please note that the purpose of this series is not to lament what the current meta deems “ineffective”, or that another unit “does it better”. Those units will get their own threads. This week’s unit is: Triarch Praetorians How are you using Praetorians in your lists? Do you take squads of 5 or 10, and so you equip the Rod of Covenant or Particle Caster and Voidblade? Have you found use with the Obeisance Phalanx? How useful has the Relentless Combatants ability been? Series Index

Pretty sure this model came from the 2nd edition starter box, and that I was about 7 when I painted it up. Also pretty sure I'm still about the same skill level

There's also the DC box, which has at least two inferno pistol arms. Both kits, I imagine, are headed out with the Codex this edition or whenever 10th expires.

NECRON UNIT OF THE WEEK SERIES Welcome to the Necron Unit of the Week series for 10th edition! Each week will see a different unit from the Codex, Imperial Armour, and Legends datasheets featured for discussion. The goal here is to discover and chronicle tactics for the featured unit so that new players and veterans alike can use this database to inform their strategies with the wider knowledge of the forum. The game of Warhammer 40,000 is ever changing though, and as the rules evolve throughout the edition everyone should feel free to return to older threads with the release of new FAQs/errata, changes in points values, information gathered from games played, and of course the Codex being released. These threads are also great places for newcomers to the Necrons to post their questions about tactics related to the featured units. Please note that the purpose of this series is not to lament what the current meta deems “ineffective”, or that another unit “does it better”. Those units will get their own threads. This week’s unit is: Catacomb Command Barge How are you equipping the Overlord and Barge, and do you use any Enhancements? Which units are you flying alongside, and how useful has the Carrier Wave ability been? What Detachment are you using, are there any useful stratagems to keep in mind? Series Index

Despite my table being plenty long with additional leaves, it's only 39" wide. I have hardboard planks I set across my table to create a playing area. There are three 2x4' pieces I use to create a 4x4' or 6x4' space, then I roll out my mat/set up my table pieces and that holds it all in place. The neoprene mat provides the most stable play area since the grip on the bottom helps stop individual panel shifts if someone bumps a table edge. As for games designed to fit on a table top, 40k has never really been that for me. As a kid the only space we ever had to play was taped out areas of floor space....many models were stepped on. As an adult the space available in my housing or my ability to purchase a table large enough also impacted my ability to host games. The expected table size has been reduced for the last couple editions I think but it's still quite large, and I think that is in part why Combat Patrol has the following it does. Games can be as cool as possible but if they're not accessible it can be hard to become involved or maintain interest.

Oof. That seems awfully tough for Orks, though character support is supposed to do something good I suppose. I hope my CMLs have better luck in my games; three of them and a Land Raider is all I have for support of my Terminators unless I bump up to 2k and play Legends sheets to add some Mortis Dreadnoughts.

NECRON UNIT OF THE WEEK SERIES Welcome to the Necron Unit of the Week series for 10th edition! Each week will see a different unit from the Codex, Imperial Armour, and Legends datasheets featured for discussion. The goal here is to discover and chronicle tactics for the featured unit so that new players and veterans alike can use this database to inform their strategies with the wider knowledge of the forum. The game of Warhammer 40,000 is ever changing though, and as the rules evolve throughout the edition everyone should feel free to return to older threads with the release of new FAQs/errata, changes in points values, information gathered from games played, and of course the Codex being released. These threads are also great places for newcomers to the Necrons to post their questions about tactics related to the featured units. Please note that the purpose of this series is not to lament what the current meta deems “ineffective”, or that another unit “does it better”. Those units will get their own threads. This week’s unit is: Lychguard What role do Lychguard play in your battles? Do you take Hyperphase Swords and Dispersion Shields, or Warscythes? Which Noble do you typically attach? Have you found use with the Obeisance Phalanx? Series Index

NECRON UNIT OF THE WEEK SERIES Welcome to the Necron Unit of the Week series for 10th edition! Each week will see a different unit from the Codex, Imperial Armour, and Legends datasheets featured for discussion. The goal here is to discover and chronicle tactics for the featured unit so that new players and veterans alike can use this database to inform their strategies with the wider knowledge of the forum. The game of Warhammer 40,000 is ever changing though, and as the rules evolve throughout the edition everyone should feel free to return to older threads with the release of new FAQs/errata, changes in points values, information gathered from games played, and of course the Codex being released. These threads are also great places for newcomers to the Necrons to post their questions about tactics related to the featured units. Please note that the purpose of this series is not to lament what the current meta deems “ineffective”, or that another unit “does it better”. Those units will get their own threads. This week’s unit is: Plasmancer What are you using your Plasmancers to accomplish in your army? Have you been taking Warriors or Immortals, and which benefits more from Harbinger of Destruction? Do you take Cryptothralls along for the ride? How is their damage output between Plasmic Lance and Living Lightning? Series Index

NECRON UNIT OF THE WEEK SERIES Welcome to the Necron Unit of the Week series for 10th edition! Each week will see a different unit from the Codex, Imperial Armour, and Legends datasheets featured for discussion. The goal here is to discover and chronicle tactics for the featured unit so that new players and veterans alike can use this database to inform their strategies with the wider knowledge of the forum. The game of Warhammer 40,000 is ever changing though, and as the rules evolve throughout the edition everyone should feel free to return to older threads with the release of new FAQs/errata, changes in points values, information gathered from games played, and of course the Codex being released. These threads are also great places for newcomers to the Necrons to post their questions about tactics related to the featured units. Please note that the purpose of this series is not to lament what the current meta deems “ineffective”, or that another unit “does it better”. Those units will get their own threads. This week’s unit is: The Silent King What size games are you taking The Silent King in? Are you building your list around the King or taking specific units to support? Are you using The Silent King for damage output, squad support, or both? Do you tailor Triarch Ability/ies to the situation or leave it on one all game? Has the Leadership buff been useful? Series Index

I believe that the Silent King sees the Tyranids as the ultimate threat to the Necrons. Off the top of my head and without specifically citing sources, I think I read that his return is tied to seeing the threat of the incoming horde behind the existing invasion fleet tendrils. There's also a short novel that came out with the Shield of Baal campaign series called Devourer, which shows Anrakyr battling Tyranid forces. There's several pieces about Necron vs. Tyranids across the Shield of Baal publications. It may be worth reading through some of it, or at least checking the book synopses for salient information. I think ultimately if a Dynasty had full coherency and unrestricted access to its former technologies no faction would be able to stand against them. The thing is none of them seem to, and any one of those close to it are too busy infighting to consider the younger races a real threat.

NECRON UNIT OF THE WEEK SERIES Welcome to the Necron Unit of the Week series for 10th edition! Each week will see a different unit from the Codex, Imperial Armour, and Legends datasheets featured for discussion. The goal here is to discover and chronicle tactics for the featured unit so that new players and veterans alike can use this database to inform their strategies with the wider knowledge of the forum. The game of Warhammer 40,000 is ever changing though, and as the rules evolve throughout the edition everyone should feel free to return to older threads with the release of new FAQs/errata, changes in points values, information gathered from games played, and of course the Codex being released. These threads are also great places for newcomers to the Necrons to post their questions about tactics related to the featured units. Please note that the purpose of this series is not to lament what the current meta deems “ineffective”, or that another unit “does it better”. Those units will get their own threads. This week’s unit is: Canoptek Doomstalker What units are you shooting at most with your Doomstalkers? Do you take multiples in a list? Are there any useful auras or abilities worth keeping close by? Has it been vulnerable due to its physical height? How useful has the Sentinel Construct ability been? Series Index